I owned a '94 LS400. I'd love another one, manual swapped, boosted, lightened, and a similar suspension setup to the Techno Toys kit. Suspension is very similar between the two cars, so this great video has given me ideas.
Tip on getting those bolts out of rear toe link. Separate the ball joint from the knuckle, then push the toe link in towards the vehicle after you loosen the bolt. That extra space allowed me to remove the bolt without touching that bracket.
@@PoorManMods Just finished the video, Im a suspension guru! You will NEED to install those end links with the suspension loaded! otherwise you already have too much preload on all your bushings when it sits on its weight!
@@DariusRC I am not a suspension guru haha. If it made the end links the same length as the stock end links and did them one at a time, how would doing it loaded vs unloaded be any different?
@PoorManMods I'm glad you asked lol, say you want to preload the sway bar front or rear you add it by moving the arm to an adjacent slot in the sway bar to increase/decrease the anti roll, say you installed it with the off its weight, when you put the suspeison back on the ground the those end links "bind" by holding everything at the lifted weight instead of the weight it normally sits on (shocks compressed at neutral weight instead of uncompressed/extended in the air)
Great timing! I’m just doing an angle kit on mine and I think I need to refresh the rear stuff and maybe the rest up front too. 🫡 Hope you’re doing well boss! 🤙 Thanks for these videos!
@PoorManMods There's a alignment shop here in the Memphis area that's been doing them for decades. And just happened that the owners grandson (in his 20-30s) has a is300. So I'll be taking it there. I was able to get a 04 parts car that had a bad engine. So going to watch your videos as I rebuild the suspension and bolt it up on my 02. Thanks again.
Yeah! You're back on the IS300! But, wouldn't it be better to tighten the swaybar endings AFTER it's on the ground? Otherwise it's got a lot of preload on it(?)
Hi Freddy. Great stuff. I installed Xcessive Manufacturing rear toe arms with Figs cam lockout plates during rear subframe overhaul. You're not kidding about those bolts being seized. Subframe looked untouched for the life of the car - 195k miles. Heard you mention running your IS300 in autocross. Could you upload some videos? Would love to see/hear that thing in action!
Yeah those bolts can be a real bear!! The AutoX event I was supposed to do the weekend after I made this video got cancelled, my next one is Aug 10, ill try to make a video at that event :D
You have the best IS300 upgrade videos. I’ve owned a stock 2003 IS300 5 speed manual for 16 years. Best car I’ve ever owned.
@@qm2092 heck yeah thank you so much!!
Been a sub since 2016ish never thought id be using these videos to help build a is300
@@Randombodyshopguy16 did you recently purchase an IS300 or something?
I owned a '94 LS400. I'd love another one, manual swapped, boosted, lightened, and a similar suspension setup to the Techno Toys kit. Suspension is very similar between the two cars, so this great video has given me ideas.
@@rosschamberlain1823 Heck yeahhh get another oneeeeee 🤟🙏
Tip on getting those bolts out of rear toe link. Separate the ball joint from the knuckle, then push the toe link in towards the vehicle after you loosen the bolt. That extra space allowed me to remove the bolt without touching that bracket.
@@omarmedina6685 thanks!! 🙏
this is great cause I have this sitting in my room and building them this weekend for the Altezza!
@@DariusRC heck yeahhhh 🤟
@@PoorManMods Just finished the video, Im a suspension guru! You will NEED to install those end links with the suspension loaded! otherwise you already have too much preload on all your bushings when it sits on its weight!
@@DariusRC I am not a suspension guru haha. If it made the end links the same length as the stock end links and did them one at a time, how would doing it loaded vs unloaded be any different?
@PoorManMods I'm glad you asked lol, say you want to preload the sway bar front or rear you add it by moving the arm to an adjacent slot in the sway bar to increase/decrease the anti roll, say you installed it with the off its weight, when you put the suspeison back on the ground the those end links "bind" by holding everything at the lifted weight instead of the weight it normally sits on (shocks compressed at neutral weight instead of uncompressed/extended in the air)
@@DariusRC I'm having a hard time understanding how the end links bind, do you have a link to a video or an article that explains this?
Great timing! I’m just doing an angle kit on mine and I think I need to refresh the rear stuff and maybe the rest up front too. 🫡
Hope you’re doing well boss! 🤙 Thanks for these videos!
@@SomeIdiotDrifting heck yeah thank you so much, doing pretty well and hope you are too!! I appreciate you're support 🙏😁
Aaaand if you don't mind, post up the results of the alignment (paperwork?)
Thanks again for a great video!
@@blownaway4371 the shop I took it to wouldn't do custom specs unfortunately, so they just did OEM specs for now. Slightly irritating
@PoorManMods
There's a alignment shop here in the Memphis area that's been doing them for decades. And just happened that the owners grandson (in his 20-30s) has a is300. So I'll be taking it there. I was able to get a 04 parts car that had a bad engine. So going to watch your videos as I rebuild the suspension and bolt it up on my 02.
Thanks again.
@@blownaway4371 heck yeah that's awesome, and thank you! I appreciate your support and I'm glad my videos can help 😃🙏
Yeah! You're back on the IS300!
But, wouldn't it be better to tighten the swaybar endings AFTER it's on the ground? Otherwise it's got a lot of preload on it(?)
Yes I loveee the IS300!!! As for the sway bar, maybeee?? I'm sure it wouldn't hurt doing it the way you said
Hi Freddy. Great stuff. I installed Xcessive Manufacturing rear toe arms with Figs cam lockout plates during rear subframe overhaul. You're not kidding about those bolts being seized. Subframe looked untouched for the life of the car - 195k miles. Heard you mention running your IS300 in autocross. Could you upload some videos? Would love to see/hear that thing in action!
Yeah those bolts can be a real bear!! The AutoX event I was supposed to do the weekend after I made this video got cancelled, my next one is Aug 10, ill try to make a video at that event :D
@@PoorManMods Awesome. 😎 Good luck!
@@vmc2216 thank you!
Are planning to do this upgrade on your Lexus IS F?
@@vortex_gaming8089 I sold the ISF back in January
@@PoorManMods :(
@@vortex_gaming8089 sorrryyyy, it was paid off and i sold it for a good price before the car started to get rack up really high mileage
@@PoorManMods you can always get another one did you want to sell it to fund your IS300 build?.
@@vortex_gaming8089 I sold it save up to eventually buy a house. Sold it for $25k and put it all in a high interest CD account
Rust belt? I live in Scotland, the whole country is the rust belt
Haha yeahhhhh 😅