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Old Dec 21, 2005 | 06:42 PM
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h-tech's are made out of a new light weight/ flexible material. does this mean they are going to sag more than s-tech's? tein says s-tech are garanteed not to sag more than 5mm, but dosent mention that w h-tech. the only reason why im contiplating between the two is i have an injen exhaust system and the pipe is real low where it goes around the axle and im thinking will the s-techs will be too low. i know the h-techs wont be to low because there about the same as trd( in rear) and thats what i have. does anyone have s-techs and injen exhaust? does the pipe( at axle) ever scrap?
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 06:54 PM
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I have s-techs and a dc exhaust with four in the car and uneven road surface i got a little bit-o-scrape. Im switching to the h-techs I'll post back when I get a full experience on them.
Old Dec 21, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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im also sittin on 19x7.5
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 01:48 AM
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Go with the h-techs.
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 03:51 AM
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H techs are for luxury rides and give a good drop.
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 03:54 PM
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luxury rides? does that mean theyre made for comfort not performance
Old Dec 22, 2005 | 04:19 PM
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there still performance compaired to stock but there more luxery then stechs they dont give as harsh of a ride


and i know what you meen about the injen i had it and it sat LOW lol i scraped it acouple of times with my trd coils so expect the same from any thing lower then trd witch is every thing on the market lol
Old Dec 23, 2005 | 02:27 AM
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i scrape the stock exhaust with my s-techs
Old Dec 31, 2005 | 07:24 AM
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What spring is the best for luxury and comfort? TRD?
Old Dec 31, 2005 | 01:36 PM
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TRD springs, duh.
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 04:59 PM
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after having both htech and trd, i can say the htechs give a smoother ride even tho it sits lower than trd, its because the htechs are made out of a light weight/ flexible material. htech + trd shocks = best ride, concidering the drop
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 05:18 PM
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I have the H techs and am very happy with them. i would say i think i noticed it go a bit lower after about the first week of them being installed like they settled a bit, but i love the ride and the look.
Old Jan 3, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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I have the h's and i haven't scraped my injen exhaust yet. They are firm but not harsh even with the stock struts. Very happy with them, I wish the rear was a little lower though, not by much. I still love the stance though.
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what kinda install prices did you all see with the tC on a set of front and rear springs?
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 12:21 AM
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when i first got my trd springs installed, they only charged $80, then after they realized how hard it was to get to the rear springs/shocks, they charged $120 which is still a good price. i got trd shocks/ springs/ rear swaybar installed for $200 at one point. if you live in so. cali, vision autosport in hacienda heights has the lowest install prices that iv seen
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 01:19 PM
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i have the s techs with an hks exhaust and haven't scraped yet. but since you have 19's too i'd say the h techs
Old Jan 4, 2006 | 03:34 PM
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someone in my group has the S techs with 20's and said he doesn't scrape unless he hits a bump and all he hits is the plastic on the inside front fenders.
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 03:01 AM
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Im thinking of getting the H-techs, but before i get them, will the GReddy evo2 exhaust get scratched and scrped every time i pass by a speed bump?because this is one of my future mods.
Old Jan 5, 2006 | 01:40 PM
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take it slow and you should be fine. with my s techs and hks exhaust i've gone over quite a few speed bumps but i haven't scraped yet.
Old Jan 7, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Are the h-techs stiffer than TRD? I'm considering to get the TRD shocks/struts with the H-techs. Also with H-techs will a camber kit be needed?



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