What do you all think about the trd springs? part number is PTR11-21070-03

 

they have plenty of threads on this already. search. but here you go,


they are good for a daily driver and they dont make you car much lower then stock. you will notice a difference though.

 

They are the closest to the optimum drop (performance wise) for the car, which is about 1.4 inches (more and you are over-lowering it). I think H&R sports are even closer to that, but I dont know the spring rates are for them, so it is hard to say if they perform any better. A lot of us love the way it looks, since I dont like the slammed look, which makes it look like someone cut the fenders out at the wrong radius to me

Some will say they drop more in the rear, which is untrue. They drop evenly. The front fender cutout just makes it look like it is lower in the rear. I would rather have an even drop than drop it more in front (making the weight distribution worse) just to make it "look" even.

They are a great mix of weekend warrior/street driver spring, and honestly, short of adjustable coilovers are my choice of spring based up on the spring rates in relation to each other as well as in relation to drop. Most other springs have terrible spring rates for the drop they give. Actually, the thing I wish of the TRDs is that they had spring rates of about 250F/500R. They would be even rougher on the street, but lower, better handling springs should be.

But yes, there are a million threads on them.

 

I like them so far, just installed my yesterday, you really should use the search button but heres the thread I just made with pics... It doesnt lower it much, 1.25 is what Toyota advertrises but some have reported seeing as much as a 1.5 inch drop all around...

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=226628

 

are the springs just for lowering or do they add any comfort in ride??

 

I didnt notice any "added comfort" feels about the same, but normally lowering springs dont add any comfort at all, if anything they take away from comfort because of the stiffer sprng rate.

 

Yeah, there is not much difference.

 

Lower springs do not add any ride comfort. IF they are made right, they take away from ride comfort. Lower springs should have increased spring rates to make them handle correctly, making them rougher riding. You lower a car for handling, not for comfort. Well, of course if you over-lower it, you are just doing it for looks, since it wont handle as well.

Now.. there are some springs that lower much more than TRD and have low rates, to try and keep comfort... those are what is known as terribly poor design to anyone wanting to improve handling

Since the TRDs are not super low, and dont have super high spring rates, they are not much rougher than stock.. but the best ride will be on stock springs.

 

ok thanks man!!

 

I have the trd springs and shocks.. I am not really into racing, but for daily driver they handle very good. I have noticed that I scrape my s-pipe a little (megan, kinda hangs a little lower than stock.) my front tow hook and bumper (no lip) scrape all the time despite caution in driveways..... but hey, who cares about the bottom when I am always shiny side up.......

 

plus you won't void ur warranty wit trd springs

 

i know 100,000,000 yes a MILLION people the would disagree, ahha ive seen and heard about to many un-even drops with the TRD springs.

 

they dont make springs that void your warranty. sooo you can buy anything you want.

 

They can disagree all they want. The front fender cutout is different from the rear. The more you lower, the more noticeable it is. Making it "look" uneven front to back. If you notice, many of the springs that supposedly lower "Evenly" are lowered more in the front than the rear. Both the tein s-techs and h-techs lower significantly more in the front than the back.

The only real issues I have seen with uneveness on the TRDs has been side to side. I cant say why those people have issues with it (faulty install, etc) but I have seen a relatively low number of complaints about that one.

And wow... you know MILLIONS of people with TRD springs.. and with issues! Pretty impressive there Lets not start wildly exagerating here....

In the end, fact is fact.. MOST of the springs out there for the tC put looks WAY above performance. People just assume that slamming it, or lowering the front more to make it look even, is a good thing for handling. This goes for most cars. There are most likely way more cars than not that are lowered improperly and handle worse than stock if actually pushed hard.


And nothing "voids" your warranty, period.

 

Stinkin site wierdness causing me to double post

 

i must agree with engifineer on the trds. i haven't seen nor heard of too many issues with trds.