How much does upgrading the sway bars effect every day driving? I do not do any racing with my Matrix. Also, how hard are they to install? Can I do it myself??


Thanks,
John

celicamon - here's my response to your sway bar question - there are different manufacturers of sway bars - Suspension techniques, Adco, PaceSetter used to make it for the '76-'77 Celicas if I recall correctly, I think a few considerations should be made....one is, when you purchase these sway bars from a manufacturer, it is ideal to also purchase the springs from the same manufacturer as these two suspension components compliment each other. I use Suspension Techniques front/rear sway bars and springs all around. I understand from someone that this is the modern day Eibach, but I have not verified this. Anyways, back then the front bar ran about $90 and the rear was about $105. When I was done I spent about $250-$300 to complete the sway bar setup. My other brother's '83 Celica GT-S has a fully adjustable Quickor Rear sway bar on his which is an awesome setup. I also used polyurethane bushings all-around. The shocks are bilstein - sport valved. New tires (this is also a most important suspension component) are 15 inch x 6 PanaSports. Dunlop SP9000s 215/50 for 15 inch rims. The brtand is really up to you - I use mine for street/wheel to wheel road course racing. <br>If you are looking for Mikuni stuff - call Spruell Motorsports but be prepared to know exactly what to ask for. They deal with specific parts not car model, year, etc....<br>Hope this helps..<br>El.