Well I got my Teins in on Wednesday. But I had to wait to have them put on. So today after meeting the Prez. of the company, we went straight into the job after lunch of course! :lol:

BEFORE
http://img154.exs.cx/img154/5725/leftside22ca.jpg
http://img154.exs.cx/img154/4690/leftside8bs.jpg
and AFTER
http://img154.exs.cx/img154/1224/10093535gq.jpg
http://img154.exs.cx/img154/1378/10093541yf.jpg


And some misc. pics. The last one is my favorite! :P

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/5030/10093265fu.th.jpg (http://img154.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img154&image=10093265fu.jpg) FRONT COILS
The factory front coils sat at 26.5in. After the install, the TEINS sat at 25in.

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/7974/10093382gb.th.jpg (http://img154.exs.cx/my.php?loc=img154&image=10093382gb.jpg) REAR COILS
The factory rear coils sat at 27.25in. After the install, the TEINS sat at 26in.

Mind you the springs still need to settle, I'll have to measure them again here in acouple of days.

http://img154.exs.cx/img154/1796/10093510kv.jpg
http://img152.exs.cx/img152/3893/10093526yj.jpg

Can someone say "slammed!!!!" ...hehehe...only wished! maybe some time in the near future. +40s the purfect offset to tuck some rim!!! One of the techs wanted to see what it would look like slammed, if it was rid'in on air. Surprisingly enough, the wheel was able to turn. But if you only saw what I did...the suspension wouldn't last you 2 months MAX!! You'll need a 'balljoint' budget to maintain the ride... :lol:
http://img152.exs.cx/img152/416/10093403pm.jpg

I've got more photos...but I'll throw those on my cardomain site, when it gets going...

Overall, the car looks great...and it rides awesome! I'm very pleased with the results, and I can't wait to change out the factory front and rear sway after the 1st of the year. I called Hotchkis, I was told that late Jan. would be the release date for these parts. So now I just enjoy what I have for the time being...SIKE!!!!!!

Steve if your read'in this...I'm ready for my c/f hood.... :mrgreen:

Awesome! Looks perfect, not too slammed, just right.. Very nice :D Where did you buy them? How much $? Those will definately be the ones i'll get.

No rubbing at all? How's the ride? Are you still using the stock shocks?

looks great man. congrats!

are they progressive or linear??

and as someone else asked how is the ride quality?

I had my old car dropped and the ride was horrific. It didnt bother me but my girl wouldnt ride in my car.

Put it this way is the ride bad enough that you wouldnt put a baby in the car? And will it blow the struts immediatly?

are the rims 18s or 19s..and do the tires rub at all?plmk

Mine should be in Early next week....I am in VA :( so it takes longer...I'll post pics as soon as I get back from NY (for New Year's that is!).

SWeet 8)

damn loook realy good :D

are these the same springs you got 2.4 front 2.0 drop for the back

http://www.creativecompacts.com/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=SKL52-AUB00&Category_Code=sciontcsuspension

y r ur headlights yellow?

oh nevamind you got coilover

oh nevamind you got coilover
The title says coil springs not coilovers :?

Car looks sweet man, But now im unhappy I ordered mine before I seen them I was looking for a drop more like
This...
http://img152.exs.cx/img152/416/10093403pm.jpg :D

Its weird the sprint springs are 2 inch and the tires tuck tein states these are 2.4 and 1.9 and its no where close... I hope they settle well, keep us posted...

Relax!! The wheels are only tucking in that picture because its on the lift. Look up and you will see the pics on the ground!

looks good. :)

looks good, but I was expecting a bigger drop too...

Looks a lot better.

The car does look really good with that drop. I dont really like when the rear is lower than the front but thats how you make a FWD car handle better. Id rather have slight height in the rear so the car slops forward??

Still looks great!!!!

Thanks guys! I've been waiting for all this to come together for quite sometime, and I'm very happy how things came together as quickly as they did. Much Thanks goes out to Nilo for the rims | Island Motorsports for the tires | Vitek @ Kozz Tuning for the TEINs.

I couldn't have asked for a better offset of the wheels, they're tits on!! The inner lip of the rear fender to the edge of tire is about 3/4". NO RUBBING AT ALL on 19's !!!! The front isn't a problem either...plenty of room for clearence.

I was abit skeptical about about replacing the shocks/struts too, but after driving home last night after work...I couldn't even tell the ride had suffered any. It rides just as good as it did when I had the factory coil, if not 10x better! :D I'll be keeping tabs on the condition of the ride here in the next couple of months...I wouldn't replace if you had too, just if you wanted too. Ur shocks and strut shouldn't collapse that quickly, Macferson makes good quality components. The rides solid and tight.

Some of you need not be unhappy with the height afterward. It still has to settle, and will do so, for another acouple of days...so I'm not worried about the project height from TEIN. Today at lunch I went and measured the height again, the front hasn't moved but an 1/8", and the rear moved another complete inch. So right now I've got a total of roughly and inch and a quarter in the front , and 2 an a quarter in the rear.

So not to bad...sorry about that deceiving photo...I could only wish it came out that low. I cropped to photo to see if anyone noticed. But in reality...that would tear up your ball joints in no time....trust me!! Ur not getting that low unless your bag your ride.

Relax!! The wheels are only tucking in that picture because its on the lift. Look up and you will see the pics on the ground!
he knows, he said he wished it looked like that.

eh BrownBanana...

