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tc-5 airrunner?

Old 07-02-11, 01:30 AM
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Question tc-5 airrunner?

to go with tc-5 or go with regular coilovers...ne sugestions?
Old 07-02-11, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by 96817isf
to go with tc-5 or go with regular coilovers...ne sugestions?
Yes I do... Please speak in proper English when asking for information so us "Old Farts" can understand you!
Old 07-02-11, 02:45 PM
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sorry man im from hawaii and i tried to clean it up as much as i possibly could
Old 07-02-11, 09:32 PM
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Is your ride more show or go? I was debating this myself before ultimately deciding on coilovers. I like the look of having a car dumped, but it would be unnecessary weight in a racing environment. That being said, I haven't seen an IS F on air ride suspension yet. Go with what suits you best!
Old 07-03-11, 12:19 AM
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If I had an ISF and I wanted to do airbags suspension, I would hands down do the AR TC-5.
Old 07-03-11, 11:48 AM
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im tryin to go for show and go.. so im getting all my tie bars on right now and saving for my full exhaust. nos is goin in to so yeah...idk wut to do...im still waiting for someone to make a crazy cam for our car so i can slap that bad boy in too
Old 07-05-11, 10:48 PM
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Why would you want to put airbags on a performance car? Airbags are for show. Not performance. You are better off putting airbags on a real vip setup like a GS or LS.
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tc-5 stands for tight control 5 its a performance air ride system...
Old 07-06-11, 08:51 PM
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Originally Posted by 96817isf
tc-5 stands for tight control 5 its a performance air ride system...
Thats an oxymoron marketing term. Name one factory performance tuned car riding on air. NONE.
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dont' lambos have it and ferarri? if not then i thought wrong
Old 07-07-11, 05:36 AM
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I do not believe they have air but rather cup system. It would be much better to get a set of coilovers and get a cup kit in my opinion then going with a full air suspension. I want to put a cupkit system on my F so I can lower it more but then when things in the road appear I can just raise the cup kit the 2.5in raise it can give you. This is more what the Lambos and Ferraris have I believe.
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Yea, cup systems are really cool! However its expensive, like buying two sets of coilovers. Its sweet that you can have the slammed coilover experience, but then raise it for going over driveways or curbs.
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I wonder how many people who talk ***** to those who want airbags over coilovers due to "loss of performance" actually have their cars corner weighted and properly set up.
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