r_rebuffo

hey guys ... am trying to start doing ____ on ma car to make it luk raw.... but i dont wonna *** wit my toyota warranty its an 09... i want to lower it but when i went to talk wit the rep he said the trd springs only bring me down about an inch... is it worth it? i havent seen any pics with 1" lowered. and i dont have enuff for the coils yet. wat shuld i do? is the ride going to change? thnx guys

stevejohns29

no.. go lower.

stevejohns29

if you wanna check out my profile pics. . i have them.

Higgy

It all depends on the roads in your area. I have s-techs on my car and the roads here arent the best. I do a lot of scraping and you can look on the bottom of my front lip and tell. I dont think TRD's are low enough but thats my opinion. Just search around and see what you like.

--Final_Wrath--

I have Trds and want some s-techs...Trd is low enough for me anymore...try lookin into H-techs...best of both i guess

Yanki01

tein h-techs might be better, but whats your defenition of "luk raw"?

r_rebuffo

i want a descent lukin aggressive ride. i am planning on gettin 18's but i really dont want my car to bounce and most importantly loose the warranty..

Yanki01

you wont loose your warranty because you installed springs, or rims or an exhaust, ect.... It will be voided if you take you tC in for service because your having engine problems and the intake that you installed caused the problem. read more here...

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=55338

draxcaliber

trd springs are