Toyota's Rear Sway Bar

[S1LV3R]

hi all,

just wondering if anyone here ever had a rear sway bar (toyota genuine) installed and for how much (incl. labour)

i just got a quote $100 for the rear sway bar and $90 for the labour

any info would be appreciated

S1LV3R

[leasaunce]

get WHITELINE rear sway bar, they're $160 and makes a huge different :)

[STYLSH]

And do it yourself!!

Just take the rear wheels off, and undo 3 bolts at each end.

Then just go under the car and undo 2 bolts for each of the 2 mounts.

Slide it out and put the new one in.

30-45mins and its done!!!

[S1LV3R]

thanks for your replies, leasaunce and un4given :)

my reason for considering toyota genuine stuff and having a toyota dealership install it is just in case something goes wrong in the future (knock on wood), they won't be able to even think about arguing that it's not covered by their warranty.

by the way 1, what's this huge difference between toyota genuine and whiteline rear sway bars...did someone actually compare the two?

by the way 2, and this is probably a silly question now, 2005 camry sportivos didn't come with rear sway bar, did they? :P

thanks again :)

S1LV3R

[perthcamry]

between toyota genuine and whiteline rear sway bars...did someone actually compare the two?

by the way 2, and this is probably a silly question now, 2005 camry sportivos didn't come with rear sway bar, did they? :P

They have one but its thin.

Ulness the Toyota one is a sports one or TRD it will be the same as the one currently on the car which is thin and hollow.

The witleine is thincker and solid giving you improved handling.

[STYLSH]

The rear sway bar of both gen4 and gen5 have the same model numbers.

And the thicker the swaybar, the stiffer, the less amount of body roll you have. The whiteline sway bar on my car has made my car from understeering monster to a fun neutral/nearly oversteering toy lol. It handles way better than the stock car ever can be.

[S1LV3R]

The rear sway bar of both gen4 and gen5 have the same model numbers.

And the thicker the swaybar, the stiffer, the less amount of body roll you have. The whiteline sway bar on my car has made my car from understeering monster to a fun neutral/nearly oversteering toy lol. It handles way better than the stock car ever can be.

thanks for the info, guys

surprise 1: so 2005 camry sportivos did come with rear sway bar...does the specification say this? i must have missed it.

surprise 2: the stock rear sway bar is thin and hollow...i wonder why they even bother installing it (what's the thickness...17mm??)

Un4given, if you happen to know the model number of the stock rear sway bar, would you mind telling me...thanks!

anyway, does anyone know for sure whether installing a whiteline rear sway bar would affect the warranty?

S1LV3R

Edited June 5, 2006 by S1LV3R

[Terry]

thanks for the info, guys

surprise 1: so 2005 camry sportivos did come with rear sway bar...does the specification say this? i must have missed it.

surprise 2: the stock rear sway bar is thin and hollow...i wonder why they even bother installing it (what's the thickness...17mm??)

most cars come with a rear swaybar nowadays, they just arent that good

all the Gen5 Camrys had the same RSB regardless of variant.

as far as the Sportivos are concerned, the only difference was the addition of a Strut Tower Bar, and having Sports Shock Absorbers, thats it.

no change in RSB unfortunately, but getting a Whiteline one fixes that B)

the stock RSB, is 15mm in thickness, from looking at my stock one sitting in my garage, its seems to be solid, not hollow

anyway, goodluck, hope this helps you out ;)