K, I know this sounds like a dumn question but I dont know much about suspension so sombody please work with me.I have tein s-tech springs.But the ride is really bumpy I knew this was gona happen cause of the drop,but the struts or shocks w/e are on there feel really worn out.So do I need to buy Struts or Shocks?And if so what ones will work best?

 

How long have you been on them? Typically you'd get a lot of bounce with blown shocks/struts... not necessarily a rough ride. That would usually be because of stiff springs... which I believe the STechs are.

If you DO need replacements... look into the Tokicos... they're decent for the money.

 

id say go with tokico shock.
but in all reality u should just get coilovers

dezod has them and u can also read about them a little bit cuz theres not tons of info

http://www.dezod.com/cat_shocks5.cfm

 

thanks,i'd love to go coilover but money is tight right now.So I need Shocks not struts right?Or are the they same thing?

 

Shocks/Struts same thing!

 

get Tokico Blues if you get new ones!

 

lol thanks.Are Tokico better then Koni?Cause apparently the Koni's are adjustable..idk if that even matters tho.

 

ya i feel u with ur money situation.
and ya they are the same thing

 

well why do they call them different names?Im not questioning anyone,just curious.

 

They're a little different in design. I believe our car has struts up front and shocks in the back.

As for Koni vs Tokico... there's a little bit on each here:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/scion-tc-1g-suspension-handling-1615/suspension-faq-read-first-47974/

 

cool thanks,now I just dont know if I should go with tokico or koni..?

 

I don't know if I should mention this to you or not but . .. the Raceland Coilovers
are priced far less than what you are considering now.

There is a separate thread on this page for the Raceland.

 

if your looking for just stocks/struts...get the KYB's. 231 shipped on ebay. but if you want coilovers...get the Raceland? 278 shipped. im in the same position your in. im debating if i should get the KYB's cause i need shocks/struts...but the raceland are only a 40-50 dollar diff..and thats a whole set?

 

im in the same situation ! i want to get my car lower. but i have too many questions in my head !! TRD lower springs or H-techs ? and TRD struts or koni or tokico ?? and after i chang my new struts, are the lower springs gonna wear out my new struts also ??

 

^^Dude spring choice comes down to how low you want to go, TRDs are 1.25 all the way around while htechs are 1.9" front and 1.5" rear. Struts you dont need right away, eventually the springs will cause more stress and wear them out. I am going on 15k with trds and stock struts and they are fine. Koni's you have to cut part of the oem struts and install them on the konis so they are harder to install. TRD and tokico are both good, tokicos are more than likely cheaper but will perform just as well if not better. There are so many threads on suspension, just READ them and it will help a lot . I read a ton of threads before I made my decision

 

Lol, thanks DJ08tC so much ! u've been so helpful, im srr for these stupid questions but im a new driver, this is my first car ever, i juz got it couple months ago for my 17th birthday gift :D. thats when ive got more into cars. once again thank you ! i luv this site <3

 

no problem man, just read some threads on it. It will help a lot, pretty much how I know a good amount of stuff is because I have read a ton of these threads.

 

that bolded is decieving. its not all about just going low, if thats the case you could cut your stockers. keep in mind springs rates, etc. ive got htechs, had em for 3 years/50k miles. yea they are low, but they dont handle very well. stechs are even worse.

think hard about whether u wanna compromise handling for asthetics. i wish i had the money to go a different route now.

as far as koni vs tokico. ive got konis, i like the adjustability, makes a huge difference.

 

^^well for about 90% of the people on here, their spring choice comes down to looks, not how well they handle. If people cared about handling they would never get s techs but they are super common

 

for performance and better handling TRDs are the way to go, but people go for looks which is why stechs are up there cause they are the lowest sprigns offered for the tc. If you were to cut ur stock springs the whole geometry of the sprigns rate is completely ____ED making it very very dangerous to drive. people do it though, either heat up there spring or cut them for looks. any other springs offered out there are jus for looks and have horrible spring rates (except for H&R's)