suspension & handling Options

[dagreat1]

Ok i've heared everyone talk about how for about 2 grand you can drastically improve the handling of your vehicle... well I saved up a little more than that and I have a stock ST that I'd like to fix up in terms of handling... so what should I do? i already hav a CF hood making the car a little lighter but can anyone point me in the right direction as to what else i should look to buy or do?

[dagreat1]

someone told me that every pound on a wheel is actually equivilant to about 4 lbs in the car... is that true?


also i have an update... I think i was going to get this coilover kit at advance auto parts:

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail....artNumber=40782

I really don't know where to buy and what constitutes a good sway bar.
Like is this good? and do i just need the rear?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-REAR-Sway...sspagenameZWDVW



and where do the hell do i find rear struts for our celica

[6strngs]

someone told me that every pound on a wheel is actually equivilant to about 4 lbs in the car... is that true?


also i have an update... I think i was going to get this coilover kit at advance auto parts:

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail....artNumber=40782

I really don't know where to buy and what constitutes a good sway bar.
Like is this good? and do i just need the rear?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/2-REAR-Sway...sspagenameZWDVW



and where do the hell do i find rear struts for our celica

get a good brand name if you're getting coilovers. Tein or ground control or something of that nature. as for a sway bar, what you posted is just the sway bar end links. the only aftermarket sway bars for our cars are made by suspension techniques. and for rear struts, kyb gr2 (oem replacment) or koni yellow's are the only ones I know of. of course, if you buy a full coilover kit like tein you won't need them anyway. you can get all this stuff at www.horsepowerfreaks.com but that's probably not the cheapest place to buy it from.

EDIT: just realized that you posted eibach springs. those aren't coilovers, they're just lowering springs. they'll improve handling but not as much as a coilover kit would. if you do get those, you can find them a LOT cheaper than that too, so I wouldn't get them there.

This post has been edited by 6strngs: Jan 9, 2008 - 12:38 AM