New suspension

by **Aotoyota** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:29 pm

Just got everything done this past weekend..

KYB GR-2 shocks all around
TRD springs
KYB strut mounts.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/echanphoto ... 074836816/

the ride has improved a lot... very controlled and much more nimble than before.

by **LostSoul** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 5:45 pm

nice 'aotoyota"!!

looks good

by **akora12** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:08 pm

That's what I'm rocking except for OEM mounts. Nice combo IMO.

by **LostSoul** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 6:09 pm

if it's possible take flick of the kyb mount

by **Aotoyota** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 1:52 am

silly me forgot to take pics of the strut mounts. but one thing for sure, the KYB bearing is much better made than the toy one.

Once we disassembled everything the bearing became two pieces and a bunch of tiny bearings... the kyb was sealed and very robust in comparison.

If you're gonna do it, do it right!

on a diff note, I will have my se sport spring and shocks for sale soon if anyone is interested.
cheers

by **no_escape** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 5:39 am

It's good your in so cal.
I had the Gr-2 struts on my eclipse and the outside rusted so fast. The silver outside of the struts were poke-a-dotted rust looking due to the salt they put on the roads here. So nasty!

by **Dawgz** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 9:05 am

where did u get the trd springs? and how much of a drop is it?

by **Aotoyota** » Fri Jul 11, 2008 2:07 am

I got my springs from 1sttoyotaparts.com, they were on backorder for a few weeks but was a killer deal.

From the looks of it, the bar has finished settling in, and i have about
a two finger gap. so the claim for trd springs is 1.4F 1.2R but overall
im thinking about 1.75F and 1.5R??

but the drop is perfect, havent bottomed out or scrapped anywhere~
( knock on wood)

by **edchungjai** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 1:39 pm

what's the difference between the kyb mount n oe mount?
coz i'm goin to install the kyb strut next week
but i dun really know what's the purpose of getting the mount~
>< is there anyone can ask answer my silly question?

by **akora12** » Sun Jul 20, 2008 4:23 pm

edchungjai wrote:what's the difference between the kyb mount n oe mount?
coz i'm goin to install the kyb strut next week
but i dun really know what's the purpose of getting the mount~
>< is there anyone can ask answer my silly question?

There's really no difference between the kyb or OEM mount. It's the bearings that go bad up front, so swapping those out should help to avoid any problems. I would also inspect the rubber insulators if you reuse the OEM mounts.

by **Aotoyota** » Mon Jul 21, 2008 11:07 pm

i agree it looks about the same but the bearing seems much more beefy compared to the oem one. along with that, the rubber seal? between the strut mount and the bearing is thicker and much more figid than the oem one. this might be that its new but comparing the two, the kyb seemed much more rigid and better built

by **LostSoul** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 8:04 pm

just ordered the same set-up!! how nice!

by **[SMAN]** » Sat Jul 26, 2008 10:57 pm

Setup looks great. Just remember to get a full alignment now as things will have changed.

by **Aotoyota** » Mon Jul 28, 2008 3:21 pm

yup! alignment this week, im curious to see how bad it becomes,
ill put up the numbers afterwards.

by **solaracanada** » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:51 pm

Aotoyota wrote:Just got everything done this past weekend..

KYB GR-2 shocks all around
TRD springs
KYB strut mounts.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/echanphoto ... 074836816/

the ride has improved a lot... very controlled and much more nimble than before.

all of that cost you how much?

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