Hey next thing i want to do to my car is drop, however im having a tough time decideing on what to do, the h-techs are like 1.9 in the front and i forget the rear, the S-techs are like 2.4 in the front and 2.0 in the rear? Please correct me if im wrong im just going off what i recall.....Problem is my megan exhaust hangs pretty low and i think the s-techs ill scrap speed bumps, inclined driveways what not? However i dont want to get the h-techs and be like damn i wish i went lower.....


What is everyones opionion on the h-techs vs. s-techs? is there a notiable difference in stance? or fairly close in looks

here is a shot with of my rear with my low hanging Exhaust

 

This has been covered in MANY other threads. And u know there are other companies besides tein that make lowering springs. But if those are ur only two options then stech. Htechs are for luxury cars with big wheels. Way too much body roll for my liking.

 

sway and strut bars help prevent that.

 

Thanks, ah im sorry i didnt even think to search the topic my bad, but thanks for your input

 

Depends on your road conditions, if your tC is a daily driver, and how much $$$ you want to spend. If you switch to S -Techs, be prepared to swap out your struts as well. (More $$$.) If your local roads aren't in the greatest condition, you're in for a bumpy ride. (Another reason to swap out your struts.) If your tC is your daily driver, your front end is going to take a beating.

You won't nearly have as much trouble with H-Techs. It still gives the tC a very nice overall appearance, you won't have too replace your struts right away, and your ride won't suffer too much. Also, you will avoiding rubbing with certain after market wheel set ups.

If you don't want your tC slammed, go with the H-Techs. BTW- I have TRD Springs.

 

i got the s-tech i have more of a problem hitting my s-pipe

 

Yeahi have H-techs. Perfect drop IMO. Looks alot lower, yet i actually never scrap anything.

 

yo mengsta nice pic!

 

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I went with stechs, and love em.

 

one of my friends has s-techs with that megan drift spec exhaust and he doesn't scrape. pm him on here, his scionlife name is 2_much_tc

 

save money and get coilovers,
because if you are worried about scrapping then you can adjust the height.
Your probally going to have to get new struts down the line anyway.

 

yeah good idea if you got cash. I got the TRD struts with H-techs. pretty cheap. And thanks , tupac is pretty dam good.

 

I mean ive heard so many different things about the stock struts, like ah you wont have problems for awhile, and others say they go real quick....I mean i know dow nthe road im going to have to replace them, but i mean how long we talking about if i go s-techs

 

i have stechs and have never scaped exhaust or anything else

 

i have the exact setup you have.. s techs and a megan drift spec... only scraped the under body cover in fornt never the exhaust get s-techs

 

are you guys useing the stock struts?

 

I'm using stock struts with s-techs. I'm pretty careful, but I still scrap the front a little bit once in a while.

I've got 35K on it now and the springs have been on since september. I'll probably be taking the springs off soon to help the struts last a bit longer until I can afford a set of coilovers.

 

SVicks it depends on how you drive/ the conditions. I know you want a straight answer but on a fresh new set of stock struts with something like S-techs it could last up to 40k even. Or it could be as low as 20k. If your gonna have a shop intall the springs you might as well just get struts too so you wouldnt have to pay for install twice. TRD's are about 400 anyway. and i think tokicos are even cheaper.

 

i have a custom exhaust, which probably hangs as low as your exhaust and i scrape all the time..

i cannot go over a speedbump without scraping my pipes, unless i going like 1mph.

i am fully slammed on Tein SS+P's tho, i have no idea how much of a drop that is, its like -1 finger gap in the rear.