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Old 06-22-2015, 08:37 PM   #3272
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Originally Posted by 7thgear View Post
anyone here install ONLY the TRD front and rear sway bars while keeping everything else OEM?


I'm currently on a Strano FSB and looking to experiment.
This isn't totally scientific but certainly interesting enough info to speculate about for experimentation purposes:
The Strano bar is 85% stiffer than stock according to Stranoparts.com
The TRD front bar is 21mm. The stock front bar is 18mm. So according to this: http://whiteline.com.au/docs/bulletins/BL-281.pdf

...if the TRD front bar is the same dimensions (looked like it when I installed it but don't quote me) and materials (this is where the science gets hard to validate) as the stock bar only thicker, then the Strano bar and TRD bar are the same stiffness.

Actually I know of someone who swapped the front TRD bar for the Strano but I haven't had a chance to ask them if there was a noticeable difference. I know they read here occasionally so maybe they will chime in...
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