TRD strut tower bar fitment problems?
05-28-04, 05:31 PM
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TRD strut tower bar fitment problems?
i was attemptting to install my trd front strut bar and the holes would not alighn properly, i was wondering if mabe i have the wrong item or what to do. i dont want to jack the car up and take the chance of throwing off my wheel alighment the item i have is #53607-js600 i guess its for a jsz161 ..is that the motor or body code for a lexus gs400?
05-28-04, 09:52 PM
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Re: TRD strut tower bar fitment problems?
Originally posted by RanGer498
i was attemptting to install my trd front strut bar and the holes would not alighn properly, i was wondering if mabe i have the wrong item or what to do. i dont want to jack the car up and take the chance of throwing off my wheel alighment the item i have is #53607-js600 i guess its for a jsz161 ..is that the motor or body code for a lexus gs400?
i was attemptting to install my trd front strut bar and the holes would not alighn properly, i was wondering if mabe i have the wrong item or what to do. i dont want to jack the car up and take the chance of throwing off my wheel alighment the item i have is #53607-js600 i guess its for a jsz161 ..is that the motor or body code for a lexus gs400?
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05-29-04, 05:25 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
well if you jack up the car and let loose the suspension it should be relatively ok, the alignment won't be knocked off bad. unless you dropped the whole suspension..
well if you jack up the car and let loose the suspension it should be relatively ok, the alignment won't be knocked off bad. unless you dropped the whole suspension..
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05-31-04, 04:07 AM
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Originally posted by rominl
congrats
so what, jacked up the car a little bit?
congrats
so what, jacked up the car a little bit?
06-01-04, 04:13 AM
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Funny thing.... I had the same Strut bar.. but I did not have to jackup the car...
I recently reinstall the engin Cover..... I had to remove my TRD Strut bar.. and put the engine cover back on and installing it again.....
all complish without lifting...
I recently reinstall the engin Cover..... I had to remove my TRD Strut bar.. and put the engine cover back on and installing it again.....
all complish without lifting...
06-01-04, 01:45 PM
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Originally posted by rominl
same here, i didn't have to jack up the car. it all depends on the flexing of the car over time, etc...
same here, i didn't have to jack up the car. it all depends on the flexing of the car over time, etc...
06-02-04, 09:32 AM
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Flexing is definitely the issue - I'm having the same problem right now. There's no way that the struts themselves are off due to mounting, the strut towers (body) have moved/flexed.
I need to get the mounting studs to move away from center and toward the outside of the car to get the STB to drop onto them. Looks like I need to jack the car underneath from the center so that the wheels fall outward and pull the panels and suspension outward. Need to find jack point for underneath GS in center.
Doesn't all this mean that if you have to do this to begin with, that when you take your car in to the dealer to be serviced, they may not be able to get it off, and then will refuse to work on it????? Anybody have this happen to them yet????
Is it true that you can't get the engine cover on/off with the TRD STB on??? It looks to me like you can sneak it under, but I may be wrong.
I need to get the mounting studs to move away from center and toward the outside of the car to get the STB to drop onto them. Looks like I need to jack the car underneath from the center so that the wheels fall outward and pull the panels and suspension outward. Need to find jack point for underneath GS in center.
Doesn't all this mean that if you have to do this to begin with, that when you take your car in to the dealer to be serviced, they may not be able to get it off, and then will refuse to work on it????? Anybody have this happen to them yet????
Is it true that you can't get the engine cover on/off with the TRD STB on??? It looks to me like you can sneak it under, but I may be wrong.