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TRD LCB VRS. STOCK LCB....Who will win?

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Old 07-27-01, 12:10 PM
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LCB???...Lower Chassis Brace

look at how flimsy the stock one is.

the stock one weighs about 3lbs
the TRD on weighs about 12lbs (Very Solid!)

I love it...I really felt the difference on sharp turns.


For anyone who has it: (LOL)
The back bolts were taped to my bag..I couldn't find them and I started flipping out because the stock bolts didn't fit....thank God i checked the box right before i threw it out..
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Nice pics and info, Joe, thanks. Yes, it's a nice piece. Don't know if you have the sways, but they're GREAT too. A really nice metallic blue paint on them. And they're MUCH beefier than the stock ones.

Old 08-07-01, 02:39 PM
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AS much as I like TRD products, ( i bought them) I hvae to tell you if you trustly want performance LCBl, go with toms. They have the most aggressive LCB for handling. = ) no doubt about it.

I know this cuz i talked to a japanese technician that works for toyota aristo.
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That's cool...I never said mine was the best..but I did say that i felt a difference which is really important..

I've only seen Tom's REAR LCB not the front one...does anyone have pictures of it??
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dude, that make the car 9lbs heavier, hurt its acceleration HA HA HA
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Originally posted by BananaGS
dude, that make the car 9lbs heavier, hurt its acceleration HA HA HA
True, but all you'll see is my taillights if there's any curves on the track
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I also have the TRD front LCB. Interesting that TRD doesn't make rear LCB.
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Originally posted by QBranchCars
I also have the TRD front LCB. Interesting that TRD doesn't make rear LCB.
Or a rear STB
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Does "toms" or TRD have a web site so I can learn more? I have a GS400 I want to improve ...

TIA
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They have Japanese sites. Not sure if you are able to read and understand them.
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Originally posted by nevrenuf
Does "toms" or TRD have a web site so I can learn more? I have a GS400 I want to improve ...

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TRD is Toyota Racing Development and the work is done in Japan. The US site for it www.trdusa.com shows the pieces they sell in the U.S. (not much). www.trd.co.jp is the Japanese site, but it's in Japanese (go figure).

Toms is Japanese - so the best place to look is:

www.l-tunedparts.com which is actually Carson Toyota in California where a lot of us get our stuff from.
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