So I took the xB over to Randy and got the thing lowered finally, looks much better. We only lowered the rear of the car due to the fronts being to wide.

BEFORE
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion004.jpg

AFTER
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion019.jpg

Randy working away
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion007.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion008.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion012.jpg

And the Final Profile shot, both after shots
http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion015.jpg

http://i85.photobucket.com/albums/k71/Scionwest/Scion%20xB%202008/Lowering%20Springs/Scion017.jpg

looks perfectly level. Very nice dude.

Looks good, I'm next :lalala:

hey Jonathon...PM'ed ya...if you guys used what i'm thinkin maybe i can join the line to Randy's garage :P


JC

pm'ed replied too :P

Lookin good :clap:

So I took the xB over to Randy and got the thing lowered finally, looks much better. We only lowered the rear of the car due to the fronts being to wide.
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Which springs did Randy use on your car? Are they available in only the rear pair?

I'd really like to lower the back of mine. That looks like the perfect setup.

Did you go and re-align the car afterward?

Only the rear springs where swapped out, and we used the stock springs I had laying around from my 06 xB. I had knocked it out of alignment prior to swapping the springs out so I don't know if the springs effected it or not, I'm going to be getting it re-aligned here pretty soon. I'm sure just swapping out the rear springs is going to mess up the alignment.

...only lowered the rear of the car due to the fronts being to wide...

profile says you're running 235/35R20s as tires
what width are the wheels? and offset?

The wheels are 20x8.5 and i'm not sure about the offset

Looks good, I'm next :lalala:

hey man are if you do go through with it, are you using the stock gen2 wheels?...i'm interested to see the levelness with stock wheels (if it affects it at all) and how it affects the ride quality...be sure to post pics man :P


JC

Only the rear springs where swapped out, and we used the stock springs I had laying around from my 06 xB. I had knocked it out of alignment prior to swapping the springs out so I don't know if the springs effected it or not, I'm going to be getting it re-aligned here pretty soon. I'm sure just swapping out the rear springs is going to mess up the alignment.
Stock Gen 1 springs fit properly on the Gen 2's?
If anyone's got some Gen 1 rear springs laying around in PDX and I'll give it a try if they fit proper.

the rears are totally interchangeable. the gen1 fronts fit ok on the gen2, but not perfect.

using stock gen 1 rears on the gen 2 lowered the rear by how much?

what do you think Randy, like 1.5-2''?

this really makes the old gen 1 rears a commodity. who has a pair they want to sell? are the gen1 xB rears the same as the xA rears?

looks good