Hey man...I'm really liking your build thread. Light weight, auto-x, windy road racer.

I'm really liking that for a theme.

I just got a 95 GT coupe...I wanna go in a similar direction...Lightweight and great handling. I wanna keep it budget friendly...What do you think of lowering springs and new shocks? How much of an impact will that have on bettering the handling?

Personal opinion but i would get Ksport/D2 coilovers, ST swaybars, and twosrus endlinks, makes for an awesome combo, its what i have on mine, i believe he has a similar setup, and the difference is night and day between stock and modified, but swaybars make a huge huge difference even between having coilovers on it, the swaybars made it so much better

I believe you, I do...But I'm not investing that kind of money into this thing. It's not a valuable car.

What sways are you guys running? What kind of difference would I be looking at with some lowering springs, new shocks and sways?

my friend, if you want to start modding cars, budget friendly isnt a phrase that really presents itself often haha.
i did pay about 400 for my coilovers from a fellow member, they were used for about 700miles
and granted they arent the best coilovers i could have gotten, but they do the job well.

price wise coilovers arent that much more expensive than a spring shock setup. megan racing coilovers go for around 7-800 new

in the long run, youll be happy that you got coilovers.

im not saying that a spring shock setup is bad, alot of people on here have them and swear by it, but from my personal experience and for what i use the car for, coilovers are a must. (coilovers are a stiffer ride than a spring shock setup btw, unless if you soften the shocks on a coilover setup)

sway bars that most everyone runs on here are
suspension tech sway bars. you can find them on optionimports.com
and while doing them it would as 96stgreendemon had stated, twos r us end links, because you will have to take them off anyways.

sway bars will increase steering response and body roll (lessen roll)
spring and shock will lower the car (and center of gravity) also making it stiffer, less body roll etc.
youll be excited because it will always feel like your driving a racecar to work haha.

i dont want to sway you in any particular direction, i just want to make sure that you are modding you car appropriately in a way that it will be beneficial for what you will be using it for
might i ask what part of pa your from?

This post has been edited by Tigawoods: Jan 4, 2011 - 12:41 AM

^^ good set up. I think if i didn't have much of a budget i would go towards koni yellows with ground control adjustable springs. Can never go wrong with koni's

timing is almost complete.
got the coilover back today, it was all loosened up so i decided to lower it a bit.
took off the other rear and tried to loosen it but i dont have the wrenches. my friend said he may be able to provide me with some
other than that, repainting a few things
checking the taillights
replacing some various bulbs around the car
and...trying to figure out what my next purchase is going to be.
possibly spacers, but i am positive i will encounter a rubbing issue that i would be in no mood to work on

Do you know anyone local with the stock alloy wheels. I'm trying to buy up as many as I can locally.

i'm semi-local. i got some beat (needs paint) stock 15" 2000 celica gt rims. also an extra set of rubber too (yoko trz - non mounted brand new) paid ~200 for the set of tires.

junkyard wise i am not sure. celicas are hard to come by. other than a few of us, there isnt really anyone who could provide you with any. im selling my steelies soon w/o tires though.

look out for similar cars with same bolt pattern.

Good call.


My GT came with non-hubcentric wheels. So i'm looking for about 8 of a hubcentric that fit. All neons have 5x100 the same bolt pattern, there's a million of them, they have some ok looking wheels.

tiga you sign up for autox this year?

My 3s should perform great once i get my mfactory lsd in it

I'll make a write up and tell you how it does.

i plan on it! just need to get my engine running right.
im curious to see how you do!

last night i tried to lower the rear but the bracket for the endlink would NOT move. many plumbing wrenches hammers mallets pipes pb blaster wd40 later...it didnt move a bit. i was able to configure a few things and lower it about a 1/4inch but i really needed atleast 1inch
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if i end up selling my steelies ill let you know first

is there an autox in every state?
i'm kind of interested to get into it a little bit

are you going to make it this year. it will be nice to see someone else with a 6gc lol.

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every state there should be an club. google your state and then auto-x or scca after it. or i think you can look up thre regions on scca.com

Mike Try using some heat to get it loose, thats what i had to do with my axle nut, broke 3 breaker bars trying to get it off, hit it with a mappgas/oxgyen mix and it came right off

Are you down by pittsburgh?

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Yes now that my swap is finally done and run goods I should be out there every event

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too late now i got mad and just left it how it was. put it all together
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40min south of pittsburgh for school and 40min west of Philly for home

not really much to update on.
the car still isnt running as well as it should be be. a few more things to do to get all the bugs out.

redoing the entire exhaust setup.

and a surprise in a month or two

I just noticed that I have not commented on your thread! Great build! And I hope it's running better soon

I like surprises......

trying to stay away from the forums in fear of buying more stuff for the car for a small period lol
need some new photo gear that ive been trying to get for a long while but car stuff for some reason always ended up coming first

heres the plan.

remedy the engine problem over winter

come early spring, present for the car.

What kind of photogear? I love photogear!

I love photo gear too, but the car comes first, and before the car my Tummy!!!!!

haha food and beer have been coming first the past few weeks
just getting some new lenses reflectors and other odds and ends ive been needing.
plus the car stuff would just get ruined in the snowy weather

true true, winter just ended for us so the 18's are back on and my winter tires will be sleeping again

btw the Euro lip is waiting.......

GAH! new forum!

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What are you thinking about this problem we have?
Keep me updated.

havent looked into it much due to the weather but spring break is coming up soon and i think im going to check the fuel pump and filter