As much fun as the tc can be zipping around corners and what not, I really like the car for its beautiful looks and great price. I am not looking at getting "better" performance out if it, but I would like to lower the spring to create less of a gap between the body and the wheels. I imagine it just feels a bit better being lowered slightly, but I am wondering which set of springs will offer a more comfortable ride? By comfortable, I mean that I would notice those small bumps and cracks less and just feel a generally smoother ride. I am not too concerned with body roll and screaming around corners going 60+. This will be a car my wife and I both ride, so it will be used as such.

I did read up on a lot of threads here, but I didnt find any that gave opinions on how comfortable these shocks are compared to others. I appreciate any advice you can give me.

Thanks.

Dave

 

I would say trd if you want to stay comfy

 

by your version of comfortable since everyone's is as different as a fingerprint I would have to say your best bet would to keep the stock suspension shocks and springs and get your sway bars redone, the Hotchkis front and rear bars really tighten up the car in the corners and at highway speeds+ and make the handling feel more connected. The lower the spring, generally the higher the spring rate (tension resistance) and the bouncier the ride. If you were to hit say, a pot hole on stock suspension, the coils would contract and the shock would absorb the blow for the most part and it would rebound at a good speed to keep the car as neutral as possible. If you lower the springs it makes them more tense, so when you hit the same bump, they contract less and they rebound harder, making the pot hole transfer more motion to the car making it bounce harder than stock.

If you are going aftermarket springs, I would have to say TRD because the spring rates on the Tein's are much higher than the stock rates and the TRD's would give you a 1.25"+ drop after they settle and a higher spring rate but not too much past stock.

I have the TRD shocks, springs and TRD rear sway bar, and the ride is a little bouncier than stock but it's mostly contributed to the rear sway bar being set to "race" I didn't notice much of a difference in ride quality when I took a drive out after my springs were installed.

 

Thank you for taking the time to explain that to me. I appreciate it.

 

if u want comfort get the tein basic coilovers or some air suspension ..