Suspension upgrade completed
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First I added the Cusco strut tower brace. The difference was very noticable and I notice better stability and less lean on curves. DIY was very easy and the oem bolt caps fit right over the brackets.
2nd was replacing the stock rear member braces with the billet aluminum braces from L-Tuners (Carlon Lexus). I really couldn't tell much difference (yet) but they look much better.
I had a shop replace the front and rear sway bar, steering, and front control arm bushings with the upgrades from Daizen. Everything feels a bit tighter. I did have some side wear on all tires and the Daizen writeup attributes that problem typically to the control arm bushings on the sc around 50k miles. I want to go to the track a bit just to feel more speed and test handling on a road course and this upgrade made sense.
Lastly lowered about 1" with the Tanabe normal feel lowering springs. Looks great with less wheel gap and the handling improved more than with the Cusco alone.
2nd was replacing the stock rear member braces with the billet aluminum braces from L-Tuners (Carlon Lexus). I really couldn't tell much difference (yet) but they look much better.
I had a shop replace the front and rear sway bar, steering, and front control arm bushings with the upgrades from Daizen. Everything feels a bit tighter. I did have some side wear on all tires and the Daizen writeup attributes that problem typically to the control arm bushings on the sc around 50k miles. I want to go to the track a bit just to feel more speed and test handling on a road course and this upgrade made sense.
Lastly lowered about 1" with the Tanabe normal feel lowering springs. Looks great with less wheel gap and the handling improved more than with the Cusco alone.
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