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Oct 24, 2017 | 08:54 AM

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i was just gonna buy springs, but for the price it was worth the try as these were only a few dollars more. initial impressions look good. Cant wait to get em installed on the project. I'm curious how low they go. hopefully lower than the supra springs.

I took a look at the paperwork that came in the box. The manufacturer looks to be maxpeedingrods, http://www.maxpeedingrods.com/ ,although this part was not listed on their site. I believe they were contracted to manufacture these but not branded by maxpeedingrods themselves

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Oct 24, 2017 | 09:17 AM

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Could you measure the diameter of the shock body? The threaded portion where the collars spin. I want to know if an air bag can fit over them.

They look like they can get your car pretty low, but the spring rates/dampening might not allow it.

Oct 24, 2017 | 10:04 AM

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sure thing. I'll let you know when i get home. hopefully it drops the the car nicely. advertised as 10/8 Kg/mm spring rates. it should be comfy

Oct 24, 2017 | 11:50 AM

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sure thing. I'll let you know when i get home. hopefully it drops the the car nicely. advertised as 10/8 Kg/mm spring rates. it should be comfy

The tein coils I had were 12/7 and they were on the softer side. As long as your wheels aren't an aggressive fit you should be able to go low.

Oct 24, 2017 | 08:45 PM

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The tein coils I had were 12/7 and they were on the softer side. As long as your wheels aren't an aggressive fit you should be able to go low.

thanks good to know.

the circumference of the front and rear shock bodys is 6 5/8". C= pi *d, diameter is 6.625/3.14 = 2.11" or 53.56 mm hope that helps

Oct 26, 2017 | 07:18 PM

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thanks good to know.

the circumference of the front and rear shock bodys is 6 5/8". C= pi *d, diameter is 6.625/3.14 = 2.11" or 53.56 mm hope that helps

Thanks for doing the math. Those would work perfect. The air bags need a 2.14" or smaller diameter.

Feb 9, 2021 | 01:02 PM

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man, i haven't updated this in a while. the white sc is goin under the knife year and I'll share shortly. a few days ago i had the clutch fan go out. it was an ebay brand that I replaced less than three years ago. I havent really noticed as I been working second shift, no traffic and its been a little colder. i found out it failed as i was waiting for gas at Costco and the temperature gauge gradually kept creeping up! i wound up coming across the Shimahide brand clutch fan as I was shopping for the OEM one. have never heard of the brand before, but it had the same part number as OEM; just thought I'd share and I wound up giving it a try. so far so good

Feb 10, 2021 | 07:15 PM

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also, thanks to everyone in helping me decide on a flywheel here: https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...2jzge-w58.html
wound up getting OEM (dont forget the pins)