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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 01:30 AM
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What do you guy think? I know the lsd is a lot more money but it would help out a lot with wheel spin. Coilovers would aslo be cool to help out wiht handleing. btw i am going to autox my tC. So which would help out more?
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 05:55 AM
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lsd of course would help more because itll even out whehl spin between the 2 front tires and if you go into autox that would help you a lot more when yu get out of turns and accellerating, the coilovers would help your car with body rool and you def. need to get rid of that body roll becuase of the heavy tc and that would def let you go around the turn faster. so if i where you coilovers first but after that lsd but if you could get both at the same time do it.
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 06:07 AM
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Old Nov 13, 2007 | 06:14 AM
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they both help out a lot...
but ill go for coilovers first...it also helps with the look
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 06:56 AM
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id say coil overs first. for the same reason as infidel
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 07:02 AM
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Dude, LSD can mess you up pretty bad. Stay away from that stuff and spend your money on car parts instead. I have to say go with the coilovers.
Old Nov 13, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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the lsd would be covered under warrenty right? I have a friend that works at toyota, and he can get me 30% off.
Old Nov 14, 2007 | 03:55 AM
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Originally Posted by RodC
Dude, LSD can mess you up pretty bad. Stay away from that stuff and spend your money on car parts instead. I have to say go with the coilovers.
Was I the only one who got that or no one else found it funny?
Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:19 AM
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i found it really funny.. but didnt say anything.
Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:29 AM
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LSD. wish tc came with LSD just like my old car (SpecV)
Old Nov 14, 2007 | 05:49 AM
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lsd is great, do it along with clutch and flywheel to save some $$$. then do suspension.
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the lsd is covered under warranty right?
Old Nov 14, 2007 | 07:56 PM
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lsd is covered under warranty if it is installed by a toyota/scion/trd installer.

if a dealership installs it, and something goes wrong down the road within the warranty period, you are 100% covered.

if you are like me and pay a third party garage to install it, and they screw something up like...misaligne your 5th gear synchronizer so it breaks into 3 places and you take it to your dealership, you are not covered by a warranty because it is a defect in workmanship, and not a factory defect. and becausethe dealership didn't install it, you cannot get warranty coverage.

i paid 1000 for an lsd install, and then another 2000 for a transmission overhaul because i wasn't able to get my tc back to the shop that installed my lsd.

the charge for lsd installation varies, i've heard some dealerships charge about 650 for installation, my dealership says it would be about the same price as a transmission overhaul which is about 1500. if you want your warranty, get it done by a dealership.
Old Nov 16, 2007 | 09:23 PM
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lsd. cuz when i nail it, whether it raining or not, but usually on more smoother roads, my car tends to drift to the left when the tires are spinning. so yeah....get the LSD....not the drug! the car part!
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