I am looking to lower my tc but I have no clue what kind of lowering springs to go with. I am planning on not putting a body kit so I want to go really low but durable. Can anyone help me with some good brands. I am planning to go 2" and up..

 

hotchkis..............

 

hotchkis.

 

s-techs, or just straight up coil-overs..

 

blow torch. heat them springs and bounce like a lowrider.


btw, is there any springs that are just stiffer, but doesn't lower the car? I'd go for those. If I lower my car, I wouldn't be able to drive up my driveway. And no amount of approach will do. (My bro's 1in lowered Celica can't make it at all.

 

do you want to be able to adjust the ride height of the car or are you looking for a permanently low solution? If you want adjustability, look into a good set of coilovers. If you don't need that, the most popular choices are hotchkis or s-techs.

 

I'm liking my s-techs...but I'd gladly yank them back off for a set of Tien coilovers!

 

Hotchkis or TRD. If it's a daily driver, those are both minimal drops that won't require you to replace the struts when you install the new springs. I have the TRD Springs and love them. Aggressive and subtle. Perfect for my DD tC.

 

so whats a good way to drop a tc then.. If i use springs how much will be dropped say I use TRD or s tien. or whats with the coil overs..

 

I gotta rep Hotchkis. Coilovers are adjustable.

 

hotchkis is such a sweet drop dude...

 

I just got the TRD shocks and struts installed, the ride is nice it isn't that much different from stock and it looks great.

 

so I was planning on putting the tein s tech lowering springs on my car.. How does everyone feel about that.. Does anyone know how good these are.. Do i also have to put anything else with that or should that be it..Do i need any other modifications like struts..

 

I wouldnt' say the hotchkis is a minimal drop. They drop almost as low as tien s-techs.
If you don't want to effect the ride, trd or tien h-techs.
If you wanna slam it, hotchkis, tien s-techs or goldline (that is in order from nice drop to slammed)
I would suggest new shocks eventually with any of the slammed options. But if your gonna spend on shocks and springs, you may as well save another bill or so and go full coilovers. Even if you aren't going to adjust them all the time, you can dial in the exact height you want.

If I had not done hotchkis and konis (which I absolutely LOVE) id have gone with coilovers. Tien, K-sport or H&R.

 

so how low to you think my car would get to the ground without a bodykit.. Can I actually tell if it was dropped..

 

And why is the s techs different measurements in drops from front to back

 

With what springs? Hothchkis? deffinatley.

s-techs are diff front and back cause it drops the front more then the back. If you look at your stock setup, the front looks higher then the back cause of the larger wheel well up front.

The hotchkis drop numbers are wrong. it also drops more in the front then the back, not like the numbers show.

 

If its just a daily driver would trd or koni struts be needed if just doing springs like hotchkis?

 

In the rear maybe, but not the front...

TRD Springs = 1.25" all-around.
Hotchkis Springs = 1.7" F, 1.97" R.
Tein H-Tech Springs = 1.9" F, 1.5" R.
Tein S-Tech Springs = 2.4" F, 2.0" R.

 

Tell you what, my hothchkis are DEFINATELY lower then my buddies h.techs. Anyway, there are some rollong on stocks shocks for daily drinving, but it's not just your driving to take into account, it's the road conditions. If you have rough roads, yoru shocks will go sooner with a deeper drop.