TSX420J

Today I recived my
I cant wait to put it on.

jlukja

Well, what are you waiting for? Get to work

TSX420J

LOL.. Yeah I think I'm going to start tomarrow because I still need to buy a decent spring compressor and a torque wrench tonight. But dont worry hopefully I'll have pics of the install tomarrow afternoon.

xizor

the craftsmen forged one is very nice, a lot better than the $10 ones that look like they'll snap any second

ILoveMyHonda

What do you mean?
I love those "snap any moment while applying 80 lbs./ft" torque wrenches. Who wouldn't?
But I do recommend the MAC click style torque wrenches.

Anyway torque smorque.....install that stuff already

xizor

sorry, meant spring compressor. you'll know when you see it

TSX420J

So I did the rear and now all that is left is the front. hypothesis was that the back would get another 1/4 inch with full tank and indeed my preminition came true. Rear with 3/4 tank of gas + 2 12 inch subs + MDF box and amps = a 1/4" more of drop. Here are the pics.

back left


back right


gas


Sorry for my hand being in the way but I had to block the reflection of the flash or else you wouldnt be able too see the pics..

Does anyone know the torque specs on the bolts that hold the ingalls rear camber kit in place??

TSX420J

Oh I forgot to thank my boy LXDENO for coming over and helping me do the install.

TSX420J

F%@k Im an A##hole for not thanking Jtso either he is helping me with some tips and advice..
Here is a better pic of the right rear

TSX420J

I bought a craftsman one that goes up to 250 lbs and
I bought some sears spring compessors and they are great..
I also bought some deep metric sockets , a set of metric open end wrenches and some metric allen wrenches. 190.00 in total not bad for some tools I'll be using in the near future..

Benz_05_TSX

iTrader: (1)

Nice man...you finally got it on...I am still waiting...

I am too lazy...I rather bring it to a shop to do my suspension...haha

TSX420J

Thanks... I still need to finish the front today.. I wish I could take it to a shop but I dont trust those people with my car.

r33p04s

smart man tsx420j...i dont trust too many shops in miami either...there is word going around a couple of them will setup you up then that same week your car is stolen...so just keep doing the work yourself it might take a little more time and effort but almost whatever they can do in a shop u can do at home

TSX420J

True.. Plus you get that "I did it myself" satisfaction..

TSX420J

OK enough teasing ya'll. Here you go but my camera ran out of battery so I'll have more pics after the allianment tomarrow..

Tsx536

Definitely post some more after your allianment

xizor

hot!!

JTso

iTrader: (2)

Looks good!

drigo

sweet! perfect drop

TSX420J

Thanks everybobdy, I'll definetly post more pics tomarrow...

TacoBellSauce

nice drop man
id get some tints

Chris_F

looks great

TSX420J

Thanks man... I do have a 35% tint but only because I dont like to get pulled over unexpectedly. On my IS300 I had 5% and only got pulled over 1 time in three years for the tint and 4-5 times total..


Thanks man...

TSX420J

My camera charged up so I took a couple of close up of the four wheel wells. one of the pics came out a little higher, so the angle makes the front look a bit uneven but its good..

front left


front right


rear left


rear right

TSX420J

LOL at your description

TSX420J

In case all of you are wondering I went with two preches in the rear and one in the front...

A Cake On

What damper settings did you go with?? How do you like the ride so far?

TSX420J

I went a 360 degree counter clockwise from all the way clockwise. So far Ive noticed that the ride is a lot like stock but it feels even better to me. My friend says he noticed that you can feel a bit more of the little rocks but I dont know Maybe after the allainment I will have more time to drive it to see what else is new.

FreDroRN

Wow, that's a nice drop. Looking good.

TSX420J

Thank you..

TSX420J

Well My impressions on the drop is:

The front left squeaks a bit But the handling is better than stock. The ride is very close to stock But you feel the bumps a little more. some times it gets a little uncomfortable but hey Thats the price you pay when you drop a car. I really dont know what could be causing the squeak, its very annoying.

TSX420J

Here is the alliament specs plus the pics I promised. It was raining so I'll do a photo shoot soon and have some nice ones hopefully..

AamirCWITR

You might enjoy the cars handling even more if you zero out the rear toe and increase the toe out in the front to -.16 TOTAL TOE OUT

You just need to find a shop that will do a custom alignment to your desired spec.

JTso

iTrader: (2)

TSX420J, you pm box is full. Did you get the squeak after bending the spindle? Btw, I wouldn't recommend adjusting alignment via that method.

TSX420J

The squeak was very noticeable on the way to the allianment shop..

TSX420J

Damn, pretty good.. I just told them to put it back to spec..

TSX420J

Yeah I was unsure about it but the guy said he does like three of those a day and then I saw all the cars that were there (Rolls Royce phantom, MB cl 600, brand new Dodge charger, 2 BMW 750 IL's , a 350 Zand a RX-8). The place is a chassis and alliament shop so I kind of let that make me feel confortable with the procedure.

wickedk24

Off the HOOK!!!

TSX420J

Thanks man.. Ive been dying to do this mod for a while now. Now I can sleep easy knowing I finally got it done..

wickedk24

Can't wait to see the Weds Bellona Waf on your car man