tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post5396765277618505154..comments2024-03-26T20:17:30.126-07:00Comments on Every Blade of Grass: "Driving Ms. Swan....The Adventure Continues....."drjimhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-66141161521398818842016-09-05T14:31:54.742-07:002016-09-05T14:31:54.742-07:00And hopefully a productive one, too!
Just finishi...And hopefully a <i>productive</i> one, too!<br /><br />Just finishing up some household chores, and my coffee, and just about ready to head out to the garage.<br /><br />Should be a fairly simple job to reinstall the lower control arm, and then the strut.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-84691146238640374992016-09-05T14:25:28.861-07:002016-09-05T14:25:28.861-07:00You're going to have a busy week!You're going to have a busy week!Old NFOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16404197287935017147noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-50108848378308436752016-09-05T13:24:23.459-07:002016-09-05T13:24:23.459-07:00Supposedly these "PosiQuiet" pads have b...Supposedly these "PosiQuiet" pads have been heat-treated ( ! ) to help reduce any of the break-in blues you sometimes get. And they were recommended by StopTech, the company that made the new drilled rotors.<br /><br />The "Mark II" Supras were known for having a brake system that wasn't quite up to what the rest of the car was capable of. <i>Car and Driver</i> magazine went through TWO sets of OEM front rotors during their 40,0000 mile long term test.<br /><br />And there are numerous upgrades to the front brakes posted on the celicasupra forum using a mixture for brake hubs, discs, and rotors. <br /><br />Raptor Racing also sells a Big Brake Kit with Wilwood calipers, specially machined hubs, and all the other bits and pieces, but since the engine in mine is stock, and I'm not going racing with it, I couldn't justify spending $1200 for the front kit, and another $1300 for the rear kit!<br /><br />Geez....I only paid $3000 for the car!drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-25838019394255056062016-09-05T13:06:56.440-07:002016-09-05T13:06:56.440-07:00Lotta work man but it will be worth every minute o...Lotta work man but it will be worth every minute of it.<br />As for ceramic brake pads, I have had a couple of not so good experiences with them, hopefully the new rotors will help you avoid them. I put some on a Dodge 1/2 ton pickup at work one time and within 2 weeks the thing literally wouldn't stop no matter how hard you stood on the pedal. They had polished the rotors to a mirror finish and wouldn't grab! Same thing happened on a Ford pickup later. Like I said though, hopefully your rotors will break in right.<br />I'm just waiting for a good shakedown run AAR now.<br /><br />;)Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-31465136257756486882016-09-05T11:50:51.061-07:002016-09-05T11:50:51.061-07:00New shocks, springs, and sway bar bushings.
I als...New shocks, springs, and sway bar bushings.<br /><br />I also have new rotors and pads, but I'll see how hard it is to pull the rear rotors, as the parking brake stuff is inside a small drum brake assembly that <i>might</i> be very hard to get off.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4901205574058136834.post-56285278696960632592016-09-05T07:50:47.871-07:002016-09-05T07:50:47.871-07:00What do you need to do on the rear?What do you need to do on the rear?Well Seasoned Foolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16670165728759453075noreply@blogger.com