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Yes Justen, they are the Varrstoen ES221's. Tires are Hankook EVO's for now. Although these aren't my ideal "end game" wheel and tire setup, I love the results. I have longed after a TE37 style wheel for some time that had some concavity for the rears, so these were a no-brainer for me...

Here are some (ok) pictures of the new shoes: Wheels are 18x8.5 +25 front, 18x10.5 +15 rear. Tires are 245/35/18 front, and 295/30/18 rears. They aren't the best pics, hopefully I can get the car outside in the sun and snap some better ones soon. -Mike

Ok gang, let me backtrack a bit to where I left off on the Differential rebuild. After about 5 or 6 attempts to set the perfect mesh on the gears, I was unable to get the exact perfect pattern I was hoping for. I eventually shimmed the pinion to the point that I couldn't add any more shims and...

Thanks! Subframe is finished and installed under the car! More details later, but here is a good overall pic of the assembly: New wheels and tires are also installed, and I am tickled pink about the results. Wheels pics after the car is cleaned and buffed later this spring! -Mike

The diff is fully rebuilt and ready for the whole subframe to be installed for the last time. Hopefully more updates tonight. -Mike

Thanks guys, Justen, the "limited slip" action in the carrier between both outputs is achieved through clutch and friction plates on each end of the side gears inside the carrier. A quick exploded diagram and you can see how they are stacked inside: -Mike

Before I can do the final install of my new rear suspension, I need to rebuild and refresh the rear diff while everything is still out. The 8.8 that came from the Lincoln was only a 3.07 open diff, so I wanted to swap gears and upgrade to an LSD carrier. I was able to get a low mileage Ford...

Thanks guys, I really do appreciate the kind words. I put some serious time into creating my update posts with editing pictures, choosing what to show and telling the story. It feels good to hear that people enjoy reading and looking through it after all that work. Oh the joy of rebuilding a...

Thanks Guys. I used the poly bushing on the front of the carrier in hopes of dampening any drive-line frequencies that may lead to unwanted wheel hop or droning. Solid mounting is great, but when there is no compliance, all the drive-line's oscillating frequencies travel to the most...

Ok gang, I am wrapping up the rear of the car and hoping to get everything in for a final install soon. Some things still on my list are to triple check all my CV measurements and order my CV intermediary shafts to go between the Ford 8.8 IRS stub ends, and the C6 Vette hub stub ends. I also...

I will try to add more tonight, but the terminator IRS is almost ready for the final bolt in after new front subframe bushings and finalizing the CV joint measurements and swaybar pieces. -Mike

lol, thanks for the compliments guys. I have been with the same girl since Junior High School, so she has also been with the Supra through all of its time with me. Needless to say, she has a deep understanding of my relationship with my car and the time I spend on it. Sometimes I think she...

Thanks Cribbj. My story is pretty simple for the most part. I have always been pretty resourceful in the past just using a simple mig welder and cutoff wheels to make simple things, but none to this level. I graduated a few years ago with a Mechanical Engineering degree, and landed my job at...

Ok gang, its been a bit since I have updated this thread. With the holidays over and things settling back into the normal groove, im hoping to keep hammering away at all the little projects I need to do in order to get the car done this spring. I have been pretty busy concentrating on finishing...

Cribbj, thanks for the kind words. I am using a Canon T2i with an 18-135 EFS-IS lens, and sometimes 50mm f1.4 lens. I really like it for the size and weight, and obviously the quality. I bought it when it first came out and was the "greatest of its class" at the time, but of course is now only...

Struts are modified and ready for coilovers! -Mike

I had a chance to work on the car a few weekends ago, and decided to bring the trailing arms and sub frame mount with. I wanted to check the fit of everything, see what I could do about adapting my parking brake lines, measure for coilovers, and remove/clean some parts to take back to the shop...

Ok gang, I have been working on lots of different projects at once, but I have enough photos to delve into the half shaft and differential portion of the build. The spark that originally started this complete overhaul of the rear drivetrain was a gift from my brother. He is into buying cars...

Some of the new and refurbished axle and hub parts to convert the car to bulletproof 5-lug: Hopefully I will have some time tonight to add updates. -Mike

I was able to weld most of the camber eccentrics to my subframe over the weekend. I forgot to cut out another set of gussets needed for the bottom of the mounts, so I will add those later in the week. First thing was to cut off the existing mount tabs from the outer mounts. They are welded along...