Im going to try to get tc this weekend.
The performance options I want are

Short Shifter
Springs
Struts/shox
strut tie bar

Which should i get from trd and which should i get aftermarket?

 

i'd just get coilovers if your going to get springs and shocks.

i'd get a twm shifter

and as for the strut bar, dc sports has a cheap <$100 bar


so... aftermarket

 

what about warranty or installation?
Should i worry about the wheels doing the butterfly?

 

Get the B&M Short Shifter ~$125
TRD Springs - ~$130 online
You don't really NEED the struts...
Tanabe/DC Sports Strut Tower ~$100

The SS and strut tower bars you can install yourself with relative ease and there are instructions that are clear...

The Springs are pretty easy to install as well, but not too crazy to get installed at a local tuner shop...

Just don't buy anything at the dealer, as everything you want, you can get later, much cheaper.

And Warranty on Springs/Struts, since they are classified as a "High Wear" part is pretty useless.... so get them from Mcgeorges or Sparks, and save a significant amount of cash.

 

how easy is it to install a short shifter?

 

whatever you do, dont go to the dealership to get things installed! Search on here first to see if others have installed it themselves.

 

In my opinion don't buy anyting after market that will have a chance of having your cel light go on. Like headers, wait till a trd one comes, so later you can bull____ that this was installed at a dealers ship after you installed it. Just like how i bull____ about my intake at my dealership, and they warrant my car factory.

 

there will never be a trd header for the tc...and i agree with everyone who says don't buy ANYTHING from the dealer. if you're planning on getting trd parts, get them online at least. the only thing i have that's trd on my car is the rear sway, and that's because i got it very cheap.

 

online!! happy b day Brian

 

Springs and Struts.............TRD


ANYTHING ELSE........Aftermarket

 

springs TRD

 

For warranty purposes, might as well.

For personal preference, aftermarket. I'm looking at Tanabe NF210s.

 

imho... if you are going to get springs and shocks, just get some coilovers.. but if your just getting springs, the go with hotchkis tvs kit, it has shocks, and front and rear sways.... for the rest.

short shifter- creative compacts v2
strut bar- dc sport or any after market

 

yea, i had trd springs and then when i was going to get shocks later, i realized i was already in coilover territory price so i just went with tein coilovers. i love my creative compacts short shifter! the trd one doesn't even lower the height and only shortens throws 20% i think.

 

You all DO realize that the tC is already a coil over suspension correct? Are you saying you're going to an aftermarket adjustable coilover like the Tein setup?

 

Thanks for all your input.
I got mine with nothing except the extra air bags.