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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:17 AM
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This was a great writeup. So does the car need to be jacked up, or can it be on ramps? Thanks.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:24 AM
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either one. as long as you can get down ther and work under the car comfortably.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:43 AM
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Does anyone know where else we can get the kit other than TM Engineering?
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:47 AM
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why not buy it at TM? They'll get to your house in 2-3 days.

Try contacting one of these dealers:

http://daizensporttuning.com/dealers.html

Sewell lexus is a vendor here. You may try them.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 07:58 AM
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I eMailed Sewell asking about these and Louis(?) replied that they didn't know Daizen made anything like that and offered me OEM replacements.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 08:01 AM
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they can probably order some from daizen since they're a dealer. I doubt daizen would refuse to sell it to sewell
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 09:03 AM
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Originally Posted by GSteg
why not buy it at TM? They'll get to your house in 2-3 days.
It sounds like you have had great success with Todd, I just havent been able to get ahold of him and have a schedule that is hard to find time in to work on my car.

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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 09:16 AM
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kinda makes me wonder who sent mine out earlier this week
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 10:30 AM
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Hey thank you. What a great writeup.

Now I have one more way to spend money on my car.

Tuesday I had the TRD Sways put on and was so impressed with how tight the car handles now. Thanks for selling me the rear sway,that in turn got me to buy a new front one.

I've only got just over 80k on my car but this is probably something that would be a good idea to do now.

Thanks again for the DIY and review




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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 10:36 AM
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Hey I just looked on the TM Engineering site and don't see those listed.

How did you find out that these were available?


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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 10:56 AM
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They are there, I just ordered mine. Just use the link that GSteg provided. Thanks GSteg.
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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Great Mod!! That is defintely on the to do list
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:21 PM
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UPDATE: I drove my car on the freeway. The steering wheel didn't vibrate abnormally or anything. it's still OEM smooth. When I turned the wheel just a slight bit, the car turned how I wanted it to. I didn't have to turn the steering wheel a lot just to get it to turn. I guess that shows how much more precise the steering is. I love it
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by 3dog
Hey thank you. What a great writeup.

Now I have one more way to spend money on my car.

Tuesday I had the TRD Sways put on and was so impressed with how tight the car handles now. Thanks for selling me the rear sway,that in turn got me to buy a new front one.

I've only got just over 80k on my car but this is probably something that would be a good idea to do now.
no problem! I'm glad the TRD works out for you. I kinda of regret going with the daizen because it's too soft and my car rolls quite a bit compared to the TRD bar.

My oem bushings were very pathetic. The one on the passenger side wasn't even holding the steering rack in place

With all the steering and driving the car goes through, I wouldn't doubt that the OEM bushings will last around 50k miles before it gets soft. For $40, you wont have to worry about it ever again!
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Old Nov 3, 2006 | 06:46 PM
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They are there, I just ordered mine. Just use the link that GSteg provided. Thanks GSteg.
I just tried that link. You have to scroll all the way down.

Just ordered them.

Thanks for letting us know this was available





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