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Old 09-13-07 | 12:03 PM
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As promised, here is the update. Well I received the rears and finally got all 12 of the arms installed. Didn't take great pictures, all from my phone.

Front (getting a tie rod replaced)


Front Lower Driver



Here you can see how they manage to maintain proper roll geometry by keeping the control arm parallel to the ground. When you lower a car, the arms tend to bowleg; these control arms fix that.

Rear Passenger






You can pick these up via Carson if you wish.

Overall, the car rides GREAT! If you have the Daizen control arm bushings and/or camber kit, the ride will not change much if at all. The car has better turn in and the steering response is quicker. As the car sits right now, it handles like a go-kart in the turns. In the future, the CS's are getting tossed in favor of some TS coilovers.

*edit- also not shown are the upper control arms. These have a large amount of adjustability. Right now as is, the control arms are set right in the middle as you can see from the front picture. These can push the tires out more by about 1/2inch in the front and 3/4inch in the rear.

*posted here in the open forum to let people see them before it gets moved to the suspension section.

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Old 09-13-07 | 12:12 PM
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Wow.... nice.
Old 09-13-07 | 12:13 PM
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Damn you for giving me more things to buy...
Old 09-13-07 | 02:24 PM
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Nice! If I was planning to go all out suspension-wise with my car I would totally do that. Good job of doing things right, especially with something as important as your suspension.

How do the C-S's ride?
Old 09-13-07 | 02:29 PM
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damn, $4500 for all twelve???? I wish i got these instead of replacing the old ones with Supra OEM....those look great!

How much does one control arm weigh?
Old 09-13-07 | 03:39 PM
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atta boy!

Anthony you got some crazy stuff coming on. Can't wait to see you run those Endless racing brake kits.
Old 09-13-07 | 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by Fireblaze
Nice! If I was planning to go all out suspension-wise with my car I would totally do that. Good job of doing things right, especially with something as important as your suspension.

How do the C-S's ride?
The CS's ride pretty smooth even with these arms. Though it isn't stiff enough for spirited driving without rubbing the front fender liners. I went lower than what I was previously set at.

Originally Posted by StiCk3
damn, $4500 for all twelve???? I wish i got these instead of replacing the old ones with Supra OEM....those look great!

How much does one control arm weigh?
The front lower control arms were about the same weight; they sure do got a lot of mass to them. The other arms were fairly light, probably on the same weight as stock if not slightly lighter.

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atta boy!

Anthony you got some crazy stuff coming on. Can't wait to see you run those Endless racing brake kits.
heck yea!... soon enough soon enough

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damn that looks bad ***

just wondering how and the hell did you get your car on a lift with your kit?
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wow, nice! great...another thing to buy...
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Very nice! All these temptations
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Really nice man. Way to go all out... gonna be sick
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Originally Posted by SickSC3
damn that looks bad ***

just wondering how and the hell did you get your car on a lift with your kit?
well they had to triple ramp it up. the alignment racks already come with one that are permanently attached. Then they had another set of metal ones to use. On top of that, we had to use boards as well. So... yea

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Originally Posted by LexAnt
well they had to triple ramp it up. like the alignment racks already come with one that are permanently attached. Then they had another set of metal ones to use. On top of that, we had to use boards as well. So... yea
ic.. i guess thats what i need to do then to bad i cant take my side skirts off like i use to do when i brought it to a shop. you should try it, its alot easier for them to get on the lift.
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holy pure sex.
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Ooohhh those are sweet



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