2023 Manual 3.0 Premium - Red
Purchased at 8000 miles from a Toyota dealership. Car was leased for one year by the previous owner then after the lease was up the dealership put it for sale.
Background
When I bought the car my wife insisted I wouldn't be able to keep it nice because I turn every...
I've read that guide, it was very helpful. The problem I have is it seems you have to get lucky with tire selection to be able to run 18x10 +30 without a spacer. I'd rather just get +25 from the get-go and not have to worry about it :)
Yeah I'm just personally not a fan of them on a street car. With that said I actually run spacers in my championship winning rally cross car lol so I am a bit of a hypocrite, but that's only because it's not a street car.
Thanks for the update!
Yeah I was thinking of encasing the mounts in a sort of mold and letting it cure for a week. If I do this crazy idea I'll post about it.
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Owner says:
" Just fitted a square setup of 18x10+25 with some sticky 275/40 CR-S all round lowered on H&R springs and I couldn’t be more happier with the fitment. "
Owner also reports no rubbing.
Was thinking of getting a set actually... BUT, I can't seem to find weight of the rims anywhere so I have been holding off. I'd also want +25 over +30 just so I don't have to run spacers (spacers = bad)
Let us know how it goes! I do wonder if your increased power levels would warrant keeping the top half of the inserts - maybe as you mentioned just cutting them down might be the ticket.
On the topic of trans mounts - I was thinking of encasing the stock mounts with something like Windo-Weld...
I did not, I am on the OEM trans mounts. I might revisit the trans mounts in the future, but I am going to drive this around for a bit as is.
As for AC, I will test this and report back :)
Everyone - I got around to installing the red PowerFlex Engine Mount Inserts on my 2023 manual. *I ONLY INSTALLED THE LOWER HALF OF THE INSERTS*
All in all it was surprisingly easier than I thought and took me about 2 hours, while having covid of all things. Strat-Supra - I was in fact able to...
Good to know... Wonder if there is a difference there between the autos and the manuals.?.. but maybe not, because wheel hop is very prevalent in the automatics in factory form and the largest contributor to wheel hop is bushing deflection in the drivetrain. Could just be the tracks you run have...
I hear your points and I would normally be on your side here - but again, my experience with racing and cars begs to differ. This car is too soft for it's own good. You can literally feel the car twist and wag and hop every chance it gets as you drive it 8 tenths and beyond - ESPECIALLY with all...
For most vehicles I am inclined to agree!
Here's my issue with the Supra: I've owned ~25 RWD manual sports cars in my life and driven hundreds more, and this chassis is by far the one of most problematic when it comes to rear-end stability in factory form. So for me, I'm just exploring ways to...
For any manual owners, I found this video where they remove the mounts with only taking off the passenger side bracket which can be done by removing or shifting the downpipe out of the way. For the driver's side they left the bracket in place and shimmied the mount out from it. No wheels had to...