You get ur springs installed yet?

nope not yet :( , hopefully sometime this weekend though..so the back sits lower than the front?? i cant really tell from the pics though, hope the front is a tad bit lower than rear

nope not yet :( , hopefully sometime this weekend though..so the back sits lower than the front?? i cant really tell from the pics though, hope the front is a tad bit lower than rear

After measuring both the front and back...they both are sitting about 25". The front springs haven't moved much...but I'm not doubting it will settle further.

I went from being able to stick 4 fingers between the fender and the wheel, now, I can get about a finger now...

I think I got more drop than that out of the Tein's. I'll remeasure tomorrow if I think of it. Here is a picture the same day they were installed, It doesn't seem like it's settled much since (1 week).
I'm also rubbing quite a bit, I'll be trimming plastic tomorrow to see if I can help it. I guess I was too aggressive with the +35mm offset wheels. I love the way it looks though, sits just slightly lower in the front than back. Rides nice, I don't really know how it handles because I'm afraid to push it until I get the rubbing fixed.
http://www.users.qwest.net/~johnny7/tiny_tc2.jpg


Thanks to Vitek @ Kozz for the springs and install.

Great pic Johnny! :D

What exactly is rubbing? Are those 18's?...I wouldn't think that they'd rub... :?
The offset on my wheels are +35 in the front and +40 in the rear? I've driven the car quite abit since I've had it lowered, and so far...I haven't' heard or felt anything to raise question?

Lemme know..

One more thing...after your install, you didn't happen to have a problem with your rear brake pad 'cliking' on hard breaking did you?

Great pic Johnny! :D

What exactly is rubbing? Are those 18's?...I wouldn't think that they'd rub... :?
The offset on my wheels are +35 in the front and +40 in the rear? I've driven the car quite abit since I've had it lowered, and so far...I haven't' heard or felt anything to raise question?

Lemme know..

One more thing...after your install, you didn't happen to have a problem with your rear brake pad 'cliking' on hard breaking did you?

Rubbing the outermost edge of the tires on the plastic wheelwell liner (front and back) over decent sized dips in the road. Also rubs the outermost highest point of the tire on the highest point of the front wheelwell when I pull into the driveway (wheels cranked all the way left and hit the bump on the driveway) if I'm not careful.

Wheels are 18x17.5 35mm offset, tires are 225/40/18. If I can't clear enough plastic away, I'll probably go to 225/35 or 215/40 next time.

No noise from brakes, either.
One question, BigKid---Did you cut the bumpstops down at all? I think Vitek did on mine. Might make a difference, also.

Rubbing the outermost edge of the tires on the plastic wheelwell liner (front and back) over decent sized dips in the road. Also rubs the outermost highest point of the tire on the highest point of the front wheelwell when I pull into the driveway (wheels cranked all the way left and hit the bump on the driveway) if I'm not careful.

Wheels are 18x17.5 35mm offset, tires are 225/40/18. If I can't clear enough plastic away, I'll probably go to 225/35 or 215/40 next time.

No noise from brakes, either.
One question, BigKid---Did you cut the bumpstops down at all? I think Vitek did on mine. Might make a difference, also.

Still doesnt' make any sense??? Thats really award I can't why it would rub...I'm running an 8" wheel all the way around. The overall difference in your set up and mine is only 9/10th of an inch. Thats nutt'in...

*scratched head* :? I don't have a clue?

I dont remember if the trimmed the bumpstops or not, but after looking through the brief install sheet...they should have according to the chart.

What size tires?

What size tires?

215/35-19 compared to a 225/40-18 difference in dia. is only .9"

Hmmm.
8" wide with 40mm offset should be almost identical to 7.5" with 35mm. You should be about 1/16 farther out, if anything. Check your bumpstops, if you get a chance. Also, I think the diam. difference is only like .1" or so, If I'm calculating right.

hey man what did u mean when u said something about a balljoint budget? car looks awsome, seeing all these pics of TCs on 19s makes me want those axis finish stagerred wheels more!....so mine would def no rub at all since im on trd springs and id be getting the axis finish wheels staggered right?

hey man what did u mean when u said something about a balljoint budget? car looks awsome, seeing all these pics of TCs on 19s makes me want those axis finish stagerred wheels more!....so mine would def no rub at all since im on trd springs and id be getting the axis finish wheels staggered right?

What I meant by that comment is that you'd have to be replacing ur ball joints, from the severe wear and tear you'll be causing riding that low if the tC sat that low.

Theres a good chance you still might have to roll ur rear fenders like Alex did on his ride. But hes has the 2" GoldLines. It will also depend on the tire size(s) you go with.

So ur thinkin about the 'Finish' huh...I see how it is....LOL :lol: j/k

he roller his fenders!? damnit see that i didnt know, thing is i want some sweet ___ rims for my ride like i keep seeing on all the TCs i keep seeing with 19s...im know i can afford the rims, with the prices ive seen on 18 and 19s really no big diff...tires are what gots me worried and also riding on such a lil rubberband, so im leaning on buying some 19s only for special ocasions and rolling on my stocks for daily use...i wana jump on 19s only after i find a good price on tires for them and after im sure the offset or whatever set of rims i get isnt going to rub at all on my tc with the trds

Nice drop man. It seriously made your car look 100 times better.

my co-worker has his slammed on coilovers and 19's with no rubbing.....car looks super sweet