:eyebrow: hey guys what do you think is the best for the tC, TRD Springs or TEIN H-TECH Springs cuz i planning to buy it next week and i need some comments or suggestions who have this kind of springs..... thank you! :) i want to save money and i want to drop it a lil bit and not much..... i heard that TRD springs are 1" lowered and TEIN H-TECH??

the thing I know and what I consider is...
TRD - lower 1.2"
Tein - Lower 2"

So...your choice!

I would probably go with TRD...since i heard it doesnt drop that much lower! Hate to bump my head on the floor again

IT HURTS

yea it just depends on how low you want to go from what I hear trd is close to stock as far as comfortability and tein h-tech arent too far behind... I would suggest getting the hotchkis sway bars with either theses as well and you could also get the stage 1 kit hotchkis makes for 375 from hopupracing.com.

Don't forget that if you go to radical, you will have to get new struts, if not, the ride WILL get worse. Thought about eibach pro-kits?

Personally, I plan on buying the TRD suspsension for one key reason: the warranty. You have to remember that there could be far more cost than the original purchase and installation - TRD seems to be a more responsible choice. Plus, it's not like the TRD kit is lacking in performance; the automotive press seems to love it.

well i know the S-TECH will drop to 2" but the one i wanna know is the H-TECH??

here some pixs of the H-TECH..... maybe ill go with this... :eyebrow:

http://img91.echo.cx/img91/9876/teinhtech5jq.jpg

the H-TECH WILL DROP THE FRONT FROM 1.9" THEN THE REAR WILL DROP TO 1.5"I THINK THAT IS NOT BAD....I FOUND IT IN TEIN.COM

i had that questoin to but i decided on TRD for a couple reasons..but my main one was the TRDs are supposed to work well with the stock struts, so if you dont plan on changing struts then go TRD..the H-techs will wear out your struts within the matter of 6 - 7 months; i'm sure whatever choice you go with..either way you'll be happy =D

i'd go with the H-Techs. i've seen pics and the drop is very nice and a lot more noticeable than the TRDs. it's not low enough to NEED aftermarket struts right away but it MIGHT wear your stock struts out a little faster than the TRDs.

Yea, I really hate the stock suspension on my tC. I really like the idea that TRD has to warranty but I definitely want something thats going give me the stiff ride I want and not the boat on water feel that my car has now. I really dont know if the TRD springs are going to do that for me. TEIN is always good and I havent heard anything bad about TEIN parts, but I just want to know what other way I should go. Lowering i not really my main concern although its always a good thing. What other 'smart' options are there?

I really like my Tein H-Techs. I like the look alot better than the TRD springs and I don't think the drop is to radical for the struts. I can see problems with the S-Techs but no the H-Techs. The cornering is much improved with these springs. I have some pics on my install How-to post here:
http://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=57315&highlight=

what about the Hotchkis springs? I have these sitting in my room now awaiting installation and they give a small drop too, with about a 16% increase in stiffness, trdsparks.com has a special on these right now like, $153 free shipping check it out www.trdsparks.com

I got the TRD setup from mcgeorge's with springs, struts, shocks and rear sway.

If you are up for a performance mod then this is it. It is not a dramatic drop but it handles MUCH better. The car is much tighter. Even with the crappy stock potenzas these work very well.

I had the springs, shocks, and struts installed at the same time and was impressed with those. Then a week later I crawled underneath and installed the sway. The springs had dropped a little more, a welcome surprise and the rear sway made it handle even nicer.

The TRD kit was 480 shipped from mcgeorge's and 200 for install at a local shop. Great deal!!!

i love the h tech, no doubt that is what im going for, i really like the look on your car kwc, did it come with the tein logos?

i love the h tech, no doubt that is what im going for, i really like the look on your car kwc, did it come with the tein logos?

okay okay.. lucky i found this post... heres a picture of h-tech, i have it for my car... and i am planning to sell it... its a good spring, nice ride... reason im selling cus i will be having a new springs, and i want to get rid of this.... check it out urself...

http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Nakioki/P4200014.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Nakioki/P4200015.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Nakioki/P4200016.jpg
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y64/Nakioki/P4200017.jpg

ps... >_< pretty month old pic...

pm me if ur interested tho... lol

why you selling them, give me a price

wellz... i dont want this forum to become a classified... i was guessing around 180$ its barely new springs... i got tired of it easily lol -_____-a before i bought it i thought i only wanted normal drop (and that time s-tech was backordered, lol) n e wayz... if n e one else gots a question you can PM me... or something...

Anybody got pictures w/ ur car in TRD springs?? I'd like to compare because I'm actually debating on TRD's or TEINs. Help??

S techs....

if yo get tein springs get coil overs.... you dont wanna mess up you suspension..

err yeah.. coil overs... im working on it.... im cheap :lalala:

A little off topic, but is there anyone out there making camber kits to accomodate 2+ in. drops? The only thing holding me back from getting some S-Techs is camber I don't wanna beat my tires up and have to replace them in a month or 2. I know this is a little OT sorry.

hmm havent heard n e ... maybe.. im not sure.. thats one of the things i was worried when i was plannin to get s-tech... is the freakin camber kit. thats y i moved to h-tech for a while :silly: