Trd Sways Or Tt Sways...
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well, right now.......i only got the trd sway for the rear.....but not the front.
maybe i will have to look for tt sway for the front? i think it shud be alright.......i just want better handling....
maybe i will have to look for tt sway for the front? i think it shud be alright.......i just want better handling....
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Originally Posted by morris
Your right in what you are saying but if we follow that logic no one needs FI or coilovers either.
These are all things we like to have and I dont know about you but I can definitely feel a difference with the upgraded swaybars. I
ts not really about what we need is is?
These are all things we like to have and I dont know about you but I can definitely feel a difference with the upgraded swaybars. I
ts not really about what we need is is?
Do-Luck floor braces...I just laughed because I thought to myself, "half of these people are running on completely stock engines...why are they breaking their necks to get frickin' floor braces??" Like I said earlier, I don't throw my car into high speed turns...and the few times I do my existing sways work just fine.
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
I know what you mean, but coilovers and FI aren't the same as sways. On a 12 year old car there's better ways to spend your money, unless your car is already back to showroom new. Like for instance all these people that were clamoring over the
Do-Luck floor braces...I just laughed because I thought to myself, "half of these people are running on completely stock engines...why are they breaking their necks to get frickin' floor braces??" Like I said earlier, I don't throw my car into high speed turns...and the few times I do my existing sways work just fine.
Do-Luck floor braces...I just laughed because I thought to myself, "half of these people are running on completely stock engines...why are they breaking their necks to get frickin' floor braces??" Like I said earlier, I don't throw my car into high speed turns...and the few times I do my existing sways work just fine.
Yea I follow you, maybe I just drive like a maniac
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And I thought that Do luck thing was pretty interestng myself. I couldnt stop thinking why?
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I got my TT sway/suspension parts because my new larger(9.5",8") wheels and tires needed to be stiffer to match, and to still handle/ride like a stock Supra.
I also failed to see the huge benefit of the floor brace.
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I got my TT sway/suspension parts because my new larger(9.5",8") wheels and tires needed to be stiffer to match, and to still handle/ride like a stock Supra.
I also failed to see the huge benefit of the floor brace.
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Originally Posted by indypwr
well, right now.......i only got the trd sway for the rear.....but not the front.
maybe i will have to look for tt sway for the front? i think it shud be alright.......i just want better handling....
maybe i will have to look for tt sway for the front? i think it shud be alright.......i just want better handling....
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
I know what you mean, but coilovers and FI aren't the same as sways. On a 12 year old car there's better ways to spend your money, unless your car is already back to showroom new. Like for instance all these people that were clamoring over the
Do-Luck floor braces...I just laughed because I thought to myself, "half of these people are running on completely stock engines...why are they breaking their necks to get frickin' floor braces??" Like I said earlier, I don't throw my car into high speed turns...and the few times I do my existing sways work just fine.
Do-Luck floor braces...I just laughed because I thought to myself, "half of these people are running on completely stock engines...why are they breaking their necks to get frickin' floor braces??" Like I said earlier, I don't throw my car into high speed turns...and the few times I do my existing sways work just fine.
you can still have fun with a stock motored car (albeit not so much) if the roads are twisty enough, the suspension is stiff enough and youve already worked up enough speed to have fun (safely that is). With that said...on the topic of sway bars working finefor the few spirited turns...mine just werent enough
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I just enjoy having a car that handles up to MY liking. To do so- I installed sways. It definitly stiffens the car and gives me much more confidence in my cars ability to handle conditions that I enjoy putting my car through.
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Originally Posted by rscott
i feel you on the floor braces...personally id rather not have them because if ever i had a passenger back there theyde end up kneeing me in the back because the bar is on the floor where their feet should go.
you can still have fun with a stock motored car (albeit not so much) if the roads are twisty enough, the suspension is stiff enough and youve already worked up enough speed to have fun (safely that is). With that said...on the topic of sway bars working finefor the few spirited turns...mine just werent enough![Wink](https://www.clublexus.com/forums/images/smilies/wink.gif)
you can still have fun with a stock motored car (albeit not so much) if the roads are twisty enough, the suspension is stiff enough and youve already worked up enough speed to have fun (safely that is). With that said...on the topic of sway bars working finefor the few spirited turns...mine just werent enough
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Originally Posted by mikeloc24
It's all good, if people want to get beefier sways that's their right, go ahead. Just for me personally, there's better stuff I can buy for my car right now. Stuff that I feel I'd get more use out of. Like a new power steering pump!
yeah youre right i gueeeeess but who cares if youre leaking a pint of fluid a week. At least it will be fun to drive!
yeah you should bring that GB thread back up and remind them about mentioning the PS group buy. i need one too
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yeah youre right i gueeeeess but who cares if youre leaking a pint of fluid a week. At least it will be fun to drive!
yeah you should bring that GB thread back up and remind them about mentioning the PS group buy. i need one too
yeah you should bring that GB thread back up and remind them about mentioning the PS group buy. i need one too
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my valve covers too.
the rear main seal costs $20, its the labor thats $$$
Oil pan gasket too probably. Valve cover gaskets we can do in maybe an hour or so in my garage if you need to do those(if you have an sc300, i dont rember. if its a 400 youre on your own mike) . Those are priority on my list since they keep leaking oil into my plug galley.
you might also want to check the distributor o-ring. Mine leaks oil onto the alternator.
