Some progress photos

Nothing special here, just figured I'd post some photo's of my upgrated front suspension crap.
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/Picture_001.jpg
ok, uhh, that's a purple lowering spring...and a kyb strut, there's a new balljoint too but ya can't really see it.
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/Picture_002.jpg
ok, that rubber thing on the a-arm is new, so is the tie rods and the sway bar linkage. The a-arm did have a nice black finish to it, but it got messed a bit from me beating it into place with a sledge hammer ridge runner style.
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/Picture_003.jpg
ok, that's a better look at the tie rods, and the center link is new even tho it doesn't look like it. the red thing is the wonderbar steering brace, and the spring on the other side is there too, i got both springs in without a compresser too btw.


ok bye.

all I got left to do there is torque those strut bolts to the steering knuckle, they require 195 lbs, i'm gonna hafta stand on the damn torque wrench. Then put the brake assembly back on and wheels then i can finally get it off those stands and put my glow gauges in, i'll take some before, during, and after pics of that too. Then it's time to weld in the subframe connectors which will also include photos.

Purple Springs= :gay: lol just joking.


195ft/lbs= just let the impact gun loose :evillol:

wow, the front end on the third gens is COMPLETELY different from the fourth. i figured as much but didnt expect it to be that black and white.

thats interesting

looks good geno, you need to do the underside of your car in por15, that stuff will save your car. i used it all under the front of mine i bought 1 gallon bucket and it done from right behind the doors to the front end of the car. im going to get another bucket and do the rear end while i have the rear end out.

whats this stuff you are talkin about?

Hey guys , Looks good Geno.

I've been looking for manufacturers who make some stuff like what you've been doing.I need to change up my front stock suspension as well. I've noticed how tight the heavy azz car handles and I'd say it's pretty good considering how big it is and for a 92' but I know it would handle much better and even so tighter with some upgrades under there. I've seen a few of those cross member ones ( dunno much bout' suspension stuff and names.) that looks like a strut bar on ebay for like 40.00 for 3rdgens. Just need a reasonably cheap and easy direction to go.

Hey guys , Looks good Geno.

I've been looking for manufacturers who make some stuff like what you've been doing.I need to change up my front stock suspension as well. I've noticed how tight the heavy azz car handles and I'd say it's pretty good considering how big it is and for a 92' but I know it would handle much better and even so tighter with some upgrades under there. I've seen a few of those cross member ones ( dunno much bout' suspension stuff and names.) that looks like a strut bar on ebay for like 40.00 for 3rdgens. Just need a reasonably cheap and easy direction to go.

that's a steering brace, the red bar, got it on ebay from topdownsolutions for around $40-$50.

is that a common setup on the older cars? the double wishbone suspension isnt that new is it?

whats this stuff you are talkin about?

por15?, you can buy it at most stores, i got mine from napa auto parts, it is black and it will seal the underside of the car. and it will never rust. i had to do some sanding on mine tho.

What made you decide to go with kyb??? I know they are cheap but I havent heard a good thing about them and mine smoke monkey pole.

i went w/ eibach and bilstien setup on mine... .5 in lower on all 4 corners, w/ bilstien shocks and struts... i didn't use a compressor either, i would muscle it and have my dad attach the strut...

oh and i got my wonder bar from spohn racing... is urs adjustible? i had to spend extra to get the adjustible one, once u put it up, u extend it to preload the subframes, and it keeps the pressure off ur steering box, therefore increasing the life of it...

What made you decide to go with kyb??? I know they are cheap but I havent heard a good thing about them and mine smoke monkey pole.
They were free.

i wonder what smoking monkey pole is like. the world will never know...

Leave it to Geno to get purple springs.

grrrr

chicks dig purple springs...

since when?

Hey Geno we still love u, not in purple spring having kinda way but ur still cool.

Today I discovered it's better to not use the flash when taking pics of my car in a well lit area.

http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/angle1.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/angle_2.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/front.jpg
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/front_wheel.jpg

and I put the reverse glow gauges in today too.
http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/new_gauges.jpg

Looking good Geno, I am dry humping the screen right now cause it looks so sexy.

Is the sway bar upgradable or is the stock one good enough for the life of the car ?

Looking good Geno, I am dry humping the screen right now cause it looks so sexy.


calm down some...calm...it's just a suspension set up. It's not like the 1150 HP twin turbo 350 that Banks introduced.

