Hey fellassss, i just lowered the tC on hotchkis/TRD struts
But my back end isnt sitting as low as it should be, and when i add some weight back there (With stuff i dont want staying in there 24/7) it looks much better with the drop of the front end....

SO, i dont want a system.. but do want the back end little lower! any ideas?

Thanks!

 

Do you know anybody that has weights like for like a gym. You could lay those in the back.

 

you have to wait for them to settle, give it a couple of weeks. do you have any pics of how it looks right now?

 

nono, their used..and their settled... but yes i do have a PIK its in the SUSPENSION/HANDLING Section under "front end lower than back?"

but i do have wieghts, but i use them! haha amnd where would i put them so they dont slide around? with the tire?

 

Hmm do you have like a box you could throw them in and then bungy cord it so the box doesn't move around.

 

Possibly... id rather put them with the spare tire back there tho.

 

Sandbags? Instant concrete bags? Dead bodies? Plenty of stuff out there. Although I'd doubt you'd want the bodies to sit too long. lol

 

more weight = slower and reduced handling.

Like I posted in your other thread regarding your springs... Check the specs for the actual height of the struts. 1. specs for the TRD struts, and 2. for the stock struts.
I personally dont know anyone that has put the hotchkis springs on TRD struts.....you might want to do that before you go lugging around extra weight in your car...IMO.

 

Get a fat girlfriend and have her sit in the back. LOL JK JK

But what mouse said, check the specs of everythign

 

LMAO dude.... that is definitely an alternative..

I am a mechanic..... Im not positive, but I do believe that the TRD struts might be a little shorter than the stock struts...this might in turn force the TRD struts to sit closer or at full extension...therefore forcing the rear ride height a little higher...and would account for a stiffer ride that you mentioned before. The Hotchkis lowering springs for our tC's were designed to work over the STOCK struts...not the TRD.

 

K thanks, i tried looking for some of this info but came up with nothing... ill go measure them and let you know.. thanks



AND FAT G/F! No, but if i did... she would ride in the trunk

 

^^ no worries.....if you dont have the exact specs or cant get them on your own...just call your local toyota/scion dealer and ask the parts department for the specs.

 

Ok, thanks... i might just add some weight (equivilent to a system under the floor) just to make myself happy... The front sits perfectly IMO, hence tthe reason i wanna lower the back.
And aslong as the ride goes, i love it... i dont know if you'd call it "stiff" but i know what you mean

 

I could do that too, but i think you hit it right on the money. Its still a 2 finger gap btwn tire and fender wall, which isnt terrible.

Thanks everyone

 

Even used springs that have already settled on one car will need to resettle on a new car or if they have been reinstalled on same car to new struts.It takes less time to settle again but it is not like overnight.

 

bzinn just took the words out off my keyboard. are they RE settled?

 

That's a super big "bingo" there... the amount of settling on a new car depends on a number of different factors....but they will eventually settle to the final ride height.

 

lead blocks.

 

LMAO Hoodie... this thread wouldn't be complete without your lead block input.... :D.... and btw...what is with you ripping everything out of your rear hatch area of your tC?

 

it's so he can go drifting JDM tokyo drift style yo.