surfwagon

Spotivo 6" rims

pretty big for 6".

Your right didn't proof read before posting, should have been 205/50x16" now edited above.

I'm running 205/50x16 tyres on Spotivo 6" rims and the outside diameter was the same as the stock 195/60x15 tyres.

Cheers Col.

Another Levin owner here

05 model with Sportivo rear muffler and 16" wheels plus Whitleline 22mm rear sway bar.

Cheers Col.

Hi everyone

I have recently been looking at handling mods to my sportivo 05 as some of you may know. I was talking to superdave at a recent track meet and he advised me that I should get the normal corolla sway bar if I’m on a budget as its 21mm instead of 19. I am having trouble to find much discussion about this mod on the forum so I decided to make a dedicated thread to allow for some discussion/opinion on the mod and to allow for it to be easily found when using the search function in the future.

The main questions I have to ask is

1: has anyone else done this other then super dave.

2: If so how are you finding the mod, did it help reduce body roll or mainly just improve turn in.

3: Is there an easy way to know if my car currently has a normal corolla sway bar ( I know it’s highly unlikely but just want to make sure). I sadly do not have a decent measuring tool to measure my sway bar so I am hoping there’s some code on the sway bar that gives it a way ;).

4: Are sway bars as easy to remove as they look. To me it just looks like I don’t even have to raise the car and then just remove 2 bolts.

then again I have never removed a sway bar before)

5: Anyone know of any good wreckers where i could find a 03 to 06 hatch? Places I have called so far just have old bombs :(.

If there is any other information i need to know regarding this mod then please let me know.

Thanks

O and thanks super dave for letting me know about the mod

Dave

I have a 05 Levin that I changed the stock 21mm hollow rear bar for a Whiteline 22mm solid rear bar and it made quite a difference to how the car handled, still on stock springs and shocks.

The handling is much more neutral and flatter.

The bar was quite easy to replace, just those 2 bolts although the Whiteline bar was about 1mm short as I just couldn't get the bolts back in, so had to heat the bar up (sun and boiling water) so that I could get the bolts through and it was easy after that.

Cheers Col.

ZZE - REAR SWAY BAR (19MM) Code:UR-AR19-076

Hi maybe I' wrong but seems to me all that bar does, is change your car from independent rear suspension to non independent rear suspension, as the bar does exactly what a differential does in a non independent rear wheel drive car, suspension wise..

The ZZE# corolla's aren't independent rear suspemsion anyway they are Beam axle and the black rod inside the U shaped beam is the factory anti sway bar.

The "Beam" axle acts very much like the solid diff housing found in a lot of early corollas and is cheap to manufacture.

They do work and there is a difference that can be felt between 19, 21, 22 and 23mm; I know because I own all 4 for setup adjustment

I agree with SuperDave on the handling benefits, just fitted the whiteline rear anit sway bar (22mm) to replace the stock rear bar (21mm which must be hollow given its lack of weight).

There is a definite difference for the better in how the car now handles.

I was looking at the TRD 23mm unit (wonder if it is hollow to) but then the whiteline one turned up cheap so I snapped it up and love it, best $150 I've spent on the car.

The rear bar on these cars is similar to how the early Holden toranas and HQ holdens fitted rear bars that only connected between trailing arms and had no separte connection to the bodywork like most bars these days and how the fronts work on the corolla.

Firstly Happy New Year evryone.

I know this is an old thread but thought I would ad my views and other info re my new 22mm Whiteline rear swaybar.

Firstly aside from what some people say about these when used with stock suspension, there is a noticable difference in how the car now handles and steers.

Both for the better.

But I did have a little fitting problem.

Aside from the torque settings which need a pipe on a breaker bar to both undo and tighten the new bar wasn't quite long enough for the bolts to fit.

Then I remembered an old trick I've used to fit bearing collets on old Holden (pre 78) axles with out a press.

We would place the collets in saucepan and boil them for about 5 mins then remove from pan and slide them down a cold axle wait a couple of mins for the collet to cool, a final tap to make sure it was secure and the collet would have cooled and shrunk to a tight interference fit.

Never had one let go.

