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Old Feb 21, 2006 | 09:40 PM
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Old Feb 22, 2006 | 01:42 AM
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so far all i have are tein s-techs and front and rear strut bar, but i live on mountain roads, and the box is awesome, i can keep up with a S2k and i hink, thats just awesome for a box
Old Feb 22, 2006 | 02:08 AM
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dc strut brace, poly endlink bushings and swaybar bushing, trd rear frame brace, progressive rear beam stiffener tanabe nf 210, trd struts and shocks one ton garage rear shims gt spec front frame brace
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(are we supposed to list every mod we have, or tell which helped the most? well...) the megan springs for sure, WAY stiff. made a world of difference. more so than even the rear sway bar.
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:09 AM
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Megan strut bar, Tanabe NF210 springs, and I have on the way Knoi rear shocks
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 03:50 PM
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I cant wait to put in my Monroe Sensatrac Shocks/Struts! ! !
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Yeah, I know how you feel, I can't wait to install my Koni's
Old Feb 23, 2006 | 09:09 PM
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Progress rear sway bar!
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Hands down the best mod so far is the Progress Rear Sway bar. It Rocks!!

I only have a few more small items to get for my suspension mainly in the form of the TRD Rear frame brace, and OTG Rear shims. I just love the way this thing handles.
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 06:04 PM
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Koni's all around with Eibach Pro-Kit= awesome.
Old Feb 25, 2006 | 10:03 PM
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Uber xA... I am not fimilair with shims for a car, could ya fill me in?
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Monroe Sensa track shocks and struts

Goldine 2" lowering springs

17" wheels

215-45 series tire
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Originally Posted by hornet_on_the_flower
dc strut brace, poly endlink bushings and swaybar bushing, trd rear frame brace, progressive rear beam stiffener tanabe nf 210, trd struts and shocks one ton garage rear shims gt spec front frame brace
Where do I find this TRD rear frame brace?
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Originally Posted by hornet_on_the_flower
dc strut brace, poly endlink bushings and swaybar bushing, trd rear frame brace, progressive rear beam stiffener tanabe nf 210, trd struts and shocks one ton garage rear shims gt spec front frame brace
Where do I find this TRD rear frame brace?
I have Hotchkis strut barce, Poly endlink bushings, hotchkis front sway bar with poly bushings,progress sway bar, OTG shims, Front yellow koni's, GTSpec Front frame brace, goldline springs.
Koni rear shocks on the way
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 01:53 AM
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Originally Posted by DeansBlackBox
Monroe Sensa track shocks and struts

Goldine 2" lowering springs
Are Monroe Sensatrac's designed for such a large drop?
Old Feb 26, 2006 | 08:18 AM
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Shims can be found at Onetongarage.com there specially designed for our cars and they make the rear stance wider
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I don't believe that the monroes or konis are designed for such a drop....a tein coil over setup would probably be best. I could buy 3 or 4 sets of monroes for one set of konis. I am completely happy with my ride and handleing. My ride has never been more comfortable and the performance is unreal.
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suprised no1 said their wheels/tire package...
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 06:24 AM
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I agree---believe the 'best' was the install of the Progress Tech rear sway bar...
Old Feb 27, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Big_Bird
so far all i have are tein s-techs and front and rear strut bar, but i live on mountain roads, and the box is awesome, i can keep up with a S2k and i hink, thats just awesome for a box
don't let b2finity hear that!! He says that it doesnt matter that our cars are lighter and smaller than alot of heavier and bigger cars because we don't have that much power, so we can't take the turns as fast as them. not to say that our cars would kick thier asses and dust them, but it does hold a slight upper hand.

anyway...I just have s-techs, a front strut bar, and the toe set to 0. I plan on getting TRD shocks, camber bolts for the front and one ton camber shims for the rear, oh yeah and the TRD rear sway. I also have 10mm spacers up front for reverse staggering. I also ditched the stock steelies and have 15x6.5 Rota Grids and Falken zeix 512s 195/50/r15, im changin them to 205 soon because the tires were a present and my brother didnt bother to use a tire calculater...so my tires radius is -4%...1% less than the recommended +/- 3% radius. Which really DOES make a diff...oh yeah...lol..I also want to get the front and rear under braces from c-one

don't let b2 hear about this either...he thinks the only way our cars will handle good is if we completely rework the car....



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