what up i blew my brand new scion Tc's suspension yesterday found oil everywere i was wondering if any of u guys would know what buddy clubs racing spec damper would look like or what would be recommended because of solid trunk pretty much no access to change the Damper setting

if any one can help thanks

i just barely sold my ek hatch so im a noob with scions i checked on their forums and havent hound anything i can find on suspention has any one tried anything good im wondering if buddy club n1 has damper adjustment?

 

what exactly broke?
are you just lookin for info on coilovers?
cant really help if we dont know whats wrong =/

 

okay what happened was im having a massive oil leakage coming from my strut on the passenger side on the front im slammed so i guess it blew out because i had cut down bump stops because the springs i was using are really low and the bump stops were actually raising up the car higher then the rear so i cut the bump stops so now i guess i blew the strut so im looking for someones already installed suspension an pictures of it from the inside of the rear like from the upper part if they had damper adjustment like buddyclub pro spec damper coilover system it has a adjuster on top im wondering if any one has that on their tc and how to reach the adjustment with out damaging any of the paneling

 

well, im pretty sure if you use the search feature.
you could find pictures of the rear top mount.
the paneling isn't hard at all to take off.. 15 min tops.
so dont worry to much about damaging it.
if you want im sure theres a DIY with pictures showing what it looks like.

 

im not sure if anyone even has the buddy club coilovers for a tc...try other brands, theyre probably better.

 

If you are slammed that low, then handling is obviously your least concern (dropping a tC more than about 1.4 inches from stock is just throwing handling away), so why do you want damper adjustable coilovers? If you are going to just slam it you may as well just get a set of springs and struts. Coilovers are a waste of money if you arent going to be tuning the setup and trying to get the most out of them.

Your struts blew because you were running too low on stock struts most likely. Cutting the bump stops was just a side effect of being that low. Sounds like you are WAY too low.

If you are wanting the car to handle well and will be tuning and corner balancing the car, then coilovers may be for you. In that case Tein SS-ps area good choice. JIC is really good, but will run a lot more most likely.

I am also a bit confused. You are brand new and yet you say you are a site admin??? Also what does "I know this is wired on honda" mean?

Here are a couple of threads from another tC forum that will help you with some decisions. Of course, if you are just wanting a slammed (Aka, dont care about handling) setup, then a lot of it wont interest you.

http://www.yoursciontc.com/forums/in...howtopic=26448
http://www.yoursciontc.com/forums/in...howtopic=16894

 

oops i pasted my topic from wired on honda on here lol and didnt edit it lol anyway reason why i want buddy club is it rides good with beeing slammed me i have a completely customized scion from the dealer im building it to be in the V.I.P scene im slammed that low because of that, im taking it a lil further then that thats why i want damper adjustment that is not always for circuit racing i know alot about touge and circut racing so im familiar with handeling

i want a damper adjustment the reason why is to stiffen or soften the ride to be more comfortable because if u buy something like ksports it is really bouncy im not looking at jic because thats to cheap for my car way to cheap and it will ride not great at all im not worried if basic prices im going for show and daily it

im just seeing who has experience with different suspensions i was thinking hks maybe? i can get buddy club pro spec ll damper with upper ball pillow for 800 just i want to know whats best u know what i mean

heres some pics of the car to see how slammed i am and a interior pic of it so u see its not rice lol im planning on picking up cf hood n trunk and front end from seibon soon too so it wil look nice just need to handle the suspension issue now

 

The absolute worst thing you could do is slam the car and want it to ride smooth. If rates dont go up significantly with drop, you are riding on garbage. Stechs are way too low and have very low rates for the drop... and handle horribly when pushed at all due to this.

 

THe OP's posts are hard to read...

and i've only heard good things about the TEINs

 

how is it hard to read? so tein is not good way to go im looking for like something to ride decent and stiff i might just have to buy the buddyclub pro spec damper and just adjust it to were i want it then install it and close all the panneling up

 

because there is little to no punctuation.

Weren't you looking for a smooth ride? With really stiff adjustment it's going to be bouncy...

 

Because you use almost no punctuation or sentence structure.

The tein ss-p coilovers are a great way to go. Adjustable dampers, adjustable camber, etc. But they will be MUCH stiffer than stock, as they should be for proper handling. The rates are about twice those of trd springs.

The tein stechs are popular for those that drive back and forth to work and want a slammed look. But talk to someone who knows the geometry of the car or who have tried to autox or really push the car and they will agree they are junk for anything handling wise. They lower way too far for our geometry and have soft springs to boot. So not only is the roll couple not optimal, you are riding on the bump stops anytime you make a hard transition. I know one person that got rid of them after one autox event

At least with the ss-p's, even though you seem to want to overlower the car, they springs are stiff enough to compensate to some degree and you can run the dampers at the softest setting to help battle the stiffness.

 

Corrected my post above... the 3rd paragraph said ss-ps when it should have said stechs

 

You're so smart engifineer.

Always making us normal guys look dumb. I'm not sure what the OP is looking for exactly...

 

I have just spent a lot of time learning the suspension side of this car since that is what I care about most on it (handling)

I am unsure as well about what exactly he wants. Says he wont buy certain things because they re too cheap for his VIP ride... yet seems to want to go the cheaper route.. and has a "custom tC from the dealer" which is about as far from custom as I can imagine. Trying to help, but getting a bit confused on where this one is going.

 

im just asking a opinion on peoples prospective of different suspensions.


that's all were i am going with this. thats all

 

edited for childish comment. this thread is fail.

 

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that was a mighty big edit...

 

my bad im just trying to see a decent brand that rides great lowered and trying not to get flamed on. by some uhum hateraid kids