Rear Swaybar
Early MR2 AW11’s were not built with a rear sway bar.
This makes the car incredibly unpredictable on long sweeping bends at speed. Which I found out the hard way when i spun off the track at Phillip Island last year. “Spin around”or “swapping ends” is a really common problem with mid-engined cars.
So, after some reading on the MR2 forums I ordered a 3 point adjustable 23mm white line rear sway bar.
The goal was to install the sway bar as level as possible. I used 2 pieces of 4ox20mm RHS tube which i bolted to the rear chassis rails, then i mounted the bar using some BA Falcon swaybar brackets and bushes. The next bit was a stroke of genius from Michael.
We went to “Pick a Part” with the goal of finding some drop links and you’ll never guess what we found attached to a Chrysler Neon.. YEP, a perfect drop link that bolts directly to the shock absorbers! WINNING!
My first outing with the sway bar was quite an adjustment! Still, it achieved a more predictable rear end which did get loose more easily, but I could feel it happening which made it easier to catch and control.
Very happy with this mod.
