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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 11:45 AM
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Hey, does anyone know who the real manufacturers of all the TRD performance parts are....i know a few but i just dont know the rest and i cant seem to track any down on the net.

TRD Cold Air Intake
TRD Axle-Back Exhaust
TRD Lowering Springs
TRD Shocks/Struts
TRD Stut Bars
TRD Supercharger - Vortec (right?)
TRD High Flow Filter - K&N ?

Basically TRD Anything......Did I miss anything??

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Old Nov 10, 2006 | 12:09 PM
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I think the Intake is AEM and exhaust is Borla, not sure though.
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 12:19 PM
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TRD Cold Air Intake - AEM
TRD Axle-Back Exhaust - Borla
TRD Lowering Springs - Eibach
TRD Shocks/Struts - STOCK w/higher nitrogen&painted red
TRD Stut Bars - no idea
TRD Supercharger - (Vortec) unit, rest is outsourced
TRD High Flow Filter - (K&N) - possibly
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:18 PM
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I could be wrong, but I believe the strut bar is made by Hotchkis.
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 01:43 PM
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I thought the struts were Hotchkis too.
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 03:26 PM
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Yup, the strut bar is Hotchkis
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:04 PM
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The TRD springs are 1.25 right? So the Eibach Pro-kit is a tad bit lower correct? I have the Eibach Pro-kit and it said 1.4" front/rear. I hope TRDs are not also 1.4" or else I would have saved some money by going TRD for the equal drop as the Pro-kit...
Old Nov 10, 2006 | 04:12 PM
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i actually think once the TRD springs settle they're pretty much 1.4ish from what i've heard
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So what about Eibach Pro-kits? They are listed as 1.4" drop so when they settle it should be lower?
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 01:09 AM
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Originally Posted by IcecoldtC
So what about Eibach Pro-kits? They are listed as 1.4" drop so when they settle it should be lower?
i'm on eibachs and stock shocks. rode very well at first, though 20k miles later stock shocks are going fast, so i'm replacing with trd set.

once the eibachs fully settle they are probably closer to 2" drop than the stated 1.4. either way theres barely a one inch wheel well gap, Looks nice, not TOO low. and its EIBACH--million mile warranty. progressive spring design. quality springs.
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hmm i got the eibachs too so i'm in the same boat. The eibach website actually lists the drop at 1.2 inches and Toyota ( on the build your own scion page) lists the drop at 25 mm which is around .98 inches.

Now whether those are pre-settling or after-settling number I don't know. It could very well be that Toyota lists pre-settling number and Eibach lists after settling numbers. In which case we both over paid. Otherwise, in any other case our drop is lower, but not too low.
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