Soarer Source - The Home of the Toyota Soarer and Lexus SC300, SC400

The market for aftermarket parts from Japan has been declining for well over five years, due in part to decreased demand both at home and abroad and the rising rates of Chinese knock-offs and other inexpensive (and dubiously built) components.

Today, one of the world’s largest performance parts companies, known as Trust in Japan and Greddy here in the States, declared bankruptcy. According to various reports, Trust is approximately $60 million in debt and, after reporting a serious decline in sales since February 2008 and amassing $43 million in loan payments, filed for bankruptcy in Tokyo District Court.

Trust has been around since 1976, employs almost 200 workers and had been dealing in everything from CARB-legal exhausts to turbo systems when Greddy Performance Products was founded in the U.S. in 1994. There are several firms that will step up to fill the need of enthusiasts, assuming that Trust doesn’t try to reorganize, but with the aftermarket industry down overall, we suspect this won’t be the last time we’ll hear about a large tuner going under.
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Awful news. This will occur soon with other well known high quality companies as well sadly. Support the good jap brands by only buying them! Don’t support the cheap China made crap.

As mentioned before when talking about the supercharger kit for the v8 toyota soarer, Rush Imports are worth a look at if you are after some nice extractors. These are some nice big ones as the name suggests.

http://www.rushimports.com.au/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=19&products_id=2 

If you’re after parts for your 4th generation soarer model check out the catalouge on greenline motorsports website. Big range on the big brands like APexi, HKS, Trust greddy etc.

http://www.greenline.jp/catalogue/bccatlist.php?make=Toyota&carcode=UZZ40&intake=NA 

Hey if your after parts for your soarer, you should check out nengun.com. Same with greenline motorsport, massive selection of all the popular brands like HKS, Greddy, Apexi. So check them out if you are after any performance bits or suspension parts and much more.

www.nengun.com 

go to the search page located at http://www.nengun.com/catalogue/search/
then select the Toyota, Soarer.

Hey guys, I came across a great dealer in Japan called Greenline Motorsports. They have a massive range of parts for imports. Below i have posted the link to the catalogue section for the jzz30 Soarer. Stacks of performance bits for the 1jz but of course there isn’t a whole lot for the 1uz-fe. I’ve heard good things about this supplier so dont hesitate to get in contact with them if you want to give your pride and joy more attention.

http://www.greenline.jp/catalogue/bccatlist.php?make=Toyota&carcode=JZZ30&intake=FI 

If those airbags have died and you want something different, try out a nice set of coilovers. They will still be height adjustable but obviously not as easy as the airbag suspension system. Although, with the coilover setup aspects such as damper can be tweaked. For the jzz30 model, the coilovers are really essential for great handling over the stock setup and you will have the ability to adjust the ride height like all the lucky uzz30/1 owners can.

The following is a list of Soarer suspension parts and where you can source them from.
This will be updated reguraly.

D2 Racing RS Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC 430 2002-UP
http://www.raceinspired.com…

Tein Basic Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC300/400 1992-2000
http://www.raceinspired.com…

Tein Super Street Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC300/400 1992-2000
http://www.raceinspired.com…

Tein Type CS Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC300/400 1992-2000
http://www.raceinspired.com…

Tein Type CS Comfort Sport Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC430 2001-UP
http://www.raceinspired.com…

Tein Type FLEX Coilover Damper Kit Lexus SC300/400 1992-2000
http://www.raceinspired.com…

HKS Hipermax RS / Hipermax II Coil-Overs Lexus SC300/400
http://www.alamomotorsports.com/HKS/hks_coilover.html

HKS Coilovers: HiperMAX Damper II, Lexus SC 300
http://www.autocarparts.com/part/1254/215/

Tein Suspension sc300, sc400
http://www.upgrademotoring.com/suspension/Tein_sus_Lexus.htm

HKS Hipermax II Coilovers 92-00 Lexus SC300/400
http://www.dtmautohaus.com/store/product_info.php?cPath=226&products_id=967

HKS Hipermax II Coilovers- Lexus SC300 / SC400
http://www.injectedperformance.com/ViewProduct.aspx?ID=4893&VID=90JIC Magic FLTA1 Coilover - Lexus SC300
http://www.injectedperformance.com/ViewProduct.aspx?ID=8666&VID=90

JIC AP1 FLTA2 Coilovers - Lexus SC300
http://www.injectedperformance.com/ViewProduct.aspx?ID=8632&VID=90

SC300 Megan Racing Coilovers
http://honolulu.craigslist.org/oah/pts/381155531.html

Buddy Club - Junior Spec Sports damper jzz30

http://www.nengun.com/buddy-club/junior-spec-sports-damper

Ok here are some places that you can source the Apexi Power FC units from. Some will also come with the hand controller unit.

http://www.mamsparts.com/product_info.php?products_id=37745

http://www.nengun.com/apexi/power-fc-hand-controller-ap-engineering

http://www.modyourcar.com.au/product_info.php?cPath=6_45&products_id=3664

http://www.streetcarconsortium.co.uk/evil_shop/product_info.php?products_id=122

http://www.modyourcar.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=3664&keywords=jzz30&hl=y

http://www.modyourcar.com.au/product_info.php?products_id=3665&keywords=jzz30&hl=y

and eBay of course

Feel free to add to the list or discuss what you thought of the unit by visiting the forum at http://www.soarersource.com/forum

Hey guys, if the stock ceramic-wheeled CT12A’s aren’t enough for you, then maybe you should upgrade the stock parts and go for a nice powerful aftermarket turbo setup. Here we will look at all the parts that can be found to make great power improvement and also parts that will be stronger and be capable of handling higher levels of boost (psi.) As we know the stock ceramic-wheeled turbos are really only good for 7-8psi, anymore and it starts to get a bit risky. So it’s a good excuse to go shopping for some nice aftermarket parts that will not only increase the lifespan of the turbo, but increase the power output.

