Has anybody replaced their OE front sway bar with the thicker one from cusco. I noticed some body roll on highway turn that made me feel uneasy. I can’t post links yet because my account is too new. Hybridpit has it for $330
Mine is being installed on Saturday. Usually buying straight from Japan comes out a little cheaper. I either use RHDJapan, Black Hawk Japan, or Rakuten Japan (with a shipping consolidator) and come out cheaper than a US vendor. If I save $20 or so, I don't really bother and just go with the US vendor CUSCO Front Sway Stabilizer Bar - ZVW55 ZVW51 ZVW50 - RHDJapan Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
It wouldn't really be too fair a comparison. Im doing the front and rear with some chassis bracing as well. And I'm also doing the Spoon Rigid Collars at the same time. So can't give feedback on the front sway bar alone Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Got them installed today along with a few other stuff. Initial thoughts: turn-in feels so sharp. Like really responsive especially mid turn. I didn't push it hard as I has some cargo I didn't want moving around but the car feels more nimble if that makes sense. Could be placebo, but I think there was an improvement. I've done a lot of suspension parts so not sure it was just one thing. But this install was with front and rear sway bars, a Cusco rear brace and a Hardrace rear brace. Plus the Spoon Rigid Collars Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Literally my list as of now. Almost complete suspension wise where I want it Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
Awesome list of mods. Do you have two front strut tower bars installed? Both Cusco and Hardrace? How is the ride just around town? Does it feel a little rougher? Did the prius come with a front sway bar that needed to be removed, or was there nothing there at all?
Yes. The Cusco strut bar is weird. I don't know how they can claim to be a strut bar as it doesn't attach to the struts lol. Below is a pic (it's the middle bar. I put the Cusco sticker on the hard race bar lol) It wasn't rough at all. Those were the very first two bars I installed. Didn't really feel much of a difference driving around town but I think maybe the nose would feel a little more solid going around a bend. The gen4 comes with both a front a rear bar. The front bar required the front subframe to be removed. I figured since it was coming off, it would be a perfect opportunity to do the Spoon Rigid Collars Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
