Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 06:31 am, by: Matt Petersen(Mattmannz)
Certainly the 30's and 31's are the same, I am not 100% sure on the 32's but with their completely different setup it's possible the mounts are different for the shocks or swaybars.
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 03:41 pm, by: Don Bagnall(Baggs)
SUPRA LOWER CONTROL ARMS
They will NOT fit a UZZ31, as there is no cast lug for attaching the height control rods to. Nor does it fit a 32, as they don't have the extra mounting lug required. They DO fit ALL 30 series Soarers with coil suspension.
The Supra bushes are also a firmer design, giving you a more "Locked down" feel to the suspension.
The Supra LCA's are heaps cheaper to buy from Toyota.
Part numbers for the JZ80are as follows:
48068-14080 (RH.Lower control arm 5/93 - 5/96) 48069-14080 (LH.Lower control arm 5/93 - 5/96)
48068-14090 (RH.Lower control arm 5/96 - ) 48069-14090 (LH.Lower control arm 5/96 - )
Note: The later ones are purported to be cast alluminum, and are a LOT dearer than the early cast iron ones, however, they are also a direct fit. }
Wednesday, June 18, 2008 - 04:19 pm, by: Matt Petersen(Mattmannz)
Just to clarify, the arms do physically fit the 31's however if you still have the factory suspension then they are missing the height control rod mount point.
I ordered my Supra LCA's from the States and got them landed here in NZ within 5 days for a total cost including shipping of $800NZ.
The local Toyota dealer quoted $690 per Supra LCA and $1250 per Soarer/Lexus arm.
If you have to replace UZZ31 arms then these are an option.
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 08:26 am, by: Fabian Bordon(Aether)
Would the lower control arms of a UZZ31 fit that of a JZZ30 (TT), is the only difference between the two the cast iron lug for the height control rods?
Also I am gathering that the upper control arms would be the same between the two types as well?
Am in need of changing both upper and lower control arms and trying to find the most affordable approach to doing so...
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 06:29 pm, by: Fabian Bordon(Aether)
Thanks Don...
Had a temporary pair of LCAs installed yesterday at Pedders to get me by until I get the new ones, and after the change over I noticed that they did not replace the following rubber spacers...
They returned my old LCAs, but with only one of these spacers attached, the other one not returned.
Are these spacers important, and should I chase them up to see if they still have it?
Does anyone have a part number from which you can get these from Toyota?
Thanks in advance...
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor
Tuesday, July 15, 2008 - 07:37 pm, by: Fabian Bordon(Aether)
Thanks Evan, I am planning to buy new ones for when I get the new LCAs from the states, thus why I was querying the part number
But in the meantime am going to get them to do their job properly for the money I paid and refit the old ones, if they still have the one that I am missing...
Thanks for the replies guys...
Don Bagnall Moderator New Zealand Mercedes Benz SLK230 Kompressor
Wednesday, July 16, 2008 - 08:06 pm, by: Fabian Bordon(Aether)
Got the car back with the spacers put in, but I am betting my left nut (I may be wrong), that they have put them in back the front. Isn't the edge that is kinda wavy meant to be facing the bush, and the flat side facing the cross member?
Would the spacer being back the front, be anything to worry about, as mentioned above I am getting new LCAs from the states and will be doing a changeover MYSELF within the next few months...but in the meantime should I worry?
Also the steering was not centred inside the car, and there are three large grease marks on the carmats inside the driver footwell...NOT happy
Thanks Stuart for the advice about Andrew, the stuffed up thing about it as well, was that I had Vlamos bushes in my old LCAs and now they are lost as they can't be pressed out without damaging them...only got approx 40,000km out of them too