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06-21-2012, 09:23 PM | #29 | |
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So you think these Cusco engineers sit in a meeting room tinkering on what existing part they have on the market that they can hack out to make it fit in another model? I've a lot of Cusco before and not a single failure. Purchase your Cusco products from an authorized dealer not from eBay. LoL. oh BTW "racing" experience- just TRD NASCAR program. And yea we suck, we like blowing engines up. |
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Cusco FTW!
from my experience and it was mentioned previously, TRD is rebadged "insert company specializing in specific product here". Springs used to be and still might be Eibach etc. Intake contract expired with a certain company a few years ago. with that being said I am sure the product does what it is intended to do, the difference is how long and how well. I have had and still have TRD exhaust and braces for Celica and Supras. I will tell you I was impressed and pissed, when stuff failed where is the support? replacement parts? what do you mean discontinued? either way TRD is good.
Cusco now....well I love their products!! I have had their braces on my Supra for a long time, no corrosion, no breakage and no issues of any sort and I have had them since 2004 with hard track days and autox. I now have them on my FRS and whoever said there is no benefits and that automakers build a rigid car towards where it makes them unnecessary.....uhhhh wrong! you can feel the difference going over speed bumps! I beat the car up and a few track days already without and with braces and I will tell you I am so glad I have the Cusco product on my ride. it makes the suspension cycle like it is designed to and lets you feel like you are in TOTAL control at all times. sorry for the long response and I hope I made sense, Cusco 1st, TRD 1.5 lol. I unfortunately can't respond on Whiteline though. no experience with. |
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old thread is old! /troll
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Cusco's stuff tends to beefier than TRD. There is such a thing as too beefy/stiff. If a company offers thicker sway bars but nothing else to complement that upgrade then it's up to you to figure to upgrade your end links and/or replace your rubber mounts with urethane (I've had a sway bar mounting bracket break on me). You may need one, the other, or both. Sometimes a basic bolt will be your weakest link (in which case you'd need to overbore stock screw holes to fit bigger bolts which I've had to do) which sucks. TRD designs everything to work with OEM parts or will include any necessary bits to support your upgrade as a kit. People tend to frown upon how TRD comes out with more conservative parts (not beefy enough, needs MoAR LoW, etc.). Well... yeah... but you'll be happier with it in the long term because they design for reliability and not so scrape your front lip everywhere you go.
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I installed the JDM TRD member brace kit and I can take 90 degree corners at 45 mph + with nearly no body roll. I also have most of the TRD suspension stuff except the sway bars, and to be honest I don't know if it's all in my head, but it looks tough as shit!!!!
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