I believe that this is quite possibly the first and lowest xB2 (besides the 5 Axis) :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap: ...................................For now................

Today, Chris (n2htwlz), Bob (RMS), and myself met over at Randy's (RANDODE) house to check out his wife's, Kristal's, new xB2...This vehicle is ONE day old and Randy already is wrenching on it...Randy in his majestic ways someone managed to use Gold-Line springs to lower this thing over 3"...In the front we dropped over 3 inches and the rear almost 3 inches...I will let Randode explain how it was done, but I do know that a mixture of tC and xB springs were used...

To all the haters and naysayers out there reference the new and improved xB just give it a chance...I was lucky enough to be with this car for over 3 hours and check it out completely...These things are NICE and the features that are included are amazing...By the way, the Blackberry Crushed Metallic color is incredible...It changes colors and most of the time it has a rootbeer brown tint to it...

Without further wait, here are the before and after pics:

BEFORE:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/5395/img1081zt6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

OLD VS NEW:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7945/img1082rx8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

FIRST JACK UP:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/1202/img1084lr3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SECOND JACK UP:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6678/img1086zy3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ITS COMING APART NICELY:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8417/img1090ia3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

SNEAKY BASTARD:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8840/img1091ug0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

THE SPRING DIFFERENCE:

http://img369.imageshack.us/img369/3494/img1093tz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ITS ON (WHAT A "SHOCKER");

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9039/img1098cf2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

INSTALLED:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/6573/img1100au8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

NO MORE WHEEL GAP:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7330/img1110tj5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

THE HOT ROD LOOK (BEFORE REAR IS DONE):

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/9570/img1105nu7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

TIME FOR THE REAR:

http://img216.imageshack.us/img216/7540/img1111fi4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

REAR SPRING DIFFERENCE:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/4346/img1112gh7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

THE REAR IS DONE:

http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/8595/img1113hu3.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

PROOF = NO PHOTO SHOP:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4386/img1128kb1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

ONE HAPPY WIFE:

http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/8319/img1116kt4.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Thats it for now..I have more pics to post of the Nav unit and such but that will be a new post tomorrow...

Pictures and thread created as requested and approved by Randy...Hope you enjoyed...

that looks nice.

Wasting no time, looks good!

wow, looks good!

That looks awesome, i cant wait to see the nav unit pictures!

Did you really think it would go more than a couple days before Randy would lower it. Looks great!!!

106 lowered scions
1 lowered xB2

Good job! Thanks for posting

I love it!

i knew i shoulda went over today! i gues i'll just have 2 wait till 2morrow 2 see it!

just awesome

That was fun today. It was awesome to see this combo actualy work :clap: :clap: .. Congrats Krystal :bow: , the ride is lookin SWEET......

Dont forget all lighting done too!

hope you dont mind, but i choped some axis 7 mods onto the ride, and imo they look nice, along with a debadged grill :)


but i didnt want to offend randode, so if he request to see ill post it

Since you guys have obviously gotten up close and personal with the xB2, I was wondering if you noticed how much clearance there is between the front brakes and the stock rims. Is there more than an inch? Less than an inch? I'm trying to determine if there is any possibility of putting smaller rims on the car.

I like the way the xB2 looks with it being lowered!!!

Very nice and thanks for the pics YELOSUB.

In that last pic that thing looks so low I wonder if the Five Axis lip kit would fit? :nails: :wink:

So how was the ride quality after the mod? Any change?

SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!!!!

pretty sweet.. i guess the new boxes are that bad after all..

awesomeness man....

BAM, it looks mean as fuhh already

Thanks for the pics Ray. It looks great!

so even with the disc brakes all around was it just as easy as the first gen or is it a little bit of a PITA like the TC

I doubt that the first three coils should be be completely compressed under a static load. The rear shocks are gonna have a short life.

yea those new xb's are so sick. Looks good guys. If you have it for one day and it's already lowered, I can't wait to watch the progress you guys make on this thing.

Did you really think it would go more than a couple days before Randy would lower it. Looks great!!!

106 lowered scions
1 lowered xB2


Close...

Its actually,
107 lowered Scions
1 lowered Scion xB2
Total = 108

Ooh!! :bow: Randode impresses me everytime! Can't wait for the pics of the Navi. :P

xB2 looks 100% better lowered like that! I am currious about affected ride comfort with the adopted spring set up.

I doubt that the first three coils should be be completely compressed under a static load. The rear shocks are gonna have a short life.
umm, thats how Goldline's are. if you were to lower 100+ Scions, you would know this. :lalala:

First off, very nice!

Second, How did it affect the ride?

First off, very nice!

Second, How did it affect the ride?
feels exactly like it did on stock springs.

hey randy and kristal......congrats.....on the xb2....I'm not surprised....maybe like yeah this is become old hat for you guys to be the innovators and leaders of the Scion Community....I still have my xA....just got new shoes...But congrats again to the modding that will always be your art. thank you for doing my goldline install 3 years ago and getting my car ready for the tein coilover upgrade by putting my stockies back on....and dont forget the toxa stickers and classic role call I still have on my vehicle. you guys are fantastic. happy happy joy joy.!!

So Randode, spill the beans alreay about the springs... Goldline TC fronts and xB1 rears perhaps? Whatever you used it looks the bizness, even with the stock wheels.