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the rear main seal costs $20, its the labor thats $$$
Oil pan gasket too probably. Valve cover gaskets we can do in maybe an hour or so in my garage if you need to do those(if you have an sc300, i dont rember. if its a 400 youre on your own mike) . Those are priority on my list since they keep leaking oil into my plug galley.
you might also want to check the distributor o-ring. Mine leaks oil onto the alternator.
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Originally Posted by rscott
my valve covers too.
the rear main seal costs $20, its the labor thats $$$
Oil pan gasket too probably. Valve cover gaskets we can do in maybe an hour or so in my garage if you need to do those(if you have an sc300, i dont rember. if its a 400 youre on your own mike) . Those are priority on my list since they keep leaking oil into my plug galley.
you might also want to check the distributor o-ring. Mine leaks oil onto the alternator.
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the rear main seal costs $20, its the labor thats $$$
Oil pan gasket too probably. Valve cover gaskets we can do in maybe an hour or so in my garage if you need to do those(if you have an sc300, i dont rember. if its a 400 youre on your own mike) . Those are priority on my list since they keep leaking oil into my plug galley.
you might also want to check the distributor o-ring. Mine leaks oil onto the alternator.
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my distributor o-ring is leaking a little bit.....
do you guys ever change your oil level like once a week? i check mine all the time and
the level does not seem to decrease at all. i guess that's a good thing....eh?
as far as other leaks, i dont think i have any major ones.....the car just feels slugish though.
i mean, i alrdy reached 180,000 miles a few days ago and still runs ok. i think it's just the
cylinder head and fuel injection that needs major cleaning and rebuilding....bottom end shud
be fine.
do you guys ever change your oil level like once a week? i check mine all the time and
the level does not seem to decrease at all. i guess that's a good thing....eh?
as far as other leaks, i dont think i have any major ones.....the car just feels slugish though.
i mean, i alrdy reached 180,000 miles a few days ago and still runs ok. i think it's just the
cylinder head and fuel injection that needs major cleaning and rebuilding....bottom end shud
be fine.
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the car is a boat. dont forget that. Also it doesnt have all the power it could have expecially after so many miles. My oil gets low mainly because of the rear main seal and the valve covers. The o-ring is only a few drops every now and then.
Theres a few things people have used to clean. Search on both of them. I believe they both work great. The first is a vacuflush type of thing where they pull a vacuum from the intake mani to a bag with cleaner in it to clean out carbon deposits. I did this on my supra and the inside of the intake mani was very clean afterwards. ALso, ive heard seafoam is great. I dont know whats in it but it works by you filling the TB with it and just idling the car. Ill look into that one more and get back to you.
PS. pat give me a call when you get a chance. I have to work tomorrow so i dont think we can meet like we were supposed to
Theres a few things people have used to clean. Search on both of them. I believe they both work great. The first is a vacuflush type of thing where they pull a vacuum from the intake mani to a bag with cleaner in it to clean out carbon deposits. I did this on my supra and the inside of the intake mani was very clean afterwards. ALso, ive heard seafoam is great. I dont know whats in it but it works by you filling the TB with it and just idling the car. Ill look into that one more and get back to you.
PS. pat give me a call when you get a chance. I have to work tomorrow so i dont think we can meet like we were supposed to
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Originally Posted by rscott
the car is a boat. dont forget that. Also it doesnt have all the power it could have expecially after so many miles. My oil gets low mainly because of the rear main seal and the valve covers. The o-ring is only a few drops every now and then.
Theres a few things people have used to clean. Search on both of them. I believe they both work great. The first is a vacuflush type of thing where they pull a vacuum from the intake mani to a bag with cleaner in it to clean out carbon deposits. I did this on my supra and the inside of the intake mani was very clean afterwards. ALso, ive heard seafoam is great. I dont know whats in it but it works by you filling the TB with it and just idling the car. Ill look into that one more and get back to you.
PS. pat give me a call when you get a chance. I have to work tomorrow so i dont think we can meet like we were supposed to
Theres a few things people have used to clean. Search on both of them. I believe they both work great. The first is a vacuflush type of thing where they pull a vacuum from the intake mani to a bag with cleaner in it to clean out carbon deposits. I did this on my supra and the inside of the intake mani was very clean afterwards. ALso, ive heard seafoam is great. I dont know whats in it but it works by you filling the TB with it and just idling the car. Ill look into that one more and get back to you.
PS. pat give me a call when you get a chance. I have to work tomorrow so i dont think we can meet like we were supposed to
yeah, i heard about that seaforam stuff...does it really work? i heard you will see some blue or gray smoke coming out of your car while doing this and if you use a lot, something might go wrong...i dont know. where do you get such stuff anyways? let's both try that stuff if it rlly works, eh.....