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Awesome, I'm glad to see some interest in this stuff. My brother and I will be pulling the suspension off the car tomorrow so I can start designing the parts and building the jigs. Poodles, that was one of the things I was talking about with my friend the other day. He said when he...

So I've been looking at my brother's car and trying to decide what parts it's going to need for the coming season and I wanted to see if anyone here would also be interested in them. I am planning on designing adjustable arms for the whole suspension. They would all have rod ends or...

It would depend on how much power your making and how your car is setup and then good spring rates could be determined and they could be paired with a good damper that would keep the rears planted. As for everything else, good bushings in the rear arms would keep the wheel where you want it...

Why do you need them on full stiff all the time? Just so the feel like you think they should? Your car would probably handle better with the damping turned down a little. It sounds like the car is too stiff. Why do you have the car lower for daily driving than you do for autox? There are...

What I would suggest would be spring sleeves on the bilsteins with a good coil over spring like Hypercoils. It just allows more freedom for selecting rates that will balance the car and work well with the dampers. And it will give you some height adjustability and some freedom in selecting...

I'm not completely sure on the different fitment for the 7m versus the 1j. If you're talking about the mounting of the bar, I don't think it's any different and it really wouldn't make sense if it is. As for shock tower bars, they won't do as much on Supras because Supras don't have...

Jeff, thanks for the info. Kazeyuki, like Fuzz said, I have been testing sway bars and will be posting up a bunch of data later. I will probably make a thread in this section and sticky it so the info doesn't get lost. I have not tested the ST bars yet, but I do have some lined up...

I don't think you're going to be able to fit those size tires on those wheels without pulling the fenders. I have 9.5+12 in the back with a 235/40 and there isn't too much more room for a bigger tire. You could probably fit the 9+14 with a 255, maybe 265. And then 8+10 with a 235/245. But...

Right. But does anyone have any idea of the 91plus bar is the same as the JZA70 solid bar? And what's the difference between the pre89 and 89-90 hollow bars?

Cool, well let me know what you find out. Based on what you posted, your rear bar should be the same as the one on my brother's car. So just your front bar would be what I would want to test. If we can figure out if it's even different at all. Tim

I was just getting around to it. By the way Fuzz, you're bars are on the way back. I just dropped them off at UPS a couple hours ago. I tested the stock rear bar and Tanabe rear bar last night. The tanabe rear bar is a little more than twice as stiff as the stock rear bar. I'm curious...

There isn't anything available off the shelf from Bilsteins that's adjustable for these cars. But with the Bilsteins, there are a lot of options. And if you're using the fact that they aren't adjustable to compare them to these other asian setups. You need to look at the quality of the...

How many miles are on them? They shouldn't be blowing too quickly, but dampers do wear. It's possible you could be bottoming them out, do you still have bumpstops on there? There's a lot of reasons they could've blown or started to leak. Dirt on the shaft can wear down the rod guide...

I tested the front bars I have tonight. I have the stock pre-89, tanabe and whiteline. The Tanabe bars was softer than I expected it to be. I am going to test that one again and make sure all my recorded data is correct. The whiteline bar was stiffer than I expected. I was hoping it would...

How old are the struts and how many miles on them? It would probably be beneficial to replace them if you want the car to handle properly. Stiffer springs will on almost blown shocks will not be good for handling. And if you're pulling everything off anyway, why not get better shocks as well...

Alright, so was the 2800 assembled cost? Did you use ARP hardware for the head studs, rod bolts, mains? 400 for clutch was already addressed, I wish there was a 400 clutch good for 500hp for the R154. Is 450 for injectors and accurate price? What injectors and is a different fuel rail...

I've experienced a lot of different seats. For safety ratings, there isn't really anything besides FIA certification which is an expensive test process and only the companies who really compete in motorsports will go through this. So companies like Sparco, Recaro, OMP, Cobra and a few other...

I doubt that the Megan's are rebuildable, at least easily available. But someone might prove me wrong. How can you not find Bilsteins, they're everywhere for the car. Ckanderson is selling the dampers themselves for a good price and if you wanted something with springs and all of that, I...

There are so many different factors of an engine that none will really tell you the whole story. Especially when you're comparing an NA engine and a turbo engine. HP/L just doesn't tell you the whole story. It only tells about peak power and nothing else about the engine performance. When...

Yes, they would replace your stock shocks and springs. But not those exact ones, those are for 4th gen supras. As for if they would be better than stock, take a look at the Megan thread for my thoughts and some other opinions. Tim