supra tt sway bar conversion (parts needed?)
06-09-05, 01:12 PM
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The subframe mount isn't shown in the picture you posted. If you look at the upper right corner, you can see the sway bar mounts. Thes are what bolt onto the subframe mounts. Check out this thread (SEARCH is WONDERFUL hint, hint!) Subframe mounts
I think all the info you need is posted there.
BTW, my Supra TT TRD sways bolted right up to my stock endlinks (front and rear). All I had to do was put in the subframe mounts ($68 each from Carson Toyota).
I think all the info you need is posted there.
BTW, my Supra TT TRD sways bolted right up to my stock endlinks (front and rear). All I had to do was put in the subframe mounts ($68 each from Carson Toyota).
06-09-05, 02:44 PM
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The mounts are not in the picture posted but i think Tonys pictorial explains it all and then some. Hopefully his and wmulli's responses will put everyone elses questions at rest.
for a little more clarification, when you get under the car the mounts will not have the bracket to bolt the sway bar to. It will simply be the same shape with a rounded bottom.
::bookmarked for next time someone asks::
for a little more clarification, when you get under the car the mounts will not have the bracket to bolt the sway bar to. It will simply be the same shape with a rounded bottom.
::bookmarked for next time someone asks::
06-09-05, 10:19 PM
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I bought some used mounts and endlinks. The mounts are fine but on the endlinks, theres a crack on the rubber part where they bend (i guess), and some kind of grease leaks out. Are they bad?
06-11-05, 04:10 PM
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I've been told that they're all the same, the '97 TT that I measured had the same tube-wall thickness as my SC4, but I have heard from others who've seen WAY more than I have(Todd M.) that some (early TT?) have thicker walled swaybars.
I have a '97 rear TT sway, stock SC4 front, with '97 TT springs/shocks, TT-sized wheels/tires and the car will slightly oversteer at the limit; I like it, but then again I grew up driving (sideways)mid-engined cars.
I have a '97 rear TT sway, stock SC4 front, with '97 TT springs/shocks, TT-sized wheels/tires and the car will slightly oversteer at the limit; I like it, but then again I grew up driving (sideways)mid-engined cars.
08-04-05, 09:44 PM
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TT and NA not the same!
Originally Posted by SCoupe
Like it says, anyone know if the Supra TT and NA sway bars are the same?
08-04-05, 10:59 PM
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Originally Posted by London Bill
Hands up if you have driven a Supra TT, Do you want your Luxo Lexus to ride like that?
If you want to IMPROVE the handling, replace the soft, saggy, worn bushes in the suspension arms and do the swaybar bushes at the same time, you dont have to go for fancy after-market kit, just use the Vlamos rubber bushes and std Lexus parts.
The car will be totally transformed, smoother, quieter and it will handle better, trust me, everyone who has driven Yakuza since the suspension overhaul has been stunned at the improvement.
And I had previously considered fitting the TRD or TT rear swaybar to combat the wobbly back end but now it just aint called for.
If you want to IMPROVE the handling, replace the soft, saggy, worn bushes in the suspension arms and do the swaybar bushes at the same time, you dont have to go for fancy after-market kit, just use the Vlamos rubber bushes and std Lexus parts.
The car will be totally transformed, smoother, quieter and it will handle better, trust me, everyone who has driven Yakuza since the suspension overhaul has been stunned at the improvement.
And I had previously considered fitting the TRD or TT rear swaybar to combat the wobbly back end but now it just aint called for.
Better yet, listen to the good advise by LondonBill
01-03-06, 11:46 AM
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I have a TT front and TRD rear with custom heimlinks. The car is bumpier but I can hang turns faster and harder. The car sloloms SUPER FAST, scary if it was my first time driving the car. I might pick up an OEM TT bar to try out.
01-03-06, 05:11 PM
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Doesn't the car over in London has some J spec stuff on it; not the same as our cars?
The US spec SCs had very soft springs, shocks that ride horrible.
It doesn't take much to keep the car from hitting the bumpstops in corners, I had the TT springs first, and it helped a bunch with a slight ride penalty, the sways just made it handle better.
The US spec SCs had very soft springs, shocks that ride horrible.
It doesn't take much to keep the car from hitting the bumpstops in corners, I had the TT springs first, and it helped a bunch with a slight ride penalty, the sways just made it handle better.
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