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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 09:01 AM
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Thanks lexforlife and Rominl. I will contact him and get theses bad boys. $499 sounds like a good price for something that makes as much difference as what you guys are saying. What other handling mods should I do? I just installed the UGO front stb and ordered the TEIN cs coilovers. I am looking for items that will not harshly affect the ride. Should I go with the LCBs, or would that make the ride too harsh? Any suggestions or advice is greatly appreciated.
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Old Jun 20, 2003 | 09:54 AM
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cool, trust me you goingt o love it

to be frank, after my coilover and the sways, i couldn't feel much with my stb and lcb. some people with rear lcb and 6 links say the same too. sways and coilovers, two bad boys
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 10:07 AM
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Originally posted by DaveGS4
Rominl,

Yes please do that! I'd love to hear from more folks that have gone from one to the other! I can't imagine anything being much better than the TRDs, and want to hear more objective comparisons.

LexforLife. great writeup, thanks!
I have been a lone man for so long...(Please see past posts from me )...Good to hear others that share the same feedback that I had...

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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:31 PM
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Ordered my Daizen Front and Rear sways from Todd, super nice guy. Very helpful and answered all my questions thoroughly. If anyone is looking into these sways I say definately get them from Todd. Just visit TMengineering and order from that site. Great guy to deal with and highly recommend They should be in on Friday and hopefully get to install them this weekend or next.
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Old Jun 24, 2003 | 09:42 PM
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Originally posted by GS300Rich
Ordered my Daizen Front and Rear sways from Todd, super nice guy. Very helpful and answered all my questions thoroughly. If anyone is looking into these sways I say definately get them from Todd. Just visit TMengineering and order from that site. Great guy to deal with and highly recommend They should be in on Friday and hopefully get to install them this weekend or next.
awesome dude, so you finally getting it huh? that's cool tell us what you think. i can't wait to test out my car this weekend at my usual test route and find out the difference
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:10 AM
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I will definately let you guys know how they turn out. I also ordered Tein CS coilovers and an srt intake and was planning on installing it all at once. If I do it like this I wont know what piece makes the most difference on handling. So I might do the sways first since they are coming in first. I really cant write a better critique than lexforlife did so I will probably just write up how everything works togethor (Daizen sways, UGO front STB, TEIN CS coilovers and EDFC)
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 11:13 AM
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I like the ride much better with the new Flex/Daizen combo (instead of the L-Tuned Shocks Springs/TRD. I can't even imagine what the ride feels like with the CS. I currently have the Flex on the softest setting and the ride is softer than the L-Tuned. It is borerline floaty that I think I will need to dial it up. I am not sure if it is the combo that is giving the softer ride or just the Flex setting. I have not had time to experiment with the settings yet.

As for the handling, I have not felt any significant reduction. Even with the TRDs (and all the bracing I have), I felt a tiny bit of body lean if I took a corner fast enough. It is still there with the Daizens so it is not that the Daizens are better. i have not lost any confidence in the car. The plus though is that when I hit uneven bumps, the change is not translated to the other side of the car as much (causing the harsh ride). It still happens but just significantly reduced.

For those that track the car, you may feel a handling difference. You might not. I just don't know since I just do street driving.

I will give it a few more weeks. I have not put my TRD sways up for sale yet because I just want to be sure but it looks like I will be keeping the Daizens.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 11:30 AM
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Can TM Engineering do the install? What would it cost?

Also, does installing new sway bars on a brand spanking new car void any portion of the warranty?
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 11:57 AM
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Originally posted by BuyERTS
Can TM Engineering do the install? What would it cost?
Yes. Todd installed the sways on both mine and rominl's. I had it done with other things so it is hard to say what the individual install would cost. Talk to Todd. Cool guy.

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Also, does installing new sway bars on a brand spanking new car void any portion of the warranty?
Don't know. Sorry. Mine is a 98 so I am not too worried about warranty.
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 01:01 PM
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Originally posted by BuyERTS
Can TM Engineering do the install? What would it cost?

Also, does installing new sway bars on a brand spanking new car void any portion of the warranty?
yes he can do install, very professional. in fact he's going to be the only guy working on my cars now on. he put on the flex, ap racing brakes, the trd, and the daizen sways on my gs4, and he put on the tein HA and the daizen sways on my is3. so far they are all running great.

email him at todd@tmengineering.net and tell him henry refers you, he will take care of ya.

there are laws stating that dealers can't void warranty unless tehy can prove that the defect is caused by the mod. for example if you put on the sways and your engine blows, they will hve to fix it. but if you put on the sways and say the sway bars end links break (30 bucks), then yes it's out of your pocket
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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 07:01 PM
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I really wish there was a shop like TM Engineering around my way. I picked my car up from the dealership after having the 30k service done and it looked like ****. They washed it and it looks worse

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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 02:09 PM
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Yo gang -

I already got the Daizen poly bushings installed on my stock bars - which helped alot...i could feel the difference.

How much more better will the Daizen Sways make it? Btw, I got stock suspension.

Also, I hear that the Daizen rear bar is adjustable. What rear setting would you guy recommend for stock suspension setup?

Pete
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