SC400 Built to run in the desert
#16
Driver School Candidate
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Staying with the IRS for this car. The Celica has a built up Toyota axle for that kind of excessive abuse. The SC will stay more of a rally car type car, instead of a take anything warrior. I'm hoping to take it on a long run this weekend, about 200 miles of back dirt roads, should be fun, see what I think of it on a long trek. Just need to find the time to swap in the 4.30 final drive soon.
-Jon
-Jon
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#19
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Join Date: Jun 2016
Location: California
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I love this. This is how I feel on stock suspension whenever I go to one of the IE meet ups. Keep us updated...I've always liked rally cars.
#21
Driver School Candidate
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Did about 175 miles of hard dirt road driving this past weekend, the car handles amazing, still quiet inside. The only casualty was the r.r. brake backing plate broke loose and annoyed the hell out of me for about 60 miles until we stopped to find the noise and finish pull the plate off the car.
-Jon
-Jon
#28
Driver School Candidate
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Took the back roads home from Tucson to Phoenix a few weekends ago. Still loving this car, still tweaking things on it, like new front brakes with slotted/drilled rotors. Next mod, custom built receiver hitch with side plates to mount 2 d-rings. One of these days I need to get the 4.30 final drive swapped out too!
#29
Pole Position
You guys are making me want to ditch my double cab tacoma and add another SC to the fleet...
#30
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Thanks, they are capable when built right. It was fun having a dirt bike trying to keep up with us for 5 or 6 miles, just to give us the thumbs up...