Hey all, I'm trying to decide on springs. Does anybody have pics of their xA RS 1.0's dropped on different types of springs??? I just don't think the TRD's are going to be enough of a drop with the 17's. Can anyone prove me wrong? I'd love to see pics of other xA's on 17's with a drop too. Please post pics, and stats to help me decide....

Thanks,

...Jessica~

It depends on your taste, for me though, the TRD's don't offer a good enough drop to compliment 17in wheels. The huge gap is still there.

The Tiens S-techs offer a 1.6 to 1.7 drop which is pretty good and close in on that gap a bit more. It also seems to be a pretty popular application for most xA tuners.

Me? I went with the Tanabe DF210's ^^ Dropped it a clean 2.25in front and back. The drop looks great with my ADR M-Sport rims since the gap is barely noticible. Just need some 10mm spacers for it to flush nicely with the fenders :D

goldline , or tanabe df210's

Well, it's the same basic thing as a regular xA, so here's mine with the TRD springs and 17s:
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v613/AutoEuphoria/Cars/FrontRight.jpg

Me? I went with the Tanabe DF210's ^^ Dropped it a clean 2.25in front and back. The drop looks great with my ADR M-Sport rims since the gap is barely noticible. Just need some 10mm spacers for it to flush nicely with the fenders :D

I want pics! :D

I'll post pics once I get my new digital camera this Christmas :D

Here's a bad pic I took right after I installed the TRD springs. I only drove it around the block.


http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/Drakken/49728.gif

not much difference with the TRD's... but I'm a big fan of TRD and if you don't want to go too far down then TRD is awesome.... I've got a set of Tein S-Techs waiting to be put on in the spring (waiting for old man winter to die!) haha

not much difference with the TRD's...

The difference is enough to go from a "jacked up" look to a normal car. IMO another inch would be perfect.

Here's a pic of my car stock the day I got it. Not the same angle but you can see the difference.


http://www.mini2.com/gallery/personal/Drakken/48311.jpg

not much difference with the TRD's...

The difference is enough to go from a "jacked up" look to a normal car. IMO another inch would be perfect.
Totally agree there! Any drop for the xA is a good drop, then it's just a matter of how low you wanna go :lol:

yeah definitely, i wasnt saying that the TRDs are bad or anything, I have done many TRD things to my RS xA, but I want a lower drop so I got the s-techs, nothing wrong with TRD though TRD - Total Road Domination :-)

I just got some TRD 18's from tbblizzard, and was wondering whether or not the TRD's would be a good enough drop to decrease the gap that I now have. Looks pretty funny with stock springs. Anyone have any input to this?

Also, is there any truth to the TRD springs actually dropping the car 1.5", as oppossed to the 1" they are supposed to drop the car?

*bump*

yeah trd springs should be fine with 18s, it will definently look better than with 17s

Thanks dante_b!
What about Tein springs that lower the car 1.7"? Would these cause any problmes with 18" TRD's? These are the tires I have right now: Pirrelli Neros 215/35ZR 18.

Sorry about asking so many questions, I just don't want to mess up my car. I know you all understand.

naw man no worries, as long as you dont drop it more than 2 your golden. personally i would go with the tein s, it will look clean with 18s

Sweet!

Tein S it is! Thanks again dante_b. I don't know what I would do without you guys!

Funny thing is I wouldn't even have thought of doing anything like this until I got on these message boards. All of a sudden I have a 6 CD changer, silverstars, TRD rims, and lowering springs. There goes my money. :P

I just got some TRD 18's from tbblizzard, and was wondering whether or not the TRD's would be a good enough drop to decrease the gap that I now have. Looks pretty funny with stock springs. Anyone have any input to this?

Also, is there any truth to the TRD springs actually dropping the car 1.5", as oppossed to the 1" they are supposed to drop the car?

It's about a 1.3" drop. . .

cough cough tanabe df210's cough cough

depends on what you want, guy. . . but most people who want to be lowered will be more happy with either tanabe's or tein's

i GOT TRD" SPRINGS! they are they ____ ahah nahh there alright...

how long would the stock shocks last when pairs up with TRD springs?

Yeah, I would like to know that as well, but for the tein springs, since that is what I purchased.

Thanks to all the above for giving additional insight to my question.

get an alignment guys. . . you will need it. . . 15k miles and the inside edges of my tires are worn. . . camber is definitely off

^Agreed

get an alignment guys. . . you will need it. . . 15k miles and the inside edges of my tires are worn. . . camber is definitely off

Did you record the camber before and after? And toe? Also, was that the front or rear inside edges that were worn?

The way the suspension was engineered, you shouldn't see much camber changed under suspension compression. I would guess only about 1/2 deg for a 2" drop. If that... Very curious what numbers you got!

doin the alignment today. . . will get back to you. It's the inside edges of the front wheels. . . definitely camber. No feathering and minimal outside wear (from my driving like a bastard). The rear tires look new. . . the fronts look like they're 60,000miles old.

HERE :wink:

http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=38895

I'm not sure if they even recorded the toe, but it WAS the toe. . . the camber is not adjustable.

Readouts given
L R
-1 1/8 +1/8
2 2 1/4
1/32 1/32

Not sure if this is a before or after. . . but I know these guys, and they are reliable. Toe was definitely out.