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02 GS300 Ultra racing Strut bar wont fit?????

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Old 03-19-16, 05:44 PM
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Originally Posted by SoCal Cyco
obviously you don't know much about 3 piece vs 1 piece, there are far more 3 that 1, Cusco (what I have), UGO, Tein,,,, vs 1 TRD, do your home work 1st chief,
Name doesn't mean much when you are talking about materials and physics my friend.. STEEL, ONE PIECE will ALWAYS out perform your " Cusco (what I have), UGO, Tein,"

TRD
RM
Toms

Including one piece aluminum, which is a step down but better than a 3 piece.. Ive done my homework Chief..Maybe you need to do yours
Old 03-19-16, 05:51 PM
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Originally Posted by nyc80rick
you yourself worded it that with one piece bars you need to jack the car . i have a one piece and never had to jack it up and helped others install their bar and never had to . All i said was i never heard of it what part of my post said it wasn't proper.
Understood, i must have misinterpreted what you said.

But just to clarify, The Ultra bars in general dont have 100% fit as the Higher end 1 piece..But in general you have to remove the nuts, and lift the car to let the studs go down and be able to move for the massaging in of the bar.
I have done this on may one piece steel bars, from my Toms on my GS to my Ultra on my Rav4.
Old 03-20-16, 04:16 AM
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Originally Posted by 99 GS3
http://www.rhdjapan.com/search/?q=jzs161 strut

Greddy, Cusco, Carbing, Laile, bars your choice, and only $100~ or so. Just search the site for JZS161 and you'll find plenty.

At the top of the page you can change the currency to USD, most stuff ordered from rhdjapan comes in about a week using EMS or DHL and the shipping is very affordable.

Get legit Brand New parts quickly at reasonable prices from them, that coupled with all the US importers of used jdm parts there is still plenty if of authentic Aristo parts out there waiting.
Correct me if im wrong but the standard GS is JZS160. Not 161
Old 03-20-16, 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by 02LexGS
Correct me if im wrong but the standard GS is JZS160. Not 161
the 160 is the gs300 the 161 has the gte motor

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The RM (Rod Millen) is a 3 piece, and "material and physics" are 1 thing the reason you spend more money for name brands is the research and development that goes into the design, unlike your newly purchased knock off bar.
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Originally Posted by 02LexGS
Correct me if im wrong but the standard GS is JZS160. Not 161
160 is the 1st gen gs 161 is our model
Old 03-20-16, 09:11 AM
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JZS160 = 2JZ-GE GS300/Aristo S300
JZS161 = 2JZ-GTE Aristo V300
UZS160 = 1UZ-FE GS400
UZS161 = 3UZ-FE GS430

The first generation GS is the JZS147. Japan got a AWD V8 Aristo designated UZS143.

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Originally Posted by firelizard
JZS160 = 2JZ-GE GS300/Aristo S300
JZS161 = 2JZ-GTE Aristo V300
UZS160 = 1UZ-FE GS400
UZS161 = 3UZ-FE GS430

The first generation GS is the JZS147. Japan got a AWD V8 Aristo designated UZS143.
damn, your right I forgot 147
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Originally Posted by firelizard
JZS160 = 2JZ-GE GS300/Aristo S300
JZS161 = 2JZ-GTE Aristo V300
UZS160 = 1UZ-FE GS400
UZS161 = 3UZ-FE GS430

The first generation GS is the JZS147. Japan got a AWD V8 Aristo designated UZS143.
good work nice break down
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Old 03-20-16, 07:35 PM
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Thanks.

I forgot to mention though, that 99 GS3 is right when it comes to searching Japanese sources. I find that searching for JZS161, JZS16, and "アリスト", or "16アリスト" in some combination yields the most results. Not a lot of performance parts are tagged JZS160 because the S300 was not a performance oriented model.
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WOW, I had no idea so many people have strong opinions.

True solid braces require that you bring down the shock top hats. Reason is because the mounting point on the brace is at an angle. check out the IG at @ultraracing_usa, there is a sample of a brace being installed also with that design.
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Yep, you gotta drop the shocks 1/2" to get clearance to put the bar on. I did the opposite. I jacked my car up from the center and it reduced the load off the shocks and the bar went it smooth like butter.
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Originally Posted by UltraRacin
WOW, I had no idea so many people have strong opinions.

True solid braces require that you bring down the shock top hats. Reason is because the mounting point on the brace is at an angle. check out the IG at @ultraracing_usa, there is a sample of a brace being installed also with that design.
Why on your first post you bring up an insignificant comment on a thread thats over 2 years old?
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Originally Posted by Mr Jokster
Why on your first post you bring up an insignificant comment on a thread thats over 2 years old?
Because he clearly works for Ultra Racing and searched for posts with Ultra Racing and found this thread

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