Back to the rear sway bar, I placed it in the sun and also poured boiling water over it and after about 20mins in 30+ summer sun and a few jugs of boiling water the bolt holes lined up.

Did need gloves to pick it up and push into the cross beam.

Cheers.

A little update.

I recently picked up a whiteline BTR77 22mm rear swaybar and I have to say what a difference.

Bodyroll is so much less and steering feels more positive.

When I picked it up I thought how much difference wouild a 22mm bar make over the std 21mm bar.

Well as soon as I removed the std bar I realised that the std bar might be 21mm but it is a tube not solid like the Whiteline bar.

I had been toying with either the Whiteline or a TRD 23mm bar, but if the TRD bar is hollow like the std bar then it may work just the same.

If the TRD bar is solid then it may make a little better feel over the Whiteline.

Anyway got the Whiteline for a great price so won't be changing.

Cheers, Merry Xmas and/or Happy Holidays to all.

Thanks! Thats what a thought maybe a bit too big but I can source a sportivo muffler for free so was wondering should I get the cat back pipe also Maybe I will just flange the muffler instead then. It will be good if someone actually done it and give me some freeback on pros and cons!

I have the Sportivo axle back exhaust fitted to my 05 Auto Levin and didn't notice any loss of bottom, sounds better outside the car but still quiet inside.

Just changed the flange over for a bolt up fit, they bolt up in the same place and the sportivo muffler looks better with the chrome tip and is still all Toyota.

thanks

replacing the motor.. do u need a engineers cert or do u need to do any new paper work?

If you only putting the same type and size of engine back in you only need to take to an inspection place that can do blue slips (old name) and show them the new engine number which they record on the blue slip and you take that to the RTA.

They might even do it at the inspection place over the internet.

Last I heard about $50.

Thinking maybe some minor suspension work 15-20mm lower and better shocks.

Our last N14 2.0 Puslar was too low and ripped the exhaust clean of the cast iron manifold and even though we got to fit extractors and good exhaust the car never quite felt right, being an auto it just lost too much bottom end.

This one too is auto for sitting in sydney city traffic.

Hey evryone

Thouht it about time posted some pics of our daily driver Levin.

It's un 05 upgrade model with full factroy body kit and tinted windows.

Recently fitted some reverse sensors and the silver was so close didn't bother to get them resprayed.

Mainly for looks we have fitted 04 Stivo wheels/205/50x16 Federal tyres and Stivo axle back muffler and chrome tip (thanks Dugong).

SW

i think the question is what benefit in fitting standard sportivo springs to a standard model corolla?

i don't know but would be keen to know

whitestivo

Thats correct, I don't want lower it so was wondering if the stock sportivo springs would be better than the std Levin springs.

It just that lately I have noticed a few people selling their old stock sportivo springs and wondered if they would benefit my Levin.

Just wondering how 2zz sportivo springs would go on a 05 Levin with std shocks.

I don't want to lower it as this is a daily driver and lots of speed humps and steep angle driveways around my area.

So I was thinking of just fitting sportivo springs as road reports say the sportivo handling is much better than that of the std 1zz corolla.

I know the sportivo shocks are probably better than std but I just want to know if the sportivo springs are better/stiffer etc than std springs.

The exhaust looks great, tips fill up the cutouts nicely I think.

It's funny how people keep talking about how illegal these are but have they thought about how illegal most straight through systems are as most (not all) are above the legal decibel limit.

The varex is usually no louder when open than most after market open exhaust but at least when the cops are around it can be as quiet as stock.

As for back pressure when closed the inlet and outlet hole feeding from the reverse flow chamber on a 2 1/2" is nearly 2 1/2" but because its on the side it looks really small.

People who bag these varex mufflers should have a look before they talk about something they actually know nothing about.

SW

yeah... i run a custom mandrel bent 2.5" with a Varex MufFler.

What is the difference in sound between the various modes of the Varex muffler.

Are they really silent in silent mode and does it strangle performance much when in this mode.

I just read this thread from start to finish and you.ve done a great job with the looks and the performance mods. good work.

Did you ever get any dyno readings with the Vari/muffler open and closed, only found the one dyno posting unless I over looked it.

Cheers SW.