Looks great! Let me know how it feels. I'm looking at the front swaybar to replace a whiteline bar I currently have.

 

Those parts are beautiful 👍🏽

 

I do (did want), but couldn't bring myself to buy considering the other stuff I had to buy or would have to buy soon. Might do it down the road and do want to support their work/effort. Wondering how well it would hold up dailying long term too though.

 

I'm definitely interested to hear the results as well! More parts on my list of stuff to grab which I feel never ends... ever.

Every time I see your name and profile pic I just laugh haha
"Firebert, you stay here and think of a better commando name."

 

Every time I see your name and profile pic I just laugh haha
"Firebert, you stay here and think of a better commando name."

Way back, and back east, there was a WRX (IIRC) around that had the plate "BRNIN8R." I was pretty envious.

 

These, and a set of springs, will likely be the next thing I buy for the MR2. I'm tired of driving on 11kg/mm springs, and the thought entered my mind that maybe compliant suspension can still be fast if I correct for roll center, as these would allow me to do in the front.

 

I have alot of experience with T3 parts on my Kp61 toyota starlet and ae86, They are very high quality and the customer service is amazing.

 

I am currently waiting for a set of coilovers from Annex before getting started.

Looks like we are almost the exact same spot suspensionwise. I am waiting on coil overs then I was planning to purchase this hardware to do away with a lot of my crappy worn out bushings. I am avoiding the sway bar because the car will be using active damping that should let me run a softer or maybe even no rear bar.

I am eager to hear your impressions of this hardware especially when it comes to noise level. That looks like it would be LOUD on a street car. So, before diving in I was hoping for some details.

 

Have you installed yet? I bought the same suspension components as you except for the sway bar!

 

Not yet. Still waiting on my coilovers from Annex. Also Stingwray just announce he's working on a tubular rear subframe so I will likely wait for that before installing the rear arms. And T3 never got back to me on rather or not they'll release a bushing for the knuckle side of the trailing arm. I'm going to ping them again today.

(NOT MY CAR, taken from the fb group)

 

i bought everything from them, except the front control arm. install was a breeze, car feels much better. jam nuts were on the smaller/ more thin side but so far havent backed off. bearings are nice quality, ultra beefy and a bit overkill lol but a lot nicer than 20+year old bushings.

 

Wow, you're rebuilding the whole car! Well, I hope the wing completes the look for you. Would you mind telling us if you can HEAR a difference with the solid connection points rather than the rubber?

 

The bearings are new and teflon lined so you shouldnt hear anything from the bearings, even under cornering/braking. I daily drive my spyder and I've never heard the bearings make noise. I've been using that style of bearing in my 240sx as well for years, never hear anything.

 

How long did it take to swap everything? I need to refresh all the rubber in the suspension. There's some dry rot going on in the front swing arm bushes.

 

front control arm i went with moog replacement arm. as for the techno toy arms for the rear, and tie rod end kit, those were very simple to do; simply bolt on and bolt off. I did everything within 2 days, on the clock at work lol so if I didnt have to juggle my job at the same time I bet i wouldve been done in one. very impressed with the quality of the parts too.

 

Hey! you're the guy I stole the photo from

 

It appears that they raised the price by $40 with the addition of the superpro bushings. I was hoping they would develop a spherical bearing but doesn't look like it will happen.

 

Can someone confirm the bolt type on this hardware? To me they look like grade 2 but in a few shots I do actually see markings. I have an issue with low grade bolts on suspensions. So, I would want to confirm before ordering all this stuff.

 

the bolts say 10.9 on them

 

I can check it out once i'm back at the shop. You could always reuse your oem bolts if you're worried

 

I have the T3 tie rods and toe arms on my shelf. Can't wait to put them on!

 

Full set TTT done, but still at the shop for alignment.

 

Now that it's been a few months, how does it ride/sound? Any regrets?

 

Thanks for the reminder. I keep hearing great things about TTT on install. But, how to the joints hold up on the road with quite a bit of use. I would also like to hear some regular use feedback.

 

I've been using their GTX2 front arms on my Supra for 4 years and they are still in great condition. Mind, it's a nice weather only car that sees some track use. I did get run off the road by a big truck and the ditch damaged one of my front wheels (needed new inner and outer barrels) plus it bent the mounts on the subframe for the control arm, which was a pain to fix. The arm itself was totally unscathed.

 

I did get run off the road by a big truck

Ouch, glad it wasn't worse at least.

The arm itself was totally unscathed.

That gives me confidence at least in a daily (no rust state) kinda way I suppose.

 

Cusco makes bearing for the bushing that t3 doesn't replace.

Looks like the part number is 157-464-nv

 

I'm probably the slowest person in the world with installation...

Here's the front GTX2 LCA, Ultimate Tie Rod, and Sway Bar. I ran into a issue with the inner tie rod on the driver side where the ball joint is too large for the steering rack. One call to T3 and they got me sorted. Apparently there was a difference between the FL and PFL steering racks.

I'm waiting for the Woodsport rear subframe before I install the rear.

 

@scortched reminded me about this thread so here's the latest...

Woodsport subframe received...

Installation went smoothly

Someone made me aware that Cusco made a set of trailing arm bushings for the knuckle side so I went ahead and purchased those

installed..

Then I thought it was a good idea to order rear camber plates. And of course the fronts have to match

Unfortunately I'll need custom hardware to make them work so I designed something and prototyped it in PLA. Waiting for the machine shop to make me a set in 303

 

wow, love the work and photos. got me hyped for your build

 

I run those plates on the Supra and adjust them for every track day. After a couple years the aluminum threads in the lower part of the plate where the adjuster bolts thread in a started to strip so I had to remove them and helicoil. Might be a good idea to do that ahead of time if you plan to adjust them frequently.

 

wow, love the work and photos. got me hyped for your build

Thanks brother. It's slowly coming together

I run those plates on the Supra and adjust them for every track day. After a couple years the aluminum threads in the lower part of the plate where the adjuster bolts thread in a started to strip so I had to remove them and helicoil. Might be a good idea to do that ahead of time if you plan to adjust them frequently.

Good advice! Aluminum threads only last a certain amount of cycles. I need to measure the threads. If they're M6 I already have the helicoil tools.

 

Mine were 5/16-18 I believe.

 

Make sense. They like using SAE. Probably my biggest annoyance with them.