Ahh, saw in another thread tC/xB hybrid is indeed what was done... maybe if there's enough grassroots support we can get Goldline to offer the Randode combo, haha...

looks good
im digging nitrogen caps
lol

hey randy and kristal......congrats.....on the xb2....I'm not surprised....maybe like yeah this is become old hat for you guys to be the innovators and leaders of the Scion Community....I still have my xA....just got new shoes...But congrats again to the modding that will always be your art. thank you for doing my goldline install 3 years ago and getting my car ready for the tein coilover upgrade by putting my stockies back on....and dont forget the toxa stickers and classic role call I still have on my vehicle. you guys are fantastic. happy happy joy joy.!!
Thanks for the props dude. I apreciate it. You were always cool to us, even with all of the car club bullcrap that went down. If you need anything, let me know.
Peace.
Randode

Ahh, saw in another thread tC/xB hybrid is indeed what was done... maybe if there's enough grassroots support we can get Goldline to offer the Randode combo, haha...
already talking to them about some stuff.

VERY NICE DROP FOR THE NEW XB2 JUST WAITING ON THE RIMS HUH

Randode- speaking of rims, what offsets are you looking at with the drop? Would et32 on an 8" wide wheels be pushing it? It's kinda hard to tell from pix how much room there is to the inside of the fender lip.

Randode- speaking of rims, what offsets are you looking at with the drop? Would et32 on an 8" wide wheels be pushing it? It's kinda hard to tell from pix how much room there is to the inside of the fender lip.
theres tons of room. i'm shooting for about a 40mm

when is mines next to get lowerd. :lalala: :lalala: :lalala: :lalala:

looks siccc! can't wait to lower mine.

eh i figured the images arent copywrited, so ill post a chop
http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f382/scion_jon/randodechop1.jpg

^^^^Bad a$$^^^^Nice chop...Randy, we have a winner

nice, i thought id get flamed

bah, n00b. i like it :-P

just wait, new wheels are in the works (no not work wheels).

:bow: :clap: LOOKS **GREAT** :clap::bow:

since its 5 lug im waiting to see the first set of 22's on a box

SWEEEEEEETTT ! ok i can actually now say that ugly thing looks great- almost growable .. Looks good Randy- New totaller XB@ - lowered 1. yea.. as always you did a great job..
Devon

when is mines next to get lowerd. :lalala: :lalala: :lalala: :lalala:
whenever ur ready.

how does the car ride/handle with this spring combo ?

that is freakin HAWT!!!

how does the car ride/handle with this spring combo ?
feels exactly like it did stock.
but now the rear has negative camber for some reason.

So what was the reason for using tc front springs? Do the xB 1st gen front springs work on the 2nd gen xB?

wow. negative camber. on the rear? too freakin weird.

more than a degree ?

wow. negative camber. on the rear? too freakin weird.

more than a degree ?
with my 12" level centered on the hubcap, its 1/4" off from plumb.

^^^But it looks cool^^^

Oh damn... the lowering really looks amazing.
This thing is starting to grow on me...

How long will it take for the aftermarket accessories to come out. Like lowering kits and lip/body kits. I just place my order for a white manual xB.

Ps: Any clue for lowering springs about 2inchs

bump because Goldline's rule!

once it's lowered. it's like night and day! very nice! :bow: :)

Are you going to change the shocks to some TRD ones?

Looks great!

NOW TIME TO TAKE OUT THOSE PILLAR TAPES!

No im not going to get TRD shocks. It rides nine the way it is.
And the tape was peeled weeks ago, but fingers ares still sore.

Randode, I see a spring compressor in your pix. Do you need it for the front and back or just the front?

*EDIT* Nevermind, I completed the install of the TRD springs on the rear. It was a piece of cake. You can leave the tire on and I used the handle to my floor jack as leverage against the tire. There is a good hole you can use as an apex near the strut to put the end of the handle into.

I spoke to the folks at TEIN the other day and they are already hard at work on springs,basics,and Super streets for the XB2. They said they will all be available later this year.

BUT I WANT THEM NOW!!!! Anybody hear anything about bag kits for the new XB yet?

I spoke to the folks at TEIN the other day and they are already hard at work on springs,basics,and Super streets for the XB2. They said they will all be available later this year.

BUT I WANT THEM NOW!!!! Anybody hear anything about bag kits for the new XB yet?
I have billet bag brackets for the rear of the new xB, the front is in the works.

Randode, I see a spring compressor in your pix. Do you need it for the front and back or just the front?

*EDIT* Nevermind, I completed the install of the TRD springs on the rear. It was a piece of cake. You can leave the tire on and I used the handle to my floor jack as leverage against the tire. There is a good hole you can use as an apex near the strut to put the end of the handle into.

How difficult are the fronts? I can't imagine them to be too hard. Dealer wants to charge about $260 for installation on a new Scion, which I think is a crate load of carp. The rears do look very simple though.

Thanks,
Bb

it looks like the new xb have the same suspension that the tc has right randy?

oh yeah, on your 2nd to the last pic
not sure if you tightened up that nut on the strut all the way, double check that one.
http://img329.imageshack.us/img329/4386/img1128kb1.jpg

bigballer: its not that hard to install. should be done within a few hours.

the bolt is tight, my camera man got a little eager.
the front is more Camry than tC, the rear is similar to xB1.