I lowered my car last Friday. Work took about 6 hours total (and another 6 because I painted my calipers) You can chech it out on the mid atlantic forum.
-Yes changing it from street to track is easy, if you have a jack you can do it youself (i.e. remove the tire and get some air tools.
-my TRD shocks, springs, and rear sway are from Sparks Toyota (as advertised on this website) for $490 shipped. Best deal I found, and it was here in 4 days.
-as far as alignment, I didnt get it done, but plan on it after Christmas.
-lucas9000...All you replaced was your springs? Why not the whole kit? Anyone know the stats on how bad that is for your car? (bottoming out?) and your install was $170? If you lived closer I could have suggested someone to do it for you for next to nothing.

 

"only one issue...i saw someone else post about this and i noticed it too: it seems like the drop is a bit lower on my driver's side rear wheel than any of the others. odd."

i had the same problem. but after a month, it settles in. it is still slightly lower on the left side though. oh yeah, i installed h&r springs.

 

here's mine with the h&r springs

 

springs rock. i took the @n@l fisting from my dealer, just because i wasn't an informed consumer.
screw me once, shame on you
screw me twice, shame on me...

im interested in the strut and rear sway. just can't justify replacing shocks, stock is fine!

scions rule.

 

Sept that whole traveling thing, bottoming out, and what not.... I think its better just to swap the whole set, makes more sense to me.

 

i haven't experienced any of those problems. i've had them on for ~2500 miles and have encountered all sorts of bumps and curbs. i've thrown the car into tight turns and really tested out the travel.
no problema, chica!

 

i didn't do the other parts (shocks, etc) at the same time because i've read numerous people on here say that the trd springs were fine with the stock shocks. the trd springs don't drop it enough to really require new shocks.

next to nothing would have certainly been better than $170

 

I'm a do it yourselfer so, next to nothing becomes nothing plus the cost of alignment.

Who knows the cheapest place to buy the TRD shocks/springs combo? I already have the rear swaybar. I could use the front strut bar.

Cheapest? anyone?

 

trdsparks.com they have packages for springs shocks, springs swaybar, swaybar shocks, individual parts. everything, and Im gonna be ordering the TRD spring/shock/swaybar combo

 

anybody know a place in North NJ that will do it for a decent price?

 

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Anyone know a place in so cal, orange county, that will do the instal at a reasonable rate?

Do they really bottom out alot on stock struts/shocks?

 

makes a big diff when you add the rear adj sway

 

Car handles so much better

 

hey i'm new to the forum, where can i find mcgeorges to order a set of coils?

 

www.mcgeorgeparts.com

also www.trdsparks.com is good 2