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post Jan 26, 2010 - 5:06 AM
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Ive seen some pretty crazy things on ebay, but a 4.9L Celi is just about at the top of my list.
I wouldnt mind my 7A-FE being a 2.5L, though wink.gif

 
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post Jan 27, 2010 - 7:28 PM
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Adjustable endlinks are more beneficial because they can be adjusted to maintain proper sway bar positioning after you lower your car. They're going to hold up better than OEM, too.

$250 for springs
$500+ for GOOD shocks
(OR $800+ for coilovers)
$270 for Suspension Tech sway bars
$150 for adjustable endlinks


Seems like a nominal cost when setting up a decent suspension system. Why skimp?


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post Jan 28, 2010 - 12:27 AM
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QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Jan 27, 2010 - 7:28 PM) *
Adjustable endlinks are more beneficial because they can be adjusted to maintain proper sway bar positioning after you lower your car. They're going to hold up better than OEM, too.

$250 for springs
$500+ for GOOD shocks
(OR $800+ for coilovers)
$270 for Suspension Tech sway bars
$150 for adjustable endlinks

Seems like a nominal cost when setting up a decent suspension system. Why skimp?


No. Delete the sway bars, lower the springs down to 200, and drop the struts down to 220. Then 40 versus 150 becomes a huge difference. There's a difference between purely lowering and what you've listed.

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post Jan 28, 2010 - 12:36 AM
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jan 27, 2010 - 9:27 PM) *
QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Jan 27, 2010 - 7:28 PM) *
Adjustable endlinks are more beneficial because they can be adjusted to maintain proper sway bar positioning after you lower your car. They're going to hold up better than OEM, too.

$250 for springs
$500+ for GOOD shocks
(OR $800+ for coilovers)
$270 for Suspension Tech sway bars
$150 for adjustable endlinks

Seems like a nominal cost when setting up a decent suspension system. Why skimp?


No. Delete the sway bars, lower the springs down to 200, and drop the struts down to 220. Then 40 versus 150 becomes a huge difference. There's a difference between purely lowering and what you've listed.


If you're spending $220 for struts then you're not buying performance parts. GR-2's, monroe crap, etc. is just OEM spec replacement. So you're basically just going for aesthetics by staying as cheap as possible, so if that is the case just stick with OEM end links. My price list is a rough cost for a good setup, not a cheap setup.

This post has been edited by 95CelicaST: Jan 28, 2010 - 12:38 AM


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Posts in this topic
- zonz540   Cant trust ebay   Jan 26, 2010 - 5:06 AM
- - HaysoosKreesto   Yup, its the very rare GT-F *the f stands for Fak...   Jan 26, 2010 - 5:09 AM
|- - A_N_T_H_O_N_Y   QUOTE (HaysoosKreesto @ Jan 26, 2010 - 6...   Jan 27, 2010 - 1:57 AM
- - whatthe   How is that ebay?   Jan 26, 2010 - 5:33 AM
- - Stambo   looks like the endlinks to me   Jan 26, 2010 - 7:45 AM
- - zonz540   Its a part of a page on ebay. The seller listed th...   Jan 27, 2010 - 12:41 AM
- - GriffGirl   get your endlinks from http://www.twosrus.com   Jan 27, 2010 - 12:48 AM
- - azian_advanced   yeah i had a pair of twosrus rear endlinks and one...   Jan 27, 2010 - 2:05 AM
|- - Spider77   QUOTE (azian_advanced @ Jan 27, 2010 - 2...   Jan 27, 2010 - 2:24 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Is there really such a huge difference between the...   Jan 27, 2010 - 11:21 AM
- - 95CelicaST   TwosRUs all the way.   Jan 27, 2010 - 4:31 PM
- - zonz540   Im w/ Ferdi, $150 for endlinks is pretty pric...   Jan 27, 2010 - 6:34 PM
- - 95CelicaST   Adjustable endlinks are more beneficial because th...   Jan 27, 2010 - 7:28 PM
|- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Jan 27, 2010 - 7...   Jan 28, 2010 - 12:27 AM
|- - 95CelicaST   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Jan 27, 2010 - 9...   Jan 28, 2010 - 12:36 AM
- - azian_advanced   twosrus are $75 for the pair.. not for a sing...   Jan 27, 2010 - 9:00 PM
- - Spider77   You dont happen to have a link to where you got th...   Jan 27, 2010 - 9:03 PM
- - azian_advanced   here   Jan 27, 2010 - 11:07 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Fair enough. Neither of us are considering drop he...   Jan 28, 2010 - 12:52 AM
- - richee3   ^^ Truth. The car was only lowered for a month, ma...   Jan 28, 2010 - 1:34 AM


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