Yes NOT lowered. If you notice, I have one car that is lowered, my RS 5 tC. Good enough. It's a pain to drive lowered. Don't need any trolls here saying to lower it (which someone might say anyway). Bottom line is, is it possible to get at least better handling on the newest tC just with the TRD sway bars and front strut bar? Not going lower means it's easier to drive into parking lots. Any advice is appreciated. And no I will not take the option to lower it. Thanks in advance.

 

The most ideal option would be coilovers with adjustable ride height, camber and dampening. Most people run coilovers in order to slam their cars, you could run it at a proper height.

 

Not many of us have the F/R sway bars since we can't even get them from trdsparks yet. Folks with the front strut bar notice a difference but then they are dropping it on the TRD or Teins... when/if the sway bars are out I'm getting them, and leaving my 2011 on stock height as my driveway is just not agreeable to ANY drop.

 

Sway bars, bushings, and coilovers will get you a good handling car. Sway bars will help a ton, so will bushings. Coils might give the single biggest improving characteristic. In order to handle well you will want to lower the car a fair bit, but not slam it at all. A good set of coils will also give you a fair set of camber adjustment via camber plates. STRUT BARS DO NOTHING! Do not waste your money on them. The front strut towers are connected to the strongest single part of the vehicle, your firewall. There is no way a cheap hollow tube is going to strengthen them anymore. (Note, if the strut towers were much more forward set, like that of Mustang/Camaro, a strut bar actually does a small bit of help) Also, unless you actually take this car to a track/auto-x you'll never reap the benefits of a good handling car. If you really want to learn a fair amount about handling, pick up a good book and read. Really the best way to learn. (can get a lot of mixed opinions on an online forum)

(Also posting in the correct forum will help. You posted in the 1st gen tC suspension)