mr. tetsuo's LS build thread
revived thread!
no new updates to the whip just yet, but got in some goodies this past christmas compliments of my girl.
got some plans for the grille too
sorry i lagged it on the beam pics. still havent found my digi cam so these iphone pics will suffice. whoever installed the projectors did a pretty bad job.
no new updates to the whip just yet, but got in some goodies this past christmas compliments of my girl.
got some plans for the grille toosorry i lagged it on the beam pics. still havent found my digi cam so these iphone pics will suffice. whoever installed the projectors did a pretty bad job.
where did those megan arms come from, afaik they don't make anything for the 1/2 LS?
edit: well i'll be damned, they released a whole set of UCF20 rear arms and I never even noticed o.o
edit: well i'll be damned, they released a whole set of UCF20 rear arms and I never even noticed o.o
Last edited by PureDrifter; Jan 4, 2013 at 02:27 PM.
lol my girl got me these, tho i pointed her in this direction. hows your ride coming along?
yea i came across them browsing ebay one day. dont think i will be needing all the arms tho
yea i came across them browsing ebay one day. dont think i will be needing all the arms tho
jus call me dr. tetsuo cause im a thread reviver. lol.
anyway small update:
got the megan arms installed.
and got an alignment at firestone. will post up the results.
worker said my aftermarket coils and arm made it harder
to align?
painted my calipers to cover stupid rust spots
also finished work on my grille
not 100% satisfied with the result, but itll do for now.
also ordered a new tire, which means ill be finally
rolling on my amistads again
positive or negative comments welcome!
anyway small update:
got the megan arms installed.
and got an alignment at firestone. will post up the results.
worker said my aftermarket coils and arm made it harder
to align?
painted my calipers to cover stupid rust spots
also finished work on my grille
not 100% satisfied with the result, but itll do for now.
also ordered a new tire, which means ill be finally
rolling on my amistads again
positive or negative comments welcome!
Last edited by mr. tetsuo; Jan 24, 2013 at 01:09 PM.
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Hey man - nice ride. I got my 93 LS400 in October and have some plans for it. Not a bunch but enough to give it a nice look and drive better. I have been working on Jeeps for about 8 years so I have an ok understandin of suspension. Tell me about the Arms you ordered. i am assuming they are adjustable to adjust for the camber from your drop? At what point do adjustables need to be purchased? I'm thinking of going down about 1.5".
Good Luck with the rest of the build.
Good Luck with the rest of the build.
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what made you change your brake calipers to the old design? i'm guessing for wheel clearance.
i have their toe links, very quality stuff but they are made in red. didn't like that so i powdercoated them black. 
If you guys need arms hit up STUDIO http://bold-move.com/
They make suspension for our cars
They make suspension for our cars
haha not the first time a firestone tech said this to me. well that's b/c they are aftermarket parts. so when you change the toe, it throws off the rest of the readings. you have to go back and forth to adjust accordingly. if you want a real alignment go to 714 tires in westminster.
I wouldn't trust firestone to align my custom arms, i'd set camber elsewhere and use them for toe and go's.
Megan arms have a pretty reliable rep in the 240/supra/everywhere else world afaik. Don't know where you came up on those stories of them failing
the Studio Bold arms aren't made in-house, they're made by Battle Version
Quality stuff, but a big price difference.
OP: Are the megan arms poly bushing'd or do they use metal bearings? If they're poly I'll probably pick up a pair. Are you using them to add or remove negative camber?
Megan arms have a pretty reliable rep in the 240/supra/everywhere else world afaik. Don't know where you came up on those stories of them failing
the Studio Bold arms aren't made in-house, they're made by Battle Version
Quality stuff, but a big price difference.
OP: Are the megan arms poly bushing'd or do they use metal bearings? If they're poly I'll probably pick up a pair. Are you using them to add or remove negative camber?
true, mine was bought from studio but came in battle version packaging, stickers, etc. checked the price and it was the same (at the time). has it changed? btw these arms are solid metal bearings.
Hey man - nice ride. I got my 93 LS400 in October and have some plans for it. Not a bunch but enough to give it a nice look and drive better. I have been working on Jeeps for about 8 years so I have an ok understandin of suspension. Tell me about the Arms you ordered. i am assuming they are adjustable to adjust for the camber from your drop? At what point do adjustables need to be purchased? I'm thinking of going down about 1.5".
Good Luck with the rest of the build.
Good Luck with the rest of the build.
what made you change your brake calipers to the old design? i'm guessing for wheel clearance.
haha not the first time a firestone tech said this to me. well that's b/c they are aftermarket parts. so when you change the toe, it throws off the rest of the readings. you have to go back and forth to adjust accordingly. if you want a real alignment go to 714 tires in westminster.
haha not the first time a firestone tech said this to me. well that's b/c they are aftermarket parts. so when you change the toe, it throws off the rest of the readings. you have to go back and forth to adjust accordingly. if you want a real alignment go to 714 tires in westminster.
i cant remember off the top of my head. im gonna be adding neg camber. next on my list is to relip the wheels. just trying to figure out how much room i can work with.
