rominl

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yeah i got the trd lcb already, the price was too too to resist

the tom's one is a little bit better coz' it has two more joints on the lcb compared to the trd

Manaray

The build on the TOM'S one is better all around and like Rominl said, it has two extra joint connections.

Don't get me wrong, the TRD one is great...but the TOM'S one is just better.

LexFather

They shipped out Monday. I'm in Atlanta, hopefully here by Friday.

LexFather

Okay, Jazziz just called. His and mine arrived today. I will put on the Chassis brace on tonight. It is raining though, so I am not sure how much I will push the car.

LexFather

Okay, my digital camera sucks so i took regular pics and hope to scan.

ALL U NEED:
a 9/16 wrench (the same size that takes off the oil cap when u change the oil).

There are 6 screws that hold together the brace. Just unscrew the current one, and screw on the TRD brace.

The OEM brace is half as light as the TRD brace, they are equivlent in size, the OEM brace's brackets are sphere shaped, the TRD brace is square shaped.

The last screw on the passenger side is by the water outlet, so water will come out some (nothing to worry about).

Took me 1/2 an hour.

I drove the snot outta my car on some backroads around here, IMO the car felt more secure where I was directing it. The nose of the car feels solid. In other words, the car would be pointed one direction, the wheels another and it felt good. There rear feels even less secure now. Then again, it could all be in my head.

For less than $200, why not. The finish is almost identical to the TRD STB most of us have. I'm happy. Sways go on soon with stock shocks/springs with a report to come.

bitkahuna

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Stock:

bitkahuna

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TRD:

bitkahuna

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TRD close up:

bitkahuna

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BTW, I ordered the Tom's rear LCB kit today.

rominl

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and on my side, i discovered that the stock front lcb, after it's removed, was bent. so when you place it flat on the grond, the center part was bent up. guess either it's not strong enough or it does take up quite some stress off the car

DaveGS4

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Very cool Bit, congrats.

<chant> "six link" "six link" "six link" "six link" </chant>


IMO an even better mod (and your next one... what else is left? )

bitkahuna

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Thanks. I heard the 6 link kit are REPLACEMENT parts, is that right? Or are they additional parts??

DaveGS4

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I originally thought they were additional pieces because the dealer didn't give me back my old ones upon install, but was corrected that they were replacements for less stiff stock ones (just like our TRD swaybars... ).

1niceride

Dave- I have to correct myself. Only 2 of the links are replacement parts(the two straight pieces). The other 4 are additional.

I finaaalllllyyyy got time to finish my install. Well actually still got the lower brace to do, maybe i'll do that next week.

At first glance it looked like it was all replacement, but upon install it was not . I tried to take pics. , but they came out bad since i was so low to the ground. If i had a lift i probably could have gotten some good pics. Just imagine trying to take pics under a car with not much clearance.