What is TOM'S

Tom’s Co. Ltd. was founded in 1974 by two great individuals, a Toyota factory driver named Nobuhide Tachi and a Toyota dealership engineer, Kiyoshi Oiwa.

The name TOM’S is derived from “Tachi Oiwa Motor Sport.”

Overcoming tremendous hardships such as the oil recession era, the entrepreneurs put all their efforts into motorization, becoming one of the most prominent corporation in motorsport history.

TOM’S immediately started racing activities after set up of the company, and TOM’S later became the contracted works team for Toyota Motor Corporation chiefly for the 24 Hours Le Mans race. On 1992, they placed an overall 2nd place at the 24 Hour Le Mans.





To name a few of the races that TOM’S participated and received victories and championships are, 24 Hour Le Mans, British F3 Championship, All Japan F3 Championship, International F3 Championship, All Japan GT Championship, and F3 Macao GP.





Not only TOM’S have the racing back ground, but also TOM’S products are officially sold by Toyota dealerships throughout Japan. With close relationship with TOM’S and Toyota, it has allowed TOM’S to produce one of the most high-end parts and accessories for Toyota and Lexus vehicles.



They offer various products such as exhaust systems, chassis brace kits, high performance brake kits, aero kits, differentials, coil over systems, wheels, engine upgrades ranging from radiator cap to compressor kits, and many more.

For the American market, TOM’S is concentrating on the current line of Lexus vehicles, including the IS, GS, LS, and the SC.

 

I thought it was a guy's name, like some scientist who discovered something and slap his name on it

Thanks for the little history lesson

 

thx for the history lesson!

 

haha lol they like to do that abbrev. thing...kind of like HKS

 

I wish they'd sell a motorsport ECM for Lexus vehicles and allow us to tune from the factory software. Maybe someday...

 

sounds like HKS kind of abbreviation. If they are soo bad *** why is it that they cant produce a set of thicker sway bars for the 3GS. Are you listening TOM's?????? Damn I dont care if its TOMS, eibach etc. I just NEED a set of better sway bars

 

or something stiffer than Tein CS....whcih is basically every other coilover available

 

Interesting; I never knew.

 

They make some nice products. I have their radiator cap.

 

very cool history

 

No just a set of better matched sway bars to the higher damping and spring rates of the Tein CST relative to the stock creamy Lexus set up