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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:48 AM
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Originally Posted by Dv8
How do you like the shyt steering angle these cars have

Nice pictures. Looks like you had fun.
yes i hate it cus i went from a car with no steering angle to a car with STILL no steering angle lol...i dont mind it too much tho.. hopefully in the future i can get some JIC hardbars and some spacers..or do you guys really have an aftermarket support for steering angle?..i highly doubt you guys do..

oh and pics of my exhuast coming soon. its a temp fix. so we'll see what happenes next lol.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 08:54 AM
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no lexus in us other then some IS300's came with an lsd.

sc400 never had it. ever. lol.

for steering angle you can contact "powered by max" google them. they will give you a set for free if you pay shipping. they are nice and anodized too.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:19 AM
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Originally Posted by 5sp_jzz30
no lexus in us other then some IS300's came with an lsd.

sc400 never had it. ever. lol.

for steering angle you can contact "powered by max" google them. they will give you a set for free if you pay shipping. they are nice and anodized too.
yeah i know the powered by max guys out in cali. i am considering their coils at the moment.

funny, i have always heard of people "upgrading" to the 400 diffs...i wonder why..anyway to varify this by any chance? cus if its true...i am welding this ***** lol.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:22 AM
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Originally Posted by jeepstR118
i was mostly in 2nd the whole time..towards the end of the track you pretty much have to make a Uturn so what i would do was slide towards the cone while left foot breaking slowing the car down, keep the power up by down shifting to 1st, going around the cone and once i max out 1st throw it back into 2nd...i know, my tranny hates me.


whats up dude?




really? did the SC400 ever come with LSD? if they did how can i find out if mine has it for sure? cus when i first got the car, messing around i would do burn outs and little "drifts" and it would leave 2 lines. always thought it was probably a torsen becuase it didnt always lock.


and thank you all for the comments.


Lift your car up on jack stands, make sure your e brake is down. Spin one of your rear wheels, if the other side spins... you have LSD. If the other side doesn't spin.... open diff. Hope this helps
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by SoCaLSC400
Lift your car up on jack stands, make sure your e brake is down. Spin one of your rear wheels, if the other side spins... you have LSD. If the other side doesn't spin.... open diff. Hope this helps
yeah but from what i was told torsen lsd act like open and work when torque is sensed...so when the car is lifted it wont activate and act as an open diff.?
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:50 AM
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you dont have a torsen diff unless someone before you put one in. torsen diff will act like an open diff with no load on either of the tires.

i have an sc300 at, sc300 mt, and sc400 diff at my house. all of them are open diffs. the reason i have all 3 is for variety of gear ratios when i start tracking my car, hopefully, next season.

i got a welded sc300 at(4.28:1) in my car right now. i have been driving on it for almost 2 years. this will be my 3rd winter on it too. not a problem at all. tire wear is not noticeable either unless you go tracking/drifting or drive really hard.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 01:29 PM
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oh nice and looks like a lot of fun...! haha, driftin' stock suspension.... must have rocked like a boat =)
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 01:51 PM
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I've seen you drift at the event at countyline..you drift really good especially with you are working with..keep up the good work..can't wait to see what comes in the future..
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 04:07 PM
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that's one mean looking exhaust pipe...

How can we have LSD when we have TRAC?
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 04:13 PM
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THAT should have been the first SC commercial from Lexus.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:38 PM
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It always surprises me to see how people get these SC4s sideways like that. Excellent job driving that thing. As for LSD, they dont come stock on SCs. If you launch it you'll spin both wheels. One will spin faster of course. If you do a brake stance on dry asphalt you'll notice which one is doing all the work.
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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crazy! That is definitely some action shots!
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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holy long exhaust from the 2nd pic
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:44 PM
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Originally Posted by jeepstR118
is that your exhuast??? can i get another pic of that
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Old Nov 20, 2008 | 09:50 PM
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i have a s13 as my drift car but i got bored out in open diff auto 400 one night

hah. open diff is a *****
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hh-g3tBDz_U
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