Just got a Cusco sway bar from Juiced Hyhbrid for my v. I'll post photos on this thread when I get it on in a few days. This is the final suspension upgrade until I get a complete coil over setup at about 80,000 miles. I'm hoping it will dampen the slight "jounce" from using Tanabe lowering springs with OEM shocks. I put a Tanabe front sway bar on and it did dampen the shocks a bit on uneven surfaces that are relatively smooth. Stay tuned.
torsion bar is design to twist absorbing up and down movements adding the super stiff cusco rear sway ( which is much stiffer than trd) will connect the two sides more so, countering what the torsion bar was design to do! I don't know it's true that tanbe springs are really stiff they say! maybe going with trd may give a softer ride!
Any updates? Looking to put a rear sway bar on the Prius. Deciding between the TRD and Cusco. Is there a noticeable difference between the two? Want to keep a stock ride, but improve cornering.
Installed the Cusco Rear Sway Bar and wow what a difference in handling turns! Getting the bolts under the rubber is a PITA, but everything else is eeezy peezy.
Also interested installing sway bar here.. so you only installed rear sway bar and not the front sway bar, not even lowering spring and you said it already have a lot of difference when turning ?
Yes, a rear sway bar is very effective in preventing the body from tilting to one side, when you're making a turn. If you're on a budget and have to choose one, go with the rear sway bar first.
Rear sway bar has no effect on body roll on a trailer arm! Reason is that it's is not attached to the body in any way! What it does is stiffen the twisting effect of a u bar trailer arm ! What I notice help rear end tracking! Rear seem to ride rougher too!
