2kgtx susp. info

[cbr600drm]

Nick called me at about 6:30 to tell me that he was still working(so was I) and that he had not gotten a chance to call and get the definate price. If you want I can call you tomorrow or just post tomorrow night when I hear from him. He lives in Gwinnette. Maybe we could meet and go by his house to give him the money. That would give you a chance to meet him and talk to him about installing the springs and struts. Wednesday should work for me. I will let you know if anything comes up. Later man!

[2kgtx]

Cool whatever is best for you I will be home all day tomorrow I only have one class at 9 - 9:50 so after that I will be home, If you want to call I will have my cell but my home number will also work (770)518-9327 That would be cool to meet up with him at his house or something lets just set a meeting place that is easy to find then go over towards his house, Later
Mark

[skatamatic]

haha...nothing to do with this topic but i just saw your new "i want lift" line mark. glad my car inspired you :).
by the way, none of yall even think about racing me now, i'm up to a whopping 510 hp. (hahaha....this powermeter is getting ridiculous...can't wait to break 1000 though)
-cody

[2kgtx]

Cody all I have to say is you suck I want Lift!!!! and thanks I am glad you like it, I was wondering what people would think of it
Mark

[skatamatic]

ha...yea, lift is fun. i actually even got it to work for me at the race yesterday and hit it 3 times(on one of my runs) for about a half a second each time. so maybe it can help in auto-xing. now i just have to figure out where my 510 hp is and why it doesn't seem to be working.
-cody

[2kgtx]

That awesome I bet that was a rush hitting lift during the race, I wish I could hit lift. Oh well one of these days I am going to own a viper and screw lift I will have Torque!!!! At the low end

[CelicellGTS]

A Quick suspension question. If you get lowering springs, do you need to get a camber correction kit? Thanks guys

[2kgtx]

Depends on which lowering springs you get, With the TRD it has been said that you don't although this weekend we noticed that Cody's is off a little bit, but it is such a small amount I don't think he is going to get a Camber kit, I have heard that if you lower your car more then the TRD springs you do need the Camber kit
Mark

[skatamatic]

with trd springs you shouldnt (however my back left tire does look like it is cambered in just a bit). but most people say you won't need them unless you're over 1.5 inches or so (trd is 1.3 i think).
-cody

[Coolwheels00]

Actually, your rear camber is adjustible and from what I've been told you can lower the car 2 inches and still adjust the negative camber out with the stock adjustments. Cody, you don't need a camber kit, just need an alignment.

[skatamatic]

i was wondering if i would need an alignment since i got my springs, thanks for clearing that up jamie. i might go look into that sometime soon now.
-cody

[Coolwheels00]

No problem, your front camber shouldn't be affected by the springs but the back will need a slight adjustment.

[Coolwheels00]

Weren't you going to get new struts soon? If so, I'd wait on the alignment since you'll have to pull it all apart again.

[skatamatic]

yea, i am eventually going to get the struts (hopefully within a few months). i think i will wait on the alignment then. thanks again...
-cody

[cbr600drm]

Mark, I just now got home(10:19). I had two different messages from Nick today, but I was so busy by the time I called him back on my way home his phone was off. I will be at the shop he works in tomorrow morning. In his message he said he had gotten all the prices for the stuff we had been asking about(stuff for Cody too) so I'll get them in the morning from him. As for meeting tomorrow I'll have to let you know later in the day. If tomorrow goes like today did, which I hope it doesn't, We may have to push it back to another day. I'll try to give you a call when I find something out. Talk to you tomorrow.

[2kgtx]

Cool I will be at home until 10:30 if I don't hear from you before then I will call you between classes around 12 just let me know .

Mark

[Blixx]

Originally posted by Coolwheels00
No problem, your front camber shouldn't be affected by the springs but the back will need a slight adjustment.

