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I must've missed this post. Sorry about that. Thanks. Once I get some more time to make some posts, I hope to make the section a great reference for any supra owner looking to do something with their suspension. I think we might have talked about this a little on TST a while back...

It looks like they just made that thread the other day. But I could've sworn that the audi guys tried that joke a couple years ago as well. I remember because one of my roommates was building an A4 and he showed it to me. I guess they aren't that creative over there with the whole reusing old...

Duane, that wasn't directed at you. It was because when I mentioned the idea before, some people didn't seem to like the idea. Tim

I wouldn't suggest cutting your springs. Just ignore it until you can put something else on there. It's just not really worth it. 25% isn't a number I would rely on. I'm sure for some shocks, it's fine. But with stock shocks, meaning OE stuff and not OE replacement, I wouldn't do...

Weird, I seem to remember that being suggested on the first page. Tim

Yeah, those are the numbers I was going to look for. I forgot how soft all the lowering springs are, but I guess all they're really meant to do is lower the car. As for whatever else you were talking about, do you want to cut your lowering springs so you can go lower? Is that what you...

What are you going to be doing with the car? It sounds like it would be fine for a little bit stiffer than stock. So if it's just a street car and you aren't trying to win any races, then it would probably be alright. But I still need to look up the numbers on the eibach springs and I haven't...

Well this is a complicated questions. For spring rates, it's going to depend on the weight of the car. A heavier car will need more spring, while a lighter car can get away with less. And it also depends on the weight balance, the wheel and tire size, what sway bars you have available...

I would like to compile the different rates of what setups are available on the market. So lowering spring rates, coilover spring rates, etc. I know I found a good list a while back, but I'm not sure if that is accurate anymore or if many of the setups are still sold. I will also be going...

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So we now have a nice suspension and vehicle dynamic section for all the questions you guys have on setting up your cars for whatever you do. You can ask anything suspension or vehicle dynamics related and I will do my best to answer the question or at least point you in the right direction. I...

$500 sounds like a decent deal. You can check compression with the engine out of the car and that should give you an idea on the condition of the engine. But also if you're getting it at that price and it's out of the car, why not just do a head gasket and studs so you won't have any worries...

But only too a point. It depends on how load sensitive the tire is. With most tires, as the load increases the effective coefficient of friction of the tire decreases. So you approach a point where more load is able to produce less lateral force. And also remember than an evenly loaded pair...

Well it's not really bad news, it just means that I might have to test more than just the stock bars that I have. But I wonder if anyone can find out what the difference is before that. Either way, it's not that big of a deal. I can't imagine the stock bars being that different from each...

I'm still trying to figure out something with the spacers. I had some problems with the power steering system in my brother's car and I want to make sure that the spacers had nothing to do with it before starting to sell them. I'm 99% sure that they didn't, but I just want to double check...

What I plan to get from this testing is the actual bar rate expressed in ft-lb/deg, which can then be calculated to get the lb/in rate at the end of the bar. I will also be measuring weight and OD and anything else that could be of interest. What this will allow us to do is to look at...

Fuzz, does that mean you're willing to let me borrow those Tanabes? And then if Poodles' 89 bars are different than my pre-89 bars then I think that's pretty much what is available on the market today. I'm sure there's some older stuff or previous versions of some of the bars and I can test...

Awesome. I wouldn't need the bars for long. The testing takes less than an hour total depending on how long it takes me to find my clamps. So depending on how long it takes for shipping, I would probably only have the bars for a day. I could test them the day they show up, package them up...

I already talked with George. They don't have any in stock right now. But that means that a bunch of people in this community have whiteline adjustables right now and I'm betting that at least a couple people haven't installed them yet. And I'm hoping that at least one of the people who...

So does no one want to help with this project? I figured at least some of you would be interested in either the results or helping out. Tim