Advice tightening up chassis, replacing bushes for poly, etc

[supraGZaerotop]

Hi all, quick question. Looking to start tightening up my supras handling.

Now im thinking inexpensive parts at the moment and see how far this gets me in how the car feels. Im thinking strut bar (whats the best bang per buck strut brace out there?) also thinking of doing super pro steering rack mounting kit poly, both front and rear ARB bushes poly again. Getting geo checked again. Or and am thinking about rear strut brace? Also thinking of buying whiteline power bars that fit under on the chassis. The car feels ok on the road but i know it can be way better, just looking to refresh the underneath abit, not looking to spend thousands on new arms etc just yet. What can be done for a decent amount of cash?

[Dnk]

I doubt you'd notice any difference with strut bars etc and imo a waste of money.

 

Your biggest issue is you have an aerotop so it'll never be as good as

coupe and you simply live with it.

 

If your suspension has tired old bushes then this is what you need to replace

and with a good geo set up will do more for how your car handles and feels

Edited August 2, 2013 by Dnk (see edit history)

[supraGZaerotop]

Thanks for that, yeah im aware of it being a aerotop, with the roof off theyre a bit shakey in they. Other than that, with the roof its pretty solid. Theres new bilstiens all round, original springs tho. Only replaced 1 arm on the back bk in the spring, other than that there is no play what so ever in anything under neath, but it still feels a bit vague sometimes i find. I had geo adjusted by a company, its alot better but still not 100%, seems to pull very slightly to the right under power since having it adjusted. Theres a place near me who has one of the state of the art machines, thinking of putting it on there to see what readings it prints out. Do you think replacing ARB bushes and power steering mount kit will do any good? Reason is these parts are cheap.

I doubt you'd notice any difference with strut bars etc and imo a waste of money.

 

Your biggest issue is you have an aerotop so it'll never be as good as

coupe and you simply live with it.

 

If your suspension has tired old bushes then this is what you need to replace

and with a good geo set up will do more for how your car handles and feels

[Dnk]

The rubber bushes in the arms i doubt will be anything like they were 20 years

ago and do make a huge difference.

 

I changed all mine and the difference was very noticeable and mine seemed fine too

and passed every mot without any problems.

 

Change your ARB bushes etc if they are worn but they wont give you results

your looking for as far as how the car drives.

Thats more down to the condition of the suspension arms, geo set up, tyres, dampers & springs

Edited August 2, 2013 by Dnk (see edit history)

[Nic]

The rubber bushes in the arms i doubt will be anything like they were 20 years

ago and do make a huge difference.

 

 

You'd be shocked by the difference overhauling all the suspension components makes, not cheap but it'll feel like a completely different car.

[Kirk]

Oh I dunno Dnk, I noticed a nice improvement when I swapped my ARB bushes for Poly ones.

 

Although, tbf, I did have decent suspension and was set up nicely, plus it was a hardtop but never the less I did feel an improvement in terms of better roll control. Agreed though it would defiantly not give you the results in mind but something the OP should consider.

 

Change your ARB bushes etc if they are worn but they wont give you results

your looking for as far as how the car drives.

[supraGZaerotop]

Thanks on the info, i guess i knew about the replacing of the whole suspension arms, everything. See how things go, think id def like to replace everything. Maybe il replace the cheaper parts first and go from there. Id love to spend £3000 on replacing all my arms etc, we see

 

You'd be shocked by the difference overhauling all the suspension components makes, not cheap but it'll feel like a completely different car.