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Toyota Alphard/Vellfire AH30 '15+: Improving handling + Ride comfort

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  The Toyota Alphard (Japanese: トヨタ・アルファード, Toyota Arufādo) is a minivan produced by the Japanese automaker Toyota since 2002. It is available as a seven- or eight-seater with petrol and hybrid engine options. Hybrid variants have been available since 2003, and it incorporates Toyota's Hybrid Synergy Drive technology. The vehicle was named after Alphard, the brightest star in the constellation Hydra. Since the second generation Alphard, the model is split into Alphard and Vellfire model names separately. The Alphard has a luxury orientation while the Vellfire has a sporty orientation. The Vellfire name was derived from "velvet" and "fire" to emphasize the vehicle's "smooth" and "passionate" characteristics. Both versions receive similar front and rear fascia, but the grille design, headlamps and taillamps are different. Toyota released the third generation Alphard on 26 January 2015. The third generation features a large grille similar to...

Tein Flex AVS

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AVS, available on some of Toyota & Lexus vehicles, normally has to be disabled when the suspensions are replaced with non-OE ones. Well, that is no longer the case! FLEX AVS enables ride height adjustment without deactivating AVS. Newly-designed "AVS Needle" for damping force adjustment makes it possible to provide broader damping force adjustable range within the operating angle of AVS actuator. *Damping force can NOT be adjusted manually. Advantage: adjusting ride height has little effect on ride quality. In addition to combining a low down style with ride comfort, this system offers more setup options for sport driving too. Compared to the regular mono-tube system, twin-tube attains longer stroke with a smaller repulsive force, resulting in high ride comfort. Roads may have all sorts of surface conditions. This calls for shock absorbers with ample stroke, that operate smoothly. Thanks to this unique characteristic,...

Making Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TRJ150 COMFORT + Stable!

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Back in 2019, an owner of a Toyota Land Cruiser Prado TRJ150 came to us.  He wanted us to help make his car more comfortable & stable to drive. He heard that Ultra Racing can help to make car more stable & comfortable.  Unfortunately, Ultra Racing does not make any product for this car model. March 2020, customer return again asking if there's anyway we can help him to improve his driving experience.  Upon some research, we recommended him TEIN 4 X 4 Damper Sport. After some explanation & presentation, customer agreed to proceed with our proposal.  There we have it, our next project!  Sourcing for the product wasn't easy.  We had to get it all the way from Japan because local 'supplier' are selling at exorbitant price that will take away all of our margin that we needed to continue to provide SERVICE to our customers.  After much sourcing and troubles to get it here, hence we have the TEIN 4 X 4 Damper Sport ready for our custo...