The front MAY need some crash bolts from Toyo. Only a few bucks. Course my car was funky... when we installed the teins I had slight negative camber on driver side and slight positive on passenger *shrug*

Blake

[cbr600drm]

Its a good thing we didn't plan to meet today Mark. I didn't leave tonight until 11:30 something. I did get in touch with Nick though and he said he could probably meet up with us on Saturday. He said the springs are the ones that the N1 Celicas in Japan have on them. They only lower the car an inch because of the body kit and the large wheels they have on the N1. I think he said they were 50% stiffer than the stock springs. He said he would want $580 for them. That is with him making about $50 on it I think. I'm not too sure how I feel about that. I've been too busy to think about it. Maybe when you talk to him he'll go lower, I don't know. I'll probably have to wait another week now because when I paid my car payment yesterday I didn't leave enough in my account for $580. The install for $100 bucks is still really cheap. I'm not sure if an I'll be happy with an inch lower. I'll have to think about that too. He did say he could get the old lowering springs for around $150. Let me know what you think about all that and I'll be thinking about it also. Hopefully you will be able to meet him and know who you are dealing with Saturday. Later

[cbr600drm]

Oh yeah, Cody...He had your prices too which he said were less than he expected them to be. I didn't get them from him but he said if you wanted to call him to talk to him about it for me to give you his number. Or he could call you or just tell you about it if he meets up with us Saturday night.

[skatamatic]

thats cool that the prices are gonna be less than he expcected, i need to save as much money as i can right now. i guess i'll just talk to him this weekend if he's gonna meet up with us too.
-cody

[2kgtx]

Not sure what I think about all that since the GP on the old stuff is going for 580 as well I could just jump on that and get the 1.3 inch drop, But that 100 install is killer, and 580 is still not all that bad and we wouldn't have to worry about not getting it and the crap you have to go through with a GP, I will have to think about it I can afford the 580 but hmmm, only an inch, I'll have to think about it, will talk on Saturday maybe we can get him to budge a little on the price,

[Bling]

I would rather have the regular trd springs. I wouldn't be happy with just an inch and the ride would probably be too stiff for a daily driver. I just went and looked at west covina and they don't have the old springs listed anymore. Now they have the 1" springs that Nick was talking about. Nick's price is $40 better than WestCovina.

[2kgtx]

Ok I think I will get it, Maybe we can get him to drop the price but after talking to Roxanne she said that if I get a kit and am going to autocross that I don't really want more then an inch so I think I will still go with it, I will bring my Check book with me on Saturday Duncan, and maybe we can talk him down to like 550 or something that is doable for me and he would still be making money on it, if not then I guess 580 isn't bad either

[skatamatic]

not to confuse anything even more, but the old springs are fine for almost all daily driving and auto-xing, even with a kit. i scrape every now and then, but as long as i'm careful everything's fine. and i kinda think 1" wouldn't be noticable enough either, but maybe it is. good luck with whatever you decide...
-cody

[Bling]

I'm kind of considering getting just the shocks and then getting a 2" drop. I don't have any plans to get a bodykit.

[skatamatic]

that would probably look good barry, i say go for it (as long as you don't change your mind and end up getting a kit, then you'd be scraping a lot).
-cody

[2kgtx]

Cody what is your ride like with out the struts I was thinking of just getting the springs but then the struts take a lot of abuse, and the car would bounce alot, if you don't think that is going to be that big of a prob maybe I will just get the springs

[skatamatic]

well, it's not bad at all to me. some people might find it to be a little rough, but i think it feels and handles just fine with only springs. i would eventually like to get the struts, but it's not a huge priority right now as the set up i have now is working fine. i can take you for a ride in it again if you wanna see what it feels like.
-cody

[2kgtx]

Thanks Cody I think you just helpped me make my decision I remember riding in your car it wasn't really all that bad I know that it will do some damage to the struts but I can change those later on and maybe get the full Hotchkis system when I'm rich or something but I think for now I will go with the springs and save that 400 or so dollars for something else cough "BODYKIT" cough

[DevlynSyde]

besides... if you're going to replace them anyway, no harm waiting for the old ones to be getting worn.

