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JME

How to remove rear sway bar

So I've been a busy beaver, I've changed every suspension bush in the car, changed the front and rear ball joints and fitted coilovers. Next up I'm fitting new adjustable swaybars. The front went in fine but I can't figure out how to install the rear swaybar. Does the rear cross member need to come ..
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2020/04/28 12:09:52
JME

Wheel Alignment Settings

I've just finished upgrading the suspension on my 1990 Rev1 NA SW20, I've been reading the Toyota MR2 Performance book and it provides some wheel alignment specs. It recommends front toe out of 0 to 1/8" (0 to 3.2mm) but it recommends rear toe in of 3/16" (4.8mm). Here's the questions, is the rear t..
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2020/02/06 16:36:03
JME

Best Place to Buy Swaybar Reinforcement Plates

I'm doing a heap of work on the suspension of my Rev 1 SW20. It's getting coilovers, brake lines and bushes this weekend. I've also got front and rear swaybars but I don't want to fit them until I've got some swaybar reinforcement plates. Does anyone know of a place in Aus to buy the plates? If not,..
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2020/01/29 12:57:44
Hyde

Rev1 handling improvements

Hi all, Looking at buying a 1990 rev1 Turbo. I keep reading about snap oversteer and how dangerous the rev1 is compared to the rev2 onwards. Is it all that bad? Can this be improved or completely fixed now with more modern parts? I'm not one to push a car to its limits, but wondering if it's worth l..
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2020/01/13 09:47:19
JME

Ball Joints - Are Front and Rear The Same?

I'm in the process of ordering new tie rod ends and ball joints for my N/A 1990 SW20. The front and rear ball joints seem to have the same part number, is this correct?..
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2019/12/30 10:15:49
Flyboy

1994 JDM GT-S Rev 3 suspension rebuild and restoration

Hi all,thought I'd post the results of my recent suspension rebuild.Here's what I had done. 4 x Bilstein Black Series/Toyota OEM shock absorbers, 2x front top mounts, 2x rear top mounts, 2x 18mm front anti-roll bar polyurethane bushes, 4x shock tower bumpstops , 4x rubber dustproof gaiters +wheel al..
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2019/11/23 19:14:01
darius

Front & Rear Control Arm Suspension Bushes

Has anyone used these suspension bushes to replace the OEM version?PFR76-305Seems only available on ebay from UK, having trouble locating either Toyota OEM version or a local vendor...
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2019/09/18 12:56:35
MG_MR2

Advice on SW20 suspension & bushes

Hi, I’ve done extensive research into options to upgrade the suspension in my 90 SW20 turbo (forums, google, reviews, etc). My conclusion is my options for a a good setup (good quality, nice ride, effective on track, rebuildable) are KW adjustable coilovers (very expensive, $3k) or Koni Yellow sh..
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2019/07/08 12:54:09
tim.payne1

Gen3 suspension in a gen1

Gday everyoneCurrently considering swapping gen3 trubo struts(springs,shocks and tower) into my 1990 mr2 na (gen1) along with the later rear x member. Currently my understanding is that gen3's came with stiffer springs and bilstein shocks and ultimately gave a 1 inch lower stance.Would the later str..
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2019/01/08 20:45:47
Xmr2

Gen2 vs gen3 swaybar mounts

Not sure if this has been already covered but i couldn't find definite answers anyway. Just wondering if the 92+ models with revised suspention and subframes had the front weak swaybar mounts reinforced by any chance? Or still need reinfcing plates if doing a track day on stock swaybar? Thanks in a..
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2018/12/04 22:00:30

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