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Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:14 PM
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i know this might sound like a weird question, but it seems like most people's TRD springs are white....are anyone's reD??? i got red ones...
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 08:51 PM
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Nothing wrong with that... TRD is now making them in red as well.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 09:13 PM
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the red springs are the newer ones... so most people that have had the springs for a while couldn't get the option back then.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 10:49 PM
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I got red TRD's too. and yeah that's the new color.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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Yeah, I wish mine were red.
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:01 PM
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paint them lol
Old Apr 27, 2007 | 11:21 PM
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Last time I checked TRDsparks they had both available. Nice that people now have a choice.
Old May 2, 2007 | 03:17 PM
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I got mine in October and they were white.
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Originally Posted by Hyghgynx
Yeah, I wish mine were red.
why...? can u see them while yr standing in front of the car?
Old May 2, 2007 | 03:34 PM
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yeah, you can only just barely see, them, mine are red too, they match the trd sport shocks.
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oh rly? I never took a good look then I have red n red too
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We dropped a tC on the red TRD last night... the drop was significantly more than the 1.25". Once it settled down, you could only fit one finger between the fender and tire. It looks great, but none of us were expecting the severity of the drop. Anyone else have springs that fell well outside of the expected drop?
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
We dropped a tC on the red TRD last night... the drop was significantly more than the 1.25". Once it settled down, you could only fit one finger between the fender and tire. It looks great, but none of us were expecting the severity of the drop. Anyone else have springs that fell well outside of the expected drop?
....Maybe I need to sell my white's and get some reds......

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uhm...well mine have been on for over a month now
and 2 fingers fit in the rear ones and THREE in the front ones :? dunno why
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Originally Posted by tC4italy
uhm...well mine have been on for over a month now
and 2 fingers fit in the rear ones and THREE in the front ones :? dunno why
I have 19's and thats about where I am...
Old May 9, 2007 | 03:22 PM
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you also have dropped significantly more in th eback than the front?
Old May 9, 2007 | 03:29 PM
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Originally Posted by burstaneurysm
We dropped a tC on the red TRD last night... the drop was significantly more than the 1.25". Once it settled down, you could only fit one finger between the fender and tire. It looks great, but none of us were expecting the severity of the drop. Anyone else have springs that fell well outside of the expected drop?
ya like ive said before in other threads, my TRD's have a lower drop than most ppls, and most ppl have pointed that out to me...



Old May 9, 2007 | 03:45 PM
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the drop is far more noticible in the back than the front. when i took my first look at my tc with its trd springs, i was like "did they forget to put the front ones on? but i began to notice how much lower it got looking at it in more familiar settings and it does settle a bit more down with time.

also, i'm at about two fingers up front, keep in mind though euh...this finger measuring isn't very accurate, unless you have man hands claudia, it should be about 3 fingers for you...
Old May 9, 2007 | 03:51 PM
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I'll try to get pics... I'd say it came down 2" front and rear... from the right angle, the back wheels almost look tucked. It's pretty sweet.
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you hush drax



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