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Old Feb 9, 2007 | 03:17 AM
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i was comming down a highrise bridge & ran over a old curb & some grass & dirt. My car is driving fine but its sitting l/2 inch lower on the driver side. I got an alignment done and had them inspect it and they didnt find anything out of the ordinary. Then i brought it to the scion dealership and they didnt find anything wrong w the tC. All they done was a front and back end alignment the toe was off. Any one can help? Im also planning to get springs and struts pretty soon probably the TRD drop dont want anything too low. [/u]
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 06:12 AM
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it's on stock springs and it's sitting 2 inches lower on one side? pics?
Old Feb 9, 2007 | 09:29 PM
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you said that the driver side is low huh? same happean to me when i lowered my td (trd shocks) i've lookin around and looked at it myself and everything is ok just leans i'm guessing the driver side selttled faster so i just parked on a steep curb to comprass the passenger side for about 4 hours and it even. try it and see what happeans
Old Feb 11, 2007 | 10:53 PM
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tried the parking on a steep hill but it didnt work boutta just throw a load of rice bags on the passenger side n see what happens haha i hope when i get new springs n struts the drop is even
Old Feb 11, 2007 | 10:57 PM
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BTW in on stock suspension
Old Feb 11, 2007 | 11:09 PM
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well the tranny & the gas tank is on the driver side and most of my passengers are lighter than me so could that be it or is something really messed up? Any one having this issue with the tC stock suspension? Thanks
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just dropped it on TRD springs and the driver side fits 1 1/2 to 2 fingers and the passenger side fits 3 fingers. now my car was sitting uneven on stock springs. Now im switching to hotchkis springs. brought it to numerous places and they didnt see any thing wrong with the suspension.
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Take it back to the dealer. there should be no difference, and it will be covered under your warranty..

thats BS, i would not settle for anything less than perfection from a new car and its stock suspension...
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okay well i just ordered hotchkis springs and TRD struts and will be getting rid of the TRD springs they have about 2k on them just put them on last month. I just want to see if this fixes the problem bc i think my stock shocks are the culprit but if any one is interested my email is tran_tyson@yahoo.com
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How much do you weigh?
Old Jul 17, 2007 | 02:26 PM
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i weight about 180 lbs. I talked to some ppl from TRDsparks and they said most of the time its the install. He also mention that over time having weight on one side of the car constantly will have such an effect on your car and causing the metal to bend. He said getting new shocks wouldnt solve the problem either.

So im just going to see if the hotchkis springs and the install if done correctly would make it sit just about even but as for now its very noticable on my TRD springs. But it was like that when i had a stock suspension. Well my hotchkis should be here thursday and installed the same day gonna post pictures of the results. Any one interested in my TRD my email is tran_tyson@yahoo.com
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the TRD springs have about 2k on them and were purchased from trdsparks.com last month still have the box.
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If it's sagging on your side i am pretty sure it's because no one ever rides on the passenger side and it starts to settle down on the drivers side.
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any want to take these TRD ??? email me at tran_tyson@yahoo.com
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