sway bars

[Redwarf]

Hey

looking for the tight as guide to swaybars (ae86), ive searched and only found out about aftermarket stuff...


just wondering if i can go down to u-pull-it and find me an upgraded sway bar (front or rear or both) off another car dirt cheap ?

let me know of anything !


cheers
damo

[yoshimitsu9]

tercel (4wd corolla) sway bars swap over im pretty sure, they are somthing like 17mm whereas a hachi is 14mm (someone correct me if im wrong). pretty cheap upgrade if u ask me. someone confirm this

[julzy]

You can use Tercel for the rear at 17mm but not the front's there totally different, good luck

[Gilly]

pretty sure tercel is it. no other suitable shped items around

JDM ones are like 1-2mm bigger, but you won't find any at a local wreckers http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/smile.gif

for a budget upgrade you can weld or hose clamp 2 stock sways together, i've seen it used with some success. big upgrade though, never driven a car with this arrangement but basic theory makes me think it would have a fairly noticable/dramatic effect.

i think a more conventional aftermarket sway would be a better option IMO, normally the 17 - 20mm range, i know whiteline has a 18mm non adjustable which would be cheapish

[dori_86]

yeah its the tercel, but its not a straight swap tho, some work involved

[foc64]

My AE71 wagon has a 23mm sway bar (standard factory fit as far as I can tell) not sure if this fits an AE86?

Chris

[EVOSTi]

i have two standard swaybars clamped together in the rear of my ae71, great upgrade.

but yes can put the tercel swaybar in the rear of the sprinter with some mods, same as celica (ra60?) can go in the front with some mods.

[yoshimitsu9]

what sort of mods are we looking at to successfully install a tercel or celica sway bar?

[ArJay]

i have two standard swaybars clamped together in the rear of my ae71, great upgrade.[/b]

Have the handling characteristics improved much?
What did you use to clamp?

Cheers
R:)

[EVOSTi]

hard to give a REAL guide as i put chopped falcon springs in the rear at the same time, but i feel the bar made quite a difference and it only cost me $4 as i had the stock swaybar already.

i used two exhaust style clamps that i got from super cheap for $2 each.

[ArJay]

Cheers bro I might give it a blast. Sounds like a pretty ghetto upgrade...so i'm all for it... http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/tup.gif

[rthy]

from what I understand from people who race sprinters (and actually win!) they all say the standard sizing is best, upgrade your springs

did you know this

[ArJay]

Just rears or are you talking about both Sam?

[mattysshop]

used an 18mm rear whiteline swaybar on mine and i think it was one of the best thing i ever did! helped the understeering from the excessive fully sick camber on the front!

[EVOSTi]

maybe stock bar sizing is good if you have superbly setup suspension, but for 95% of people who use their car on the street they will feel great benefits from upgraded swaybars.

having said this bill sherwood doesnt use a front one at all.

[stanzzza]

evosti got any pics of this doubled up sway bar? how excatly do you mount the sway bar bushing? or more to the point how do you connect it to the end links? what just u calmp it all round and run no bushings ?

i heard a lot about doubling over sway bars i believe it's an oldskool trick befor aftermarket bars were so available

[EVOSTi]

the cars at a mates place so no pics.

youre not thinking bodgy enough, dont worry about bushes and links... you just leave the one you already got in the car in place, and just clamp the second one to it.

ive seen people make extra brackets to fit a second swaybar but seems like alot of effort to me for something thats essentially dodgy.

[stanzzza]

hmmmm i like the dogeyness i am gonna go give it a try

[rthy]

I mean both, and I believe it. I dont think it needs a suberb suspenson to take advantage of it. I run 4.9kg springs at the front (275 pound) and it has very little lean while not being very bumpy.

[TurboRA28]

I find with decent spring rates no rear sway bar at all FTW.

If you want oversteer then thats cool.. But for grip get some good spring rates and shocks and remove the rear bar.

[rthy]

I might try that, I have a little too much oversteer right now

[RobertoX]

AE71 Sedan=22mm front bar AE71 Wagon=23mm front bar AE71 Panelvan=24mm front bar.Info from repco nolathane catalogue.Rear bar no idea.[/b]

this is incorrect

[Redwarf]

went to upullit today, no tercel thingo but found a ke70 panel van, front swaybar measured up the thickness to be 1-2mm thicker than ae86 stock one (very ruff measurement but sure its thicker...)

its a slighty different shape to the 86 one, but looks like itll work fine, gonna try do it later too hot right now


ill get back with the yay/nay to if it fits

[Redwarf]

ke70 panel van http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/2thumbs.gif

fitted front sway bar to the 86 today, havent had a chance to go throught the hills yet to see how it goes...prob not too noticable as its only a small size increase but still $16.50 http://www.ae86drivingclub.com.au/forums/emoticons/biggrin.gif

now i gotta find me a tercel...

[biggo]

tercel AL25 is what your after.