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Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:04 PM
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yeah so...i decided to be a weirdo and took a photo of my neighbors car. its a pretty nice bcp, i never see the dude who owns it, im not sure what house he lives in either to be honest...so i'll probably never get a chance to ask him, but what kinda drop do you think he did to his car?

everything else on it seems to be stock, just with a lot of optional stuff added on...but i dont think its the trd springs. correct me if im wrong...
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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its lower then stock?

if it is, my guess would be htechs or trd
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:08 PM
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Not a very good picture.. but does look like TRD springs to me.. Go snoop under the wheel well and see what color the springs are lol
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:09 PM
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its def lower than stock...mine is still stock and its much higher than his when you see them next to one another.

haha kev, i thought about doing that but i didnt wanna look like more of an idiot. its not a great photo cause i took it with the iphone. blah.
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:15 PM
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it looks like he has a few upgrades from toyota ( CF b pillar, TYC tails, lip kit) so i would assume they are TRD springs just added to the sticker price...
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:22 PM
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yeah thats what i was thinking too...it just looked lower to me.
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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it looks like a 12" fabtech lift....










lol just kidding, its really hard to tell what springs he has from the picture...but just do what RS3 said...look in the wheel well
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:25 PM
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It looks like TRD, but it could by Hotchkins.
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:31 PM
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TRD...?
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:33 PM
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it actually looks pretty low. possibly hotchkis due to the lack of the wedge stance.
Old Mar 27, 2008 | 11:37 PM
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i see no tires lol
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lol just how low the lip is makes it seem like a more aggressive drop than the trd
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I'd probably go with TRD, though it could be a number of different spring brands.

Can you peek through his wheel in the back and see the color of the spring?
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 12:35 AM
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yeah i guess ill jus have to look and see if theyre red or white to see if theyre trds. i really didnt wanna have to do that though haha. i know someone would see me doing it.
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 12:38 AM
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Well, it's better than looking in his windows...
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:33 AM
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You could always leave a note on on the window? "hey i didn't want to stalk you or anything, but whats brand of springs do you have? Oh and i took a picture of your car and posted it all over a website without your consent if thats cool too" LoL
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SHUSH.
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 01:49 AM
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Old Mar 28, 2008 | 03:25 AM
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write a note on the car and ask him and have him call you. maybe a love connection haha
Old Mar 28, 2008 | 03:38 AM
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The front lip looks really low, my guess would be something other than TRD, but I could be wrong. I think my TRD's are the highest sitting ones made.



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