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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 07:22 PM
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looking nice. at least it closed up the gap a little. looking good though. do you know where they got there paint from. need to respray my car.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 07:31 PM
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looking nice. at least it closed up the gap a little. looking good though. do you know where they got there paint from. need to respray my car.
Thanks, I think it will settle in a little bit more, and I do not know where they got it from. Sorry.
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Old Sep 24, 2012 | 10:12 PM
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It should settle a bit more. Take a tape measure and measure it now, the. Again in about a hundred miles or so. If they have been on a car for any length of time, shouldn't take very long to settle in.
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 03:35 AM
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Will do, I drive a lot so it should settle in soon. Going to do rears today, then order some spacers...
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 05:08 PM
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Well I finally got the rears in today. Not too bad, just a pain to get the old ones out.. I took more pics for the rear because of request, so here they are!

Well first thing I did was take off the wheel, and jack up the car, which then it looked like this..





Then I opened up the trunk and took the cover out and took off the covers to the top hats and unbolted all 6 nuts.










I then took off the one nut that attaches to the one bolt at the bottom of the strut, and then used a pin to hammer it out and used a bar as well to pry to get it straight...








After that, I put spring compressors on, and tightened them really good....





I then pryed on the top (this part was pain), and then pop! It came out....





Then I got the supra suspension ready to be put on...




And installation is reverse of removal!




So far the rear didn't really set in, but I can tell a small difference. The fronts are different though from this morning. I didn't measure, but I will after a day or two.



The other side is the same thing. So today I finally got a hold of the guys at Tire Rack, and the hub rings are officially on there way. After tomorrow, I will measure the gap and order spacers. After I get both of those, then I will see about CA bushings, steering rack bushings, and sway bar bushings. I really want to get those all done, then re-alignment. I'm pretty excited, I can also definitely tell a difference in handling. I usually drive about an hour and half each day, so I get some good miles in on it daily. So in the mail right now I have some new Lexus emblems coming for the trunk, new HIDs (6k) for headlights and a 6k HID kit for the fogs, and those hub rings. It's getting there!
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 06:48 PM
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Your project is coming long man. Car still needs time to settle a bit. You might consider TT lowering springs if still not low enough. Just a thought. Love to see progress come together without any hiccups. Keep the pictures coming and keep us posted...
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:16 PM
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Your project is coming long man. Car still needs time to settle a bit. You might consider TT lowering springs if still not low enough. Just a thought. Love to see progress come together without any hiccups. Keep the pictures coming and keep us posted...
Yeah. I'm going to give it about two weeks until I decide whether to get springs or not. If so, it will be something with a very small drop because I daily drive it. Thanks for the comments too!
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:35 PM
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Yeah, E-you're making some serious progress there! Hey, I'm not sure if I asked you already, but did you relocate your wiring harness? If not, I'd definitely do that before you go lower.

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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:45 PM
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I have not relocated it yet. I know with the TT suspension that I am clear, but once I go any lower, then I will have to. So I will see what I decide. It's an easy thing to do, and if I have the time, I might do it anyways. Thanks for the heads up!
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Old Sep 25, 2012 | 07:58 PM
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Originally Posted by food7373
I have not relocated it yet. I know with the TT suspension that I am clear, but once I go any lower, then I will have to. So I will see what I decide. It's an easy thing to do, and if I have the time, I might do it anyways. Thanks for the heads up!
no problem bro! Hey just in case, I'm attaching a old D.I.Y. book mark it for future references.

https://www.clublexus.com/forums/sc-...elocation.html

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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 03:36 AM
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Thanks! Already had it bookmarked though
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 01:11 PM
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Well the suspension seems to be doing good. Handles a lot better, and it is settling in. It's a little bit more bouncier ride, but that doesn't bother me. Going to order spacers tonight for fronts and rear. Here are some pics after getting home today!





The rears dropped more. I used to be able to fit four fingers under each wheel well, now I'm down to three fingers. Haha
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 01:30 PM
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Also, I measured and I need about a 15mm spacer in front and 25mm spacer in rear. Where do you guys get your spacers from for a good price? I'm going to order some tonight, just looking for the best deal.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 01:35 PM
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The car looks awesome. Love the wheels too.
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Old Sep 26, 2012 | 01:40 PM
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Thanks man, all positive comments are appreciated greatly!
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