The white rescued Celica. (1994 ST204) Pictures galore., Suspension re-do time! Options

[RabidTRD]

Hmmm

[RabidTRD]

Ready for a ****ty winter:

[RabidTRD]

Autometer gauge fitted. Interior is complete until I can find that set of pedals I found that were custom made on ebay again.

[Ted95]

i like the new winter wheels with flaps, cars looking good man. the cluster looks pretty sweet too

[RabidTRD]

It's official. I'm trading my Enkei RS7's for my buddies XXR 002's. Now to decide if I want 205/50/16 (Factory spec) or 205/45/16 (Would ride lower/allow moar low, but would also be smaller.) I'm thinking I may go the 50 route to make the ride more comfortable because I'm going to have the coilovers set pretty stiff because of how close to the wheel I want the body to be. The tire squish will help with all the fricken potholes we have here.



That's my buddies car with the wheels I'll be getting. Those tires are the 205/45/16's. Hmmm.... Opinions?

[Timmyface]

What were the specs of the rims again?
Go the 45 to go lowar!!

[NYp8tBaller07]

Hey man its been a while. Loving how the car has turned out. You put a good set of mods on it =)

[mindone]

Autometer gauge fitted. Interior is complete until I can find that set of pedals I found that were custom made on ebay again.

Hey man just read through your whole build, awesome story, just wondering how did you do the chrome rings on the speedo etc ? seen a few people do this would like it for myself, also going to borrow your all red tail light idea

[RabidTRD]

What were the specs of the rims again?
Go the 45 to go lowar!!

16"x8" 0 offset.
I'm actually thinking 195/50/16 now. Moar stretch!

Hey man its been a while. Loving how the car has turned out. You put a good set of mods on it =)

Thanks!

Autometer gauge fitted. Interior is complete until I can find that set of pedals I found that were custom made on ebay again.

Hey man just read through your whole build, awesome story, just wondering how did you do the chrome rings on the speedo etc ? seen a few people do this would like it for myself, also going to borrow your all red tail light idea

Found them on eBay. It's a kind of thin aluminum that you roll onto the factory bezel. If you look back, you can see how I did it.

[BonzaiCelica]

how wide are those rims your friend has on the 205/45R16??

[badboy666]

Well done!, really liking the speedo cluster rings

[RabidTRD]

how wide are those rims your friend has on the 205/45R16??

8". Theres a tiny bit of stretch. I want a bit more stretch and for it to fill the wheel well better.

[RabidTRD]

Apon further research, I've found that the S-drives that I wanted wont come in a 195/50/R16. Are Nankang Ultra Sport NS-II any good?

[RabidTRD]

Best friend is running General G-Max's, so I think I'll go with the ones she has. They're pretty grippy! (not that I'm really looking for that... lol.)

[Timmyface]

I have NSII up front. Treating me pretty well ATM. Usually get 2nd gear skids if you launch it

[RabidTRD]

I have NSII up front. Treating me pretty well ATM. Usually get 2nd gear skids if you launch it

I'll have to keep these in mind then!

Whelp. Trying to decide if I want to go with D2 RS coilover system or BC BR's. I'm getting about $1,100 back in tax returns, so I can afford either.

The D2 RS's seem to have more settings, have bodies that are aluminum and are electroplated to resist rust. They're also purple and black. (Would match the lug and caliper theme I've got going)

http://www.ebay.com/itm/D2-RACING-RS-COILO...16e&vxp=mtr

Then there are the BC BR's.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/BC-Racing-BR-Coilo...619&vxp=mtr

Anyone have insight on either of these two setups? I feel like Timmy said he has them on his car, but I can't remember.

[Ehrgeiz]

I had the BC's on my car. Really liked them, but then again, I never had experience with other coilover sets. To be quite honest, I think D2's, BC's, K-sports, etc. are all pretty similar.

[ILoveMySilly97]

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(Has mostly exhaust noise and intake noise. I love how this thing sounds with an intake. I removed the second cat, otherwise it's stock exhaust)

So this is a stock exhaust with just the 2nd cat decatted. Right? In the video seems like you either have an exhaust tip or exhaust muffler?

[RabidTRD]

That's all stock. GT's come factory with a stainless tip on the muffler. The second cat was removed and that's it.

[RabidTRD]

Did more research and figured out that the sidewall height is only a percentage. -.-

So, a 175/50/16 on an 8" wide rim will sit the same height as a 195/45/16. So, Yokohama S.Drive's on @195/45/16 it is. MOAR LOW!!! lol

I don't think it will be drive-able when I'm done >.<

So, just one more pay check and I should be able to afford the coils and tires. I've got almost enough!





Perfect tire to rim ratio IMO. Plus, I didn't like the idea of the really skinny tread on the 175's. Although that skinny would make it possible for me to slide the rear more, I don't think the sidewall would like it too much lol.
I'm thinking Megan's will be in order due to the fact that I'm poor as **** and can't afford the BC BR's.

Making an offer on a set of BNIB D2's right now though.

This post has been edited by RabidTRD: Mar 15, 2013 - 11:59 AM