Paul Whiffin Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 I've just replaced every suspension part on my Supra and can safely say the difference is amazing. I've basically changed all the top arms, lower arms, tie bars, drop links, track rod ends, etc. plus every nut, bolt and washer. 3 of the old bolts were completely seized in the bush sleeves on the lower arms so the arms wouldn't have been moving correctly. I got all this from Japan where the parts are much cheaper than buying from here so it doesn't work out to bad. I'd recommend this to anyone with high miles or getting a bit old like mine! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TLicense Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Will you be putting a kit together paul? If so what kind of costs are we looking at? Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt T Posted April 26, 2005 Share Posted April 26, 2005 Overnight parts from Japan, cool Personally think thats way over the top, 90% of it would be purely down to the bushes etc... i would think. Have you got uprated ARBs and/or strut braces too? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carl0s Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 I've just replaced every suspension part on my Supra and can safely say the difference is amazing. I've basically changed all the top arms, lower arms, tie bars, drop links, track rod ends, etc. plus every nut, bolt and washer. 3 of the old bolts were completely seized in the bush sleeves on the lower arms so the arms wouldn't have been moving correctly. I got all this from Japan where the parts are much cheaper than buying from here so it doesn't work out to bad. I'd recommend this to anyone with high miles or getting a bit old like mine! Is this as well as the bushes that you replaced very recently? Which do you think is the most noticably beneficial? Any ideas of cost? thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colsoop Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Will you be putting a kit together paul? If so what kind of costs are we looking at? Cheers What he said Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Overnight parts from Japan, cool Personally think thats way over the top, 90% of it would be purely down to the bushes etc... i would think. Have you got uprated ARBs and/or strut braces too? Why's it over the top? My car is 12 years old, knuckle joints wear out and you can't replace them without changing the whole arm. You can of course just change bushes if required. I didn't want to do that as I wanted to refresh my whole suspension to make it feel like new again and it does. I've got TRD ARB's and Cusco strut braces at the moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menghini Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Have you done any so the car will work better straight ahead, at the quarter mile ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Have you done any so the car will work better straight ahead, at the quarter mile ? No BECAUSE HE WANTS TO GO AROUND BENDS!!! Bloody idiots only interested in straight lines. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Is this as well as the bushes that you replaced very recently? Which do you think is the most noticably beneficial? I didn't replace the bushes nope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Have you done any so the car will work better straight ahead, at the quarter mile ? Round the twisties, the car was feeling horrid and the alignment kept going out as my adjusters didn't have a flat on them anymore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menghini Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Round the twisties, the car was feeling horrid and the alignment kept going out as my adjusters didn't have a flat on them anymore! What susp are you going to have ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menghini Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 No BECAUSE HE WANTS TO GO AROUND BENDS!!! Bloody idiots only interested in straight lines. Guess i'm an idiot then ...... I have leearned from earliy years that the nearest way is the best way....And straight ahead is the nearest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrose7 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 my suspen is knocking very badly, this a commom fault? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 my suspen is knocking very badly, this a commom fault? Depends where it's knocking. Would require investigation. The rubber top mounts have been known to start perishing on older cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Could be a lot of things, bit hard to say without seeing it. We are getting a lot of Supra's coming in with leaking/knocking shocks, as the cars are getting older and older more things need replacing. These bits dont last forever unfortunately! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ambrose7 Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 it sounds like its coming from the top of the shocks, ill have to bring it in somtime. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshowbob Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 Mine has Tein susp, with pillowball's. They are starting to wear out, very small amount of play from them, but when it's amplified by the cars bodywork....sounds bloody awful. Are just the pillowballs/mounts available to buy? Or am i gonna have to replace all the susp? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 it sounds like its coming from the top of the shocks, ill have to bring it in somtime. Could be top mounts or it might be rear hatch rubbers, dont forget to check those first! Take a look at them, if they are cracking and gone hard 9 out of 10 times its those... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 27, 2005 Author Share Posted April 27, 2005 Mine has Tein susp, with pillowball's. They are starting to wear out, very small amount of play from them, but when it's amplified by the cars bodywork....sounds bloody awful. Are just the pillowballs/mounts available to buy? Or am i gonna have to replace all the susp? Do you know what type of Teins have you got? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sideshowbob Posted April 27, 2005 Share Posted April 27, 2005 from looking @ a Demon Tweeks catalogue, they are the 'super street' ones, top adjustable damping and height adjustable. Green in colour. Pillowball mounts are optional in their catalogue, so i presume they are available seperately? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Whiffin Posted April 28, 2005 Author Share Posted April 28, 2005 No problemo, £120 front and £130 rear + delivery and VAT, in stock if required. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eyefi Posted May 16, 2005 Share Posted May 16, 2005 eyup paul, if you don't mind me asking, how much was the supension component renew? cheers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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