lol to be honest, i'm not really sure, but it sure fit well like that though. otherwise, the bolt's too long, and there's be a huge space above the bracket. i just stacked them there because i had no where else to install them.
and to toyocel, they might be telling you to adjust your damper from like whatever setting you have to like 11mm or something tighter. with ingalls, you can tighten the damper. for us, we put in new bushings, which in turn gives us a "tighter" feel.

 

ok i just finished installing mine and took it for a few hard runs and it felt better, but here is the thing i don't know and would like to know. how do i tighten the damper without switching the bushing, also GEEZ can't it rattle anymore than my car already does, dynamat and those wahers is my solution to this right?

 

is it that bad? people have used dynamat, as jetlounge said, but i have no opinion since i have never tried it. the washers that were placed under the etd brackets and the strut bar was just to even it out, so the strut bar doesn't get tightened down at a angle.

 

rubber gromets or washers (a few of them) around the strut mount bolts under the metal plate and ur good....btw love the Engine cover very original... id still go wit ingalls tho...

 

lol thanks with the cover. 1 weekend, spray cans, and boredom led me to do that lol. but yeah, i was thinking of getting the ingalls, but i wanted something new, and boom, nst started advertising this thing and so yeah. i'm happy with it. does the job right, and adds a little "bling" to my engine bay lol.

 

well it's pretty loud when the car is in reverse but while driving i really can't hear it cause my car is loud and i turn my subs up as well. but man i can also feel the vibration but i'll see when i can go get some dynamat for this.

 

which bushings did you put in? because i get no vibrations. only a slight rattle during idle.

 

the ones that go inside the damper, the black ones. besides putting extra washers for the space i haven't done that yet.

 

weird.. i have the black ones in as well.. maybe your's is really tight on there? because i do get extra noise in the cabin, just not vibrations. just the engine sound comes through a bit more.

 

how do i loosen it up?

 

i just meant to make it a little longer, so that it has a little more room for play. not sure if that would fix it though. but yeah, if that doesn't work, i would do what kocho did, just put some rubber grommets around the strut bolts, to absorb some of the vibration.

 

please explain this to me, how do i make it longer and shorter?

 

i just did it by unscrewing the top 2 hex parts, making the rod stick out more. couldn't really find a good picture, but

 

alright, i'll mess around with it tomorrow. Thanks
btw are you going to the balliztik show on the 19th? if so then if i'm still having this problem you could help me out there.

 

there's a show on the 19th? is there a thread on that here?

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=214096

 

1) Awesome write up. Made me buy it and install it

2) I only got black bushings with my kit from DME... was looking for the red ones..

3) Longer vs Shorter.. which is better for performance?

 

1. Thanks!
2. red ones are pre-installed into the damper. open it up, by screwing off everything, and the cylinder part should come off, and reveal 2 plastic spacers and 2 red bushings.
3. i would say shorter for performance, but i just made it long enough to reach. if you make it too short, you'll suffer from rattling.

 

Ahhh so thats what that is...

 

awesome write up, this will probably be my next mod.