Strano Performance Parts 22mm Tubular front swaybar - Page 13 - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

Kido1986 · 02-06-2013, 10:29 AM

Mine got delayed until tomorrow. I feel annoyed with Fedex by this even though I know there is 0% chance I will install it tonight hahah

blkwrxwag · 02-06-2013, 10:52 AM

See my DIY for some install tips :-

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26903

blkwrxwag · 02-06-2013, 10:56 AM

Also, I ran the car with the Strano bar at an autocross this past weekend. Hot shoe drivers in the car included Brian Peters, Ken Motonishi, James Yom and yours truly. All absolutely loved the handling, and I personally thought it was a great upgrade from stock. The extra front roll stiffness can really be felt, without adding understeer. I couldn't be more pleased with it.

GTB/ZR-1 · 02-06-2013, 01:52 PM

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Originally Posted by MTCRX

Isn't Sam on his road trip, it is in his journal page. He did say someone is minding the shop and filling orders.

He just contacted me, all good!

celica73 · 02-06-2013, 02:19 PM

Timing is everything...

Ordered bar today, bar shipped today. Sounds like there is one more in stock.

If I'm good, how fast can the bar be changed out? I've got a test and tune in a few weeks and I'd love to do back to back runs with and without.

blkwrxwag · 02-06-2013, 02:22 PM

Probably an hour to change the bar if you have help and leave the underbody panels off. It's fiddly.

xwd · 02-06-2013, 05:03 PM

Yeah it can be done in an hour the first time. I think it took me about 30 minutes the last time I did it, I definitely plan on swapping between two bars at our first test and tune. I would drop the swaybar to chassis brackets and change the bar off the car and then put it all back on. It can be changed with those still bolted up but it's more of a PITA imho with having to snake the bar in and out and it's a bit cramped putting the front bracket bolt in there next to the steering rack.

NYC BRZ · 02-09-2013, 07:53 AM

Did the bar come with grease packets for the bushings? Im not sure what grease would work best.

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blkwrxwag · 02-09-2013, 10:00 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by NYC BRZ

Did the bar come with grease packets for the bushings? Im not sure what grease would work best.

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Yes, it comes with grease packets.

Kido1986 · 02-09-2013, 04:58 PM

Mine's going on tonight. Cant wait

xwd · 02-09-2013, 07:19 PM

Mine didn't come with any grease,but I generally just use Teflon tape instead which I did with the Strano bar.

Simmons · 02-09-2013, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dwx

Yeah it can be done in an hour the first time. I think it took me about 30 minutes the last time I did it, I definitely plan on swapping between two bars at our first test and tune. I would drop the swaybar to chassis brackets and change the bar off the car and then put it all back on. It can be changed with those still bolted up but it's more of a PITA imho with having to snake the bar in and out and it's a bit cramped putting the front bracket bolt in there next to the steering rack.

That is how I did my bar, I even thought if someone parts out a wrecked car it would be cool to buy a pair of the brackets and have them ready on a second bar to make it even faster to swap at events.

Simmons

Iam not · 02-10-2013, 11:58 PM

Did my install last night.

Tip .... Turn the steering wheel to clear the steering linkage boot away from the bracket bolt on each side. This allowed me to get a nice bite with a socket wretch.

If I were to do this again I would not do it at night and I would drop the subframe down to remount the brackets instead as someone else mentioned. I had an issue on one side trying to get the bracket back on over the new bushing.

Jive Turkey · 02-13-2013, 02:12 PM

question for all you guys, would this sway be good in combination with a stock 2011 WRX rear sway bar? i plan on doing coilovers with 7k rates all around and 255 starspecs all around. do i NEED a rear bar, or will doing all of this and leaving the rear bar stock make the car neutral, and by adding the WRX rear bar it'll bring that stock like bias back but essentially make it stiffer/less roll? am i thinking about this the right way?

02-09-2013, 07:53 AM	#176
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02-10-2013, 11:58 PM	#181
Iam not Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Drives: 2013 FRS - red Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Did my install last night. Tip .... Turn the steering wheel to clear the steering linkage boot away from the bracket bolt on each side. This allowed me to get a nice bite with a socket wretch. If I were to do this again I would not do it at night and I would drop the subframe down to remount the brackets instead as someone else mentioned. I had an issue on one side trying to get the bracket back on over the new bushing. __________________ KevinC CS

02-13-2013, 02:12 PM	#182
Jive Turkey the tuna, no crust. Join Date: Oct 2012 Drives: 2014 Hachiroku of the year Location: jersey Posts: 2,298 Thanks: 874 Thanked 1,770 Times in 761 Posts Mentioned: 78 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	question for all you guys, would this sway be good in combination with a stock 2011 WRX rear sway bar? i plan on doing coilovers with 7k rates all around and 255 starspecs all around. do i NEED a rear bar, or will doing all of this and leaving the rear bar stock make the car neutral, and by adding the WRX rear bar it'll bring that stock like bias back but essentially make it stiffer/less roll? am i thinking about this the right way? Last edited by Jive Turkey; 02-13-2013 at 02:33 PM.

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02-06-2013, 10:52 AM	#170
blkwrxwag Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: DS FRS Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 447 Thanks: 18 Thanked 211 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	See my DIY for some install tips :- http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=26903

02-06-2013, 10:56 AM	#171
blkwrxwag Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: DS FRS Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 447 Thanks: 18 Thanked 211 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Also, I ran the car with the Strano bar at an autocross this past weekend. Hot shoe drivers in the car included Brian Peters, Ken Motonishi, James Yom and yours truly. All absolutely loved the handling, and I personally thought it was a great upgrade from stock. The extra front roll stiffness can really be felt, without adding understeer. I couldn't be more pleased with it.

02-06-2013, 02:19 PM	#173
celica73 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Drives: '13 BRZ / '11 Outback / '06 Tundra Location: Durham NC Posts: 510 Thanks: 6 Thanked 155 Times in 104 Posts Mentioned: 4 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Timing is everything... Ordered bar today, bar shipped today. Sounds like there is one more in stock. If I'm good, how fast can the bar be changed out? I've got a test and tune in a few weeks and I'd love to do back to back runs with and without.

02-06-2013, 02:22 PM	#174
blkwrxwag Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: DS FRS Location: Mission Viejo, CA Posts: 447 Thanks: 18 Thanked 211 Times in 133 Posts Mentioned: 8 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Probably an hour to change the bar if you have help and leave the underbody panels off. It's fiddly.

02-06-2013, 05:03 PM	#175
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 860 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Yeah it can be done in an hour the first time. I think it took me about 30 minutes the last time I did it, I definitely plan on swapping between two bars at our first test and tune. I would drop the swaybar to chassis brackets and change the bar off the car and then put it all back on. It can be changed with those still bolted up but it's more of a PITA imho with having to snake the bar in and out and it's a bit cramped putting the front bracket bolt in there next to the steering rack.

02-09-2013, 07:19 PM	#179
xwd Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2012 Drives: 2013 DGM Subaru BRZ (Subie #9) Location: ATL, US Posts: 2,667 Thanks: 123 Thanked 860 Times in 552 Posts Mentioned: 32 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Mine didn't come with any grease,but I generally just use Teflon tape instead which I did with the Strano bar.

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