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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 05:59 PM
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Ok, after having the SpringTech coils which dropped the car 2 inches evenly all around for about 3 weeks, I wasn't too happy with that after noticing the left rear was slightly lower than the right rear by about 1/8 inch. In general I thought the rear was too low due to it being a even all around drop.

So I decided to have my tC relowered, this time with a more reliable name like Tein. They are the H-Tech coils which drop the front 1.9 inches and the rear 1.5 inches. The wheels and tires are the same as before (19x8.5 Falken Koblenz, 215/35/19 Toyo Proxes 4)




























Old Aug 2, 2005 | 06:16 PM
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Looks good!

Not too low. And I love the 19"s

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Old Aug 2, 2005 | 06:33 PM
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i think the h-techs have the perfect drop.. slightly lower than TRD's
Old Aug 2, 2005 | 06:58 PM
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Still lookin clean man. Love the 19s.
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needs a kit BAD.
Old Aug 3, 2005 | 02:29 AM
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Originally Posted by daewonder
needs a kit BAD.
leave it how it is, dont put a kit on it, looks very clean
Old Aug 3, 2005 | 02:42 AM
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i just wanna say THANKS for showin me a pic of yer car on H-techs .. ive been wonderin what my car is gonna look like .. im gettin them installed on thursday (8/4/05) .. along with a Progress Rear Swaybar .. looks nice .. pretty low lookin .. with no wheel tuck .. exactly what i want ...
Old Aug 3, 2005 | 02:46 AM
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SWEET! ..................loving the rims. but im not a 19" person........i might swing to the 18".................still shes looking good with that drop!
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thanks for all the compliments folks, the car was just too slammed before, i am so much more happier with the H-Techs:

couple of my before pics:



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Looks really nice. Good job. Any problems with tires rubbing or going in and out of parking lots?
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dang, loving the wheels.
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yea i dont like the back tire being lower

much better now... making me reconsider my trd springs i want to get... cuz they are an even drop
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Originally Posted by designone
Looks really nice. Good job. Any problems with tires rubbing or going in and out of parking lots?
with the old springs, they did not initially rub, but as they "settled" in the following week, i noticed about a handful of rubs which got me to reconsider my drop. with the h-techs there is zero rubbing and i had them for about 10 days already, it is such a conservative drop compared with others out there that i would never anticipate any rubbing again.
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Sugar dope rims dude!!!!!!!!!!!!
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thats sweet
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Your car looks sick!!
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i just got my H-techs installed today .. along with the Progress Rear Swaybar .. ill post pics up as soon as i can .. i love the drop .. the front is a little lower then back .. and ya can fit a hand in the wheel gap all the way around .. my front lip is 3" off the ground .. it looks very good ...
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 02:07 AM
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looks good, i have the trd springs but would much rather have your " before " pic springs. drop me a line and sell em to me. if not im going to have a local shop bag mine for me. i prefer the slammed look
Old Aug 5, 2005 | 02:14 AM
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lookin nice and kleen but i dont know if your haulin gold in your trunk cuz your back end is really saggin
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Can u post pics once the h-tex springs settle? Looking nice man



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