Tanabe Front Strut Bar

[andries]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

You are cold....!

But yeah, the front strut doesn't do much for the car.

It does look cool tough!

Originally Posted by largeorangefont

The bar is usless, and does not need to be retentioned.

Therefore race- and rallycars have one. For more weight

[cleong]

Race/rally cars drive in tougher terrain and higher speeds than road cars, with upgraded suspension bushings, harder and/or longer travel suspension with grippy soft-compound tires that impose more stress on the chassis.

You don't need it for the local grocery shop special stage.

[andries]

Originally Posted by cleong

Race/rally cars drive in tougher terrain and higher speeds than road cars, with upgraded suspension bushings, harder and/or longer travel suspension with grippy soft-compound tires that impose more stress on the chassis.

You don't need it for the local grocery shop special stage.

Oke, but sometimes I drive on the circuit with my Yaris and often I drive on mountain roads in Germany with many sharp bends. A strut tower bar gives a noticeably better cornering behavior.
So the tower bar is a good addition to the chassis of the Yaris, not all of the above but also for the "sporty driver".

[CASTREX]

Originally Posted by andries

Therefore race- and rallycars have one. For more weight

Is not that the front strut bars don't do nothing... they just don't do nothing on a Yaris...

This is due to the chasis configuration of the Yaris.

Even if you are driving at the track...

You will have to install a full racing suspension in order to receive any benefit from a this bar on the Yaris.

There are a lot of other car that can use the benefit of a front strut bar even for street use. The Yaris is not one of those.

On the other side the rear sway bar does alot for the car.

I have not use the other under bracing available for the car... so I can not talk about those.

[TheSilkySmooth]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

Is not that the front strut bars don't do nothing... they just don't do nothing on a Yaris...

This is due to the chasis configuration of the Yaris.

Even if you are driving at the track...

You will have to install a full racing suspension in order to receive any benefit from a this bar on the Yaris.

There are a lot of other car that can use the benefit of a front strut bar even for street use. The Yaris is not one of those.

On the other side the rear sway bar does alot for the car.

I have not use the other under bracing available for the car... so I can not talk about those.

To prove that you woulld have to put a strain guage on the brace to see what loading it is getting under side load - also you can statically load the lower wheel (with hydraulic/ratchet puller and come-a-long and see what moves. we'd do this for race setup - on the street just buy the part and feel the diff, if any. The car still def needs firmer bushings - the front wallows terribly on tight radius.

[SEVEN]

Originally Posted by CASTREX

Is not that the front strut bars don't do nothing... they just don't do nothing on a Yaris...

This is due to the chasis configuration of the Yaris.

Even if you are driving at the track...

You will have to install a full racing suspension in order to receive any benefit from a this bar on the Yaris.

There are a lot of other car that can use the benefit of a front strut bar even for street use. The Yaris is not one of those.

On the other side the rear sway bar does alot for the car.

I have not use the other under bracing available for the car... so I can not talk about those.

Does TRD springs and KYB shocks count as full racing suspension?? If not, just say that the STRUT BAR makes a lot of difference in the handling so I can sleep at night PLEASE