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S2000 Suspension Geometry Fix

  • Posted on June 11, 2023June 15, 2023
  • byBrian Jang
In our last article, we lowered the height of our S2000, which changed the suspension geometry leading to tweaked handling and irregular wear to the driveshaft inboard joints.  In addition,…
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Tesla P100D- Getting the Car Lower and Aligned Correctly With Unplugged Performance!

  • Posted on November 1, 2022January 11, 2023
  • byMike Kojima
We recently had a Tesla P100D in the MotoIQ garage that needed to be lowered.  The owner of the car also wanted to improve tire wear which is horrendous with…
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WATCH: The Ultimate Nissan S Chassis REAR Suspension?

  • Posted on August 12, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  We’ve got a new project at MotoIQ and this time it’s a Nissan S13! If you watched our last video you saw why we think GK Tech makes the…
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WATCH: The Ultimate Nissan S Chassis Front Suspension?

  • Posted on July 29, 2022July 29, 2022
  • byJeff Naeyaert
  We’ve got a new project at MotoIQ and this time it’s a Nissan S13! We’ve had a couple 240sx builds in the past built for drifting or land speed…
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The Most Advanced 240SX/ Nissan S Chassis, Z32/300ZX, R32/GT-R Rear Suspension Ever From GKTech!

  • Posted on July 24, 2022November 23, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
In our last story about Suspension for our upcoming S13 Project car, we went over what we feel is the ultimate front suspension/angle kit for the S Chassis from GKTech. …
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The Most Advanced 240SX/ Nissan S Chassis Front Suspension Ever From GKTech!

  • Posted on July 10, 2022November 23, 2022
  • byMike Kojima
We will soon be starting work on a new MotoIQ project car, we have obtained A Nissan S13 240SX hatchback with a totally stock SR20DET swap.  This car is going…
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The Best of 2021, #3: Resurrecting Project FR-S: Wisefab Track Suspension

  • Posted on December 30, 2021December 30, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
Our Project FR-S was already a really good handling car with the stuff we had done to it with parts from KW Suspension, Whiteline and Cusco but we wanted to…
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Project Tundra: Assembling the Ultimate Off Road Drop In Suspension!

  • Posted on June 1, 2021June 9, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
After installing and testing our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 plus suspension in previous chapters of our Project Tundra build, we were super impressed with how well it performed, the…
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Project Tundra: Dirt King Lower Control Arms

  • Posted on May 18, 2021May 18, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
As we continue to upgrade the front suspension of our Tundra to make it more durable in off-road use, we focused on a set of improved front coilovers, new tie…
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Project Tundra Improving the Front Suspension with Camburg and Coach Builder Part 2

  • Posted on April 20, 2021April 21, 2021
  • byMike Kojima
In the last edition of Project Tundra, we talked about our Icon Vehicle Dynamics Suspension and how it allowed us to go a lot faster in the dirt, so much…
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Project Toyota Tundra, Getting More Traction and Less Breakage with SDHQ Traction Bars!

  • Posted on December 9, 2020December 13, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
When you combine big power, big tires and a limited slip differential with leaf springs you have a recipe for the enemy of traction and your driveline parts, wheel hop.…
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WATCH: Icon Vehicle Dynamics Stage 10 suspension install on our Tundra!

  • Posted on July 17, 2020
  • byJeff Naeyaert
   Follow us as we take you through our install of Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system for the Toyota Tundra as we explain how it works, how to adjust…
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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 2

  • Posted on June 22, 2020June 22, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
In our last article we explained how the different components of our Icon Vehicle Dynamics suspension system  that we would be installing on Project Tundra worked.  In this weeks story,…
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Project Tundra, Installing the Ultimate Bolt On Off Road Suspension From Icon Vehicle Dynamics Part 1

  • Posted on May 31, 2020June 1, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
It’s been a long time in between updates for Project Tundra.  Most of the time Project Tundra is the garage’s muscle. Moving big parts and towing cars is what it’s…
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Project Acura RSX Sleeper, Buttoning Up the Project With Suspension!

  • Posted on March 29, 2020
  • byMike Kojima
We left off in our last edition of Project DC5 RSX with some killer brakes by Stoptech that brought our cars stopping power in line with our fantastic 300 whp…
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WATCH: Make Your Porsche Cayman Handle and Brake Like a Racecar!

