Guest Monk1991 Posted November 3, 2014 Share Posted November 3, 2014 Hi Folks The supra is getting an engine rebuild party due to waterpump failure and wanting to go NA-t so bought a replacement daily a 1JZ soarer it grand other than being auto great for wafting aboot just wanting to know how to identify the TEMS suspension ?? Cheers Colin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest pharmed Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 No idea sorry but looks tidy! Recently picked one up myself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris88 Posted November 22, 2014 Share Posted November 22, 2014 It's got TEMS suspension. There are three basic types which you can recognise by the type of Soarer they are fitted to. Early coil spring type, fitted to the 1JZ-GTE TT (like yours), late coil spring type, fitted to the 1JZ-GTE single turbo VVTI and the pneumatic spring type fitted to to the UZZ31 V8. The early and late coil spring types look the same externally but they don't work on the wrong version of the electonics. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Wilson Posted December 2, 2014 Share Posted December 2, 2014 I have had nothing but trouble with the TEMS dampers, they often leak, and new ones are BIG money. I swap them out for Bilsteins with custom spring seats. As active suspension goes they seem very iffy. But not as iffy as the new generation magnetic fluid dampers like on some Ferraris and the Audi R8's. Whoever thought abrasive fluid in a moving piston hydrauilic environment was a good idea needs shooting Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swampy442 Posted December 3, 2014 Share Posted December 3, 2014 You can tell if its got TEMS if it has the raised black covers over the strut tops, with wires coming out, like yours has. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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