Adding TEMS

[Kai]

Yes, yet another thread from me - but its a question thats been bugging me for a while now....

Is it possible to add TEMS to a non-TEMS car? IE - can you just add the TEMS thingies, the switch and the controller, or does it all need wiring in?

Kinda Curious is all

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

You need the TEMS shocks as well as the motors. You will also need the controller for the cockpit. Probably more but thats all I can think of

 

[Kai]

Aaah - so it is possible. Well thats good. As for the benefit of it....i dunno - never experienced a Supra before mine. Although - if you have the TEMS shocks and motors - would i have to ditch the strut brace?

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

Uhhh it depends. Some struts will fit over the motors. The motors are covered,stock with a meta/plastic cap. Just take that off and the strut should be okay.

 

[s383mmber1]

Aaah - so it is possible. Well thats good. As for the benefit of it....i dunno - never experienced a Supra before mine. Although - if you have the TEMS shocks and motors - would i have to ditch the strut brace?

That depends. The acuators are not too big, but some strut bars you will have to lose, some you won't. I feel as if putting a stock tems system in is not worth it unless you go with some upgrades.

I have a mostly stock tems system with a HKS TEMS controller and that, my friend, is SWEET!

You can put it on FULL hard and it reallly reallly helps out.

I have a stock tems controller if you need one!

 

[supradan22]

And I have every thing else other then the contoller it self.

Im doing the opposite of what your doing.

 

[s383mmber1]

And I have every thing else other then the contoller it self.

Im doing the opposite of what your doing.

Hahaha, figures dan would chime in here. SO if you need any parts for your tems, me and supra dan are here!

And if you need any help wiring it up, i know my way around with the tems system!

-William

 

[Kai]

Well, TEMS sounds interesting....but i dont know if it's of much benefit to me. I think the shocks i have are already set up just right - replaced with BOGE gas dampers iirc.

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

In my oppinion TEMS is like a party trick. Its fun to show people. But its useless.

I want some coilovers:cry:

 

[Finnon]

do most of the us cars have tems? it wasnt available to the uk for some weird unkonwn reason, along with digidash and the 1g or 1j engines. stupid toyota marketing guys i imagine

 

[Big Wang Bandit]

No. Tems was included with the "Sports package" which included a spoiler, LSD and TEMS among other things.

 

[Nick M]

TEMS can come with any setup. Toyota didn't make two different wiring harnesses. If you want to do it, go ahead.

Don't go with used in my opinion. The actuators may not work anymore.

 

[Caplax40]

Why not just purchase some Tein coilovers along with an EDFC controller?

 

[Jeff Lange]

TEMS can come with any setup. Toyota didn't make two different wiring harnesses.

Or did they? I'm pretty sure there are cars without the necessary wiring for TEMS. Toyota did it for other options, why should TEMS be any different .

 

[Facime]

I have a mostly stock tems system with a HKS TEMS controller and that, my friend, is SWEET!

You can put it on FULL hard and it reallly reallly helps out.

I searched for that item and could never find a place to buy one. So I just did the diag mode mod with a switch on the dash for it. Now anytime I want full hard on my TEMS I just flip the switch and set for "sport"...total cost - $1.99

 

[s383mmber1]

I searched for that item and could never find a place to buy one. So I just did the diag mode mod with a switch on the dash for it. Now anytime I want full hard on my TEMS I just flip the switch and set for "sport"...total cost - $1.99

Yeah, the ghetto version....

Well, mine looks SWEET at night!


:biglaugh:

 

[Facime]

If by Ghetto you mean the cheapest possible way to accomplish the same thing your expensive gadget does....then Im ALL about Ghetto! :aigo:

 

[Nick M]

Or did they? I'm pretty sure there are cars without the necessary wiring for TEMS. Toyota did it for other options, why should TEMS be any different .

I know there is more than one wiring harness. But there isn't more than one for a model. I had weight list at one time published on I-Supra. Not the gut it list, the whole car. It had like 7 models, or more. There should be one harness for each. GE manual, GE auto, GE sport roof, etc.

 

[Kai]

hmmm. Question is - for the money its likely to cost to source these seemingly rare items here in the UK - does TEMS actually make much of a difference compared to non-TEMS cars?

 

[Facime]

TEMS is a comfort thing, not a performance thing. I personally love having mine. when the road is bad or Im just cruising the freeway I can drop em down to soft, for around town I click up to firm...when I hit my favorite twisty, I click em to hard. Its really just a gadget, but I like having the choice.