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flppin' heck that seems good value!

Nope , not yet , tbh I was more curious as to how they work?

I was browsing for suspension bits for my car and saw ARB mounts for the IS on the ProLex site , that relocate the ARB.. TTE or TRD I think... Apparently they improve the handling? Anyone any experience of these?

None of them will make it any faster , the Redex and Wynns I've used on other cars , that hadn't been well maintained and they seemed to smoothen some rough running .

whats not that expensive ??

are these the type you are looking for Gav

these are genuine japanese toyota factory units and are mat black

I'dlike those too , how much Bazza? PM if you prefer.

Pro-Boost? lol

I took mine apart completely , took out the bolt , and found a worn section in the centre of the slot that wasn't letting me adjust the settings . Cleaned that with a die-grinder and file , put a smear of oil on everything , and re-assembled all . Much easier now to adjust the toe , even with the wheels on the ground .

Hi all , long time since I posted... just wondering whats the quietest of the available back boxes for the IS200 ? I prefer induction roar to exhaust boom... I cut up my OE back box and "de-baffled" it before , but now its rotten... Or does anyone have a cheapo rear silencer hanging around?

Thanks , Tristan .

i fitted one too , omfg I hardly need headlights anymore!

Next thing , out of no-where , jumped....

just be careful if you do so that the accelerator cable isn't stretching when the pedal is fully pressed , really the way to adjust it is to have someone hold the throttle pedal to the floor , while you adjust the cable so as to have a fully open throttle only at that point.

amm.. no spare fatigues? hahaha

Is it just me , or do the primaries look to be all different lenghts? and to be short ?

I asked this a loooooooong time ago , and the general consensus was that it wasn't needed .

Well!! It's back! And it's cured! mostly.....

Here in Ireland we have a mandatory car test called the NCT , like an MOT but genuinely 10 times tougher , and is not done by garages . Anyway , mine just passed! Woo hoo .

Now... the handling is almost 100% back to normal , found a few things that I'll share with you lot .

1. I took off the practically new Federal , 215/50 17s off the back , and the worn 215/45 17 SP9000 Dunlops off the front . Replaced all on a set of refurbed wheels , with Yokohama S Drives , new compound , 215/45 17 all round .

2. Had it up on the 2 post lift , found the offset washers for the toe adjuster bolts on the RHS rear were 180 degrees off from one another! The front one "high" side up , rear "high" side down. Fixed them both the same .

3.Fixed this problem ,

It had even damaged the folded edge of the arm so getting the adjustment back was very awkward .

4. Found a small bit of play in the front inner LHS tie rod , duly replaced it .

Now , it's once again a pleasure to drive! Next things to do are Tax it (560 Euro!! :tsktsk: ) , 4 wheel alignment , and a serious detailing!

........ quite frankly if I was concerned over a small percentage then I would not be driving an IS200 which is not exactly the most frugal vehicle in the 2000cc bracket. I'll keep my windows shut thanks

Took the words out of my mouth! However I have noticed eff-all difference in mpg driving with the aircon on or off. I think it makes a greater difference on small engined cars that have say 50-70 bhp , the approx 5bhp or so driving the aircon is a much larger percentage of the total engine output.

I'm currently running Mintex's , but have found them lacking in feel , plus they're 2/3s worn now . I see from thesearch function TOMS get a good rating on the IS200 , what else is good for fast road use?

sorry meant to add , its a 2002 , 50k miles , never had to replace any suspension bushes yet.

Was poking and prodding the rear of my baby (oo-er missus!) tonite , and saw a bit of movement on the rear subframe mounts , not a lot mind... is this normal?

Any competent mechanic could make up a new , better more direct earth strap in about 3 minutes , I do it all the time here on the older vans that come into the workshop . No need for fancy imported Cables!

must get one of these for the IS...

and how did it look mate?

Getting mine done by the 'Doctor , 75 per wheel , including diamond cutting.

Well Gang , my Is is getting reshod , with new Yokohamas and also getting the wheels refurb'd , anyone use spacers to push the wheels out in the arch a bit? I'm on standard 5 spoke 17's . Any suggestions on size of spacer , or stories good or bad?

Here in Ireland Tesco are launching 99 RON soon , and from next month Maxol will be selling 99.2 with 5% ethanol content , at about 1.20 Euro/litre . which is what , 76 pence?