  • Posted on November 8, 2019
  • byJeff Naeyaert
   A friend and customer of MotoIQ recently asked us if we could turn her once beloved daily driver Porsche Cayman into a racecar she could drive to and…
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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 2

  • Posted on September 2, 2019September 5, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
In our last article, we got most of of the suspension for Project 987.2 Porsche Cayman in place.  Now we have to finish the job installing the parts from KW…
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Project Porsche 987.2 Cayman S: Getting the Suspension Together! Part 1

  • Posted on August 21, 2019August 30, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
In our last edition of Project 987 Cayman, we discussed some of the parts we would be installing on our street going track car project.  Now it is time to…
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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 22 – I Missed Winter…

  • Posted on August 6, 2019
  • byErik Jacobs
When we last left Project SC300 things had gone totally sideways and now the entire suspension of the car was all apart. With a box of Toyota/Lexus OEM replacement components…
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Project SC300 Road Racer: Part 21 – Winter is Coming

  • Posted on July 8, 2019
  • byErik Jacobs
When we last left Project SC300 we had just installed our Grannas Racing T56 transmission swap kit and had gotten back out on track. With a solid drivetrain, it was…
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Project Viper GTS: Part 10 – EMI Racing Toe Stiffener

  • Posted on July 2, 2019July 2, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
The Gen 2 Viper has a pretty serious, fundamental flaw that’s not widely known.  The rear toe deflects by HALF AN INCH under hard cornering and acceleration.  Unfortunately most of…
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Testing Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace

  • Posted on June 16, 2019
  • byBilly Johnson
After our article reviewing Steeda’s Stop The Hop Package for the S550 Mustang GT, some of our readers asked us for feedback on Steeda’s Extreme G-Trac K-Member Brace. Since our…
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Project 987.2 Cayman S, Cup Car Suspension for the Street!

  • Posted on May 22, 2019August 20, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
The Porsche Cayman has always had a dear spot in our hearts.  In another life, I was an engineer at a large OEM and we were doing benchmarking testing for…
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Rapid Designing and Testing Suspension With 3D Printing Part 2

  • Posted on April 21, 2019April 24, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
In our last story, we were redesigning the steering knuckle/upright for the 2019 season on Dai Yoshihara’s Turn 14 Formula Drift BR-Z.  Our design goals were to keep the tires…
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Designing Suspension with 3D Printing

  • Posted on February 17, 2019February 18, 2019
  • byMike Kojima
Drift cars with their extreme steering angles are pretty difficult to design suspension for.  A lot of things must be considered because geometry that works well on a regular car…
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The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!

  • Posted on December 27, 2018December 27, 2018
  • byMotoIQ Staff
The Best of 2018- Project EP3 Civic Si: Why the Suspension Sucks and How to Fix It!   For the Holidays, we take a look back at some of our most…
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  • Tech

How to Make Crappy Cars Handle Well!

  • Posted on November 7, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Handling is a difficult subject for many people to wrap their heads around.  Many cars, especially lower end sport compacts have a reputation for awful handling that can’t be fixed or for…
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WATCH: ST Suspensions Coilovers and Whiteline Upgrades for Subaru WRX

  • Posted on October 5, 2018October 5, 2018
  • byJeff Naeyaert
 Our latest project car, a 2002 Subaru WRX gets upgraded ST Suspensions coilovers and Whiteline swaybars, bushings and other chassis components.  Hopefully you read the separate ST Suspension and Whiteline…
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ST Suspensions Coilover Upgrade for WRX

  • Posted on September 17, 2018October 9, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Today our Subaru Impreza WRX gets a suspension upgrade with the ST Suspensions XTA coilover kit along with Whiteline Sway bars for improved handling and ride quality. ST Suspensions is…
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Basic Drift Chassis Setup: The S-Chassis Tension Rod

  • Posted on April 4, 2018July 25, 2018
  • byNikita Rushmanov
The rear tension rod is probably the most overlooked suspension arm on an s-chassis. A lot of people don’t understand how it works, and there is a lot of conflicting…
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Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time!

  • Posted on March 19, 2018July 3, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Team America BNR32 GT-R First Update in a Long Time! by Mike Kojima   So most of you probably thought that the Team America GT-R was dead, long abandoned to…
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Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades

  • Posted on October 29, 2017July 2, 2018
  • byMike Kojima
Project C7 Corvette Stingray Z51: Suspension Upgrades by Mike Kojima In previous articles about our Project C7 Corvette, we got into the high tech chassis construction of the C7 that rivals…

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