[skatamatic]

yup...thats another good point of view scott, makes me not feel as bad about running trd springs with them now. hopefully the stock ones will still last a while though, i need a few other things first (overpriced harnesses, tires/wheels, lsd/clutch/flywheel, etc...)
-cody

[2kgtx]

Yea Cody I hear ya I don't think I am going to Auto X on my OZ's anymore instead I saw somewhere that someone had run their 15's with 215 45 ZR- 15 on them I might check into that and use my stock rims, yes the circumfrence of the tire will be messed up but I may actually get a little more accelleration since the tires will be spinning faster but I haven't put much thought into it yet, I am also going to definitly pick up a helmet before the next auto X
Mark

[cbr600drm]

I'm in limbo. I wish there were people that already had them so we could see pics and get opinions on them. I still need to think about it and see what I can find out about the N1 Celicas that they are on.

[skatamatic]

sounds like a good idea mark, i think i might go ahead and buy barry's wheels and some new tires within a few weeks (i will probably run on my 18"s for one more event just so i can decide if i can get my way into sts or if i'll have to be in modified or whatever it is). and yea, getting a helmet is a good idea, the loaner ones still kinda suck.
-cody

[2kgtx]

Duncan I have been thinking about it all day but what I decided is that the springs are a whole lot cheaper and yea maybe the ride won't be as nice and the struts may go but after riding in Cody's car it wasn't so bad and I could put that 400 dollars else where, and maybe in a few years get the full thing (control arms, Sway bars, etc, etc.....)

[cbr600drm]

I'm considering the same thing. If I get the old springs I will at least get some struts. Probably Koni, or KYB or something. I don't want to have to take all that off a second time to do the struts. At least I would be a couple hundred bucks closer to getting some wheels.

[2kgtx]

Not a bad idea I think I am just going to be Gettho and 86 the struts for now, and get the springs, that way I will have a lot of money saved for something else

[DevlynSyde]

Now everyone is coming back to my level, just the springs :) Anyone know the price and if we could all get together and hook 'em up ourselves?

[DevlynSyde]

What do you guys think about the grills that Bomber makes? I'm considering getting them since they really help it stick out, especially since I don't really plan on a kit. But sticking out doesn't mean it looks good, you guys... and gal have an opinion on them?

[cbr600drm]

Just the springs would be $150ish he said. He said he would probably meet up with us later on Saturday evening so we can ask him about the options again. I still can't decide what I want to do. Have you guys seen this months Import Racer mag? Its got another Turbo GT in it. I just got it so I haven't read it yet but it looks sweet.

[2kgtx]

Cool Do you think he will take a check for the springs I decided that, thats what I want to do so I guess I will bring my check book with me so I can go ahead and have him order the springs for me hopefully I can have them installed before spring break,

[cbr600drm]

Probably. I got him permission to use out tire mounting and balancing machines, and stayed late tonight helping him change his tires so he kind of owes me a favor. That should translate into him getting us cheap parts and helping us out with the installs.

[2kgtx]

Way to go Duncan I guess this means we all owe you a favor now

[cbr600drm]

Nah, its cool. We all kind of help each other out don't we. I'm just glad I happened to meet him and found out about his hook up at Toyota. Since he wants to transfer over to the team were I work, I'm helping him meet the right people and make his name known and stuff. So he doesn't seem to mind helping me(us) out. Even if he does want to make a little money off of some of the stuff at least it is still cheaper than ordering it and cheaper to install. I wasn't actually helping him for part of the time today. Our boss bought several cases of beer for all our hard work. So we were standing around drinking beer and he was doing his tires.

[2kgtx]

To true, I definitly don't mind him making a some money off of us and as you said it is still cheaper then anywhere else, Do you know if he will be at the meet tomorrow I want to meet him and give him my money, It must be nice to be him I don't even know who he is and I plan on writing him a check tomorrow
Mark