Oh shiat , Everyone check out Banks ( the godfather of turbo ) He had a direct bolt on set up for SBc's from 57 - 95+ . No turbo lag , Goes on quick.

this is about all I acomplished today...

http://home.comcast.net/~genopsyde/frontclip.jpg

this is about all I acomplished today...

WTF DID YOU HIT!?!?!?!?!

jk....

Looks like that nose piece was polished with a brick.

how'd you guess?

I took it off figuring it'd make it easier to work on taking the motor apart, which it didn't make much extra space at all.

chicks dig purple springs...


purple springs are sexy...especially if they're on Geno's car

purple springs are sexy...especially if they're on Geno's car


Geno is sexy, If he just had some boobies and no penis, I would make him my wife.

Geno, those gauges are freakin awesome. Where'd you get 'em, how much did they run?

I took it off figuring it'd make it easier to work on taking the motor apart, which it didn't make much extra space at all.

Won't make much difference when working on the engine, but it sure does make a difference when removing/installing the engine & trans.
That nose looks like it had a bra on it for 10+ years and was never taken off...sun baked with moisture under the bra.

Won't make much difference when working on the engine, but it sure does make a difference when removing/installing the engine & trans.
That nose looks like it had a bra on it for 10+ years and was never taken off...sun baked with moisture under the bra.
Correct sir, it had the bra on it when purchased, found all that wonderful damage when i first took it off.

earlsfat, i purchased the gauges on ebay.

how much was the strut tower brace? me want one.........

"the president says" (aka geno) Bought it from Summit, don't remember the cost tho.

well i says (tacoma man.) try and get a price for me

Geno is sexy, If he just had some boobies and no penis, I would make him my wife.

ive herd it all now. , but see if you guys can get a price on the sexy strut tower brace.....

Got any ebay links to this dude whos selling 3rd gen suspension parts, I can't find him!

r0ar

Got any ebay links to this dude whos selling 3rd gen suspension parts, I can't find him!
who said anything about a guy on ebay selling 3rd gen suspension parts?

well i says (tacoma man.) try and get a price for me
well, go to www.summitracing.com and look up a price.

that's a steering brace, the red bar, got it on ebay from topdownsolutions for around $40-$50.

you did ;)

duh, ok lemmie look in my feedback profile for the seller name.

here ya go

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=7949360962&category=42609&sspagename=WDVW

Thanks :), Do you notice a difference?

That si the same dude? He only has one thign for sale at a time?

I haven't felt a difference because I haven't driven the car since the installation, it's getting a full overhaul.

That's the only thing I got from him, the rest of my parts I got from my father who purchased them from Summit.

Alight thanks

ok, started my engine removal process, yanked the a/c crap, drained cooling system, removed radiator, a/c condensor and all the pullies and shat from the front of the block, hopefully next week I'll have the rest of it out. There was a crapload of dead leaves in between the condensor and radiator too.
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and leave it to a genius like me to not loosen the gas cap to depressurize the fuel system before d/c-ing the fuel lines. It was spewing gas everywhere...

Looks like your moving along nicely Geno.

Dude how the heck did u get ur crankshaft pully off???? I can't friggin loosing mine the tinyiest bit cause it wont stop spinning, IM LOOSING MY MIND

impact wrench

aaa, that I don't have right now :( DAMN, did you have to like use a bar or somethign else to help prevent the pully from moving or just th eimpact by itself?

I learned a trick on how to do it without a impact from before I got my impact. You take one wrench/ratchet and hold it clockwise then you take another wrench/ratch and loosen the bolt before it. Now I know you can't possibly loosen all three this way but if you loosen one and then tighten it again to loosen the one before it. it will come out easier with just a wrist jerk reaction. The only other way is to jam something in there which isn't recommended cause you could cause damage.

no, for some reason it won't turn the pully with the impact, I didn't think to use it, i was trying to use a breaker bar and thought i was never gonna get it off, then the boss broke out the impact and showed me up.....again.

damn maybe i should get the impact wrench over here form a buddies house, I still think that the timing chain is the culprit to my madness!!!

how so?

Well, previos owner thought the engine threw a rod, if it threw a rod, it would still start, and there would be aloud knocking. It doesnt start and there is only a light ticking which would be because a valve is stuck open becuase the timing chain is broken and such. It isnt firing up but it cranks over perfectly fine. Few people have brought up the suggestion of timing chain, Ive checked for spark and I have it and thats a plus, got a compression tester so I can test and see if one of my cylinders is screwed.

I see....do you have yahoo or AIM by any chance?