Teal Mist 5 Speed Project by food7373

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9-25-2012

Well no pictures today. Just got done putting on the front. I didn't get home til 4, and had to run and get spring compressors because they didn't come with top hats. I looked for new top hats at some local auto stores, but none had any in stock. I didn't start til about 5, and since the suspension was never taken off before, it was some hard work getting it off. I do have pics of the suspension out of the box though...

The guy told me they only had 1000 miles on the struts, and they haven't been on a car for a little bit. How long does it take for suspension to usually set in? When the front was all said and done, it looks about the stock height still.... Either way, I will do the rears tomorrow which should be much easier, and have some pics then!

Well I grabbed some quick pics...

9-26-2012

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!