Here we will list all the turbo kits and parts that can be found for the Toyota Soarer / Lexus sc300, sc400. I will keep it updated and feel free to suggest more on the forum so I can add it to the list.

Turbonetics Single Turbo Conversion Kit
http://www.suprastore.com/sinturconkit.html

Turbonetics turbo kit
http://www.epsturbos.com/lexus-sc300-turbo-kits.product

Fmax Turbo Kit
http://www.excessiveautosports.com/index.cfm/page/ptype=product/product_id=136/prd136.htm

BoostLogic Stage 1 turbo kit
http://www.suprastore.com/bolost1notot.html

Stock CT12A turbo kit

http://www.crturbos.co.uk/cat_12.htm

Well as we have discussed before there is a decent range of bodykits available for the Toyota Soarer, sc300, sc400. The problem is finding the source of who will supply the bodykit, and then also what the quality of it is like. Not everyone can afford the genuine bodykits so they might have to go for copies of the popular brand styled kits.

Here is a list of companies that will supply Toyota Soarer bodykits. I will keep updating this with more.

Toyota Soarer vertex bodykit
http://www.ozkits.com.au/site/1446035/product/TO0073

Toyota Soarer V-Speed bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/extreme_dimensions/extr00071838.html

Toyota Soarer Demon bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/extreme_dimensions/extr00071836.html

Toyota Soarer Elete bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/extreme_dimensions/extr00071837.html

Toyota Soarer J-Magic bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/extreme_dimensions/extr00080461.html

Toyota Soarer Kaminari bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/kaminari/

Toyota Soarer Bomex 2 light bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/bomex/bome00100179.html

Toyota Soarer Bomex bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/bomex/bome00100183.html

Toyota Soarer Erebuni 752 bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/erebuni/ereb00071827.html

Toyota Soarer Erebuni 451 bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/erebuni/ereb00071823.html

Toyota Soarer Version select bodykit
http://www.andysautosport.com/lexus/1992_2000_sc/exterior/body_kits/version_select/vsel00071849.html

Toyota Soarer Origin bodykit (Australia)
http://www.origin-aust.com/stylish_jzz30.html

Toyota Soarer Origin bodykit (America)
http://www.origin-lab.com/index.php?section=aerokit&sub=stylish&model=soarer

Toyota Soarer Origin bodykit
http://www.raceonusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2294

Toyota Soarer Version:Select bodykit
http://www.raceonusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=4141

Toyota Soarer RACEON HiFlexâ„¢ Type-13 bodykit
http://www.raceonusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2354

Toyota Soarer RACEON HiFlexâ„¢ Type-298 bodykit
http://www.raceonusa.com/index.asp?PageAction=VIEWPROD&ProdID=2778

Toyota Soarer C-one bodykit
http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=2&car=42&middlesmall=2%3A11&maker=&volkey=

Toyota Soarer Target bodykit (same page just scroll down)
http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=2&car=42&middlesmall=2%3A11&maker=&volkey=

Toyota Soarer Wald bodykit (same page just scroll down)
http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=2&car=42&middlesmall=2%3A11&maker=&volkey=

Toyota Soarer Uras bodykit (same page just scroll down)
http://www.japanparts.com/db/partslist.php?dealer=2&car=42&middlesmall=2%3A11&maker=&volkey=

Toyota Soarer C-one bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_131/

Toyota Soarer DIGNIFIED LINE bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_51

Toyota Soarer Vetex bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_107/

Toyota Soarer Signature bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_180/

Toyota Soarer Exclusive Primary bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_211/

Toyota Soarer HiRo bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_271/

Toyota Soarer Inspection bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_330/

Toyota Soarer ELITE Enterprise bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_415/

Toyota Soarer Classy Sport Design bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_428/

Toyota Soarer SKP Dezign bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_446/

Toyota Soarer Wald Exchange EX Line bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_559/

Toyota Soarer Wald Exchange bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_560/

Toyota Soarer Origin bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Executive Sports Model bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Drift Max bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Evo-2 bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Demon bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer V-speed bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Blazer bodykit
http://www.body-kitz.com/index1.html (search for the lexus sc300)

Toyota Soarer Wise sports go bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_582/

Toyota Soarer Wise sports midmc bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_583/

Toyota Soarer Wise sports midmc 2 bodykit
http://www.memoryfab.com/products/detail_aero_584/

If you know of more, come share your suppliers that you recommend on the forums at http://www.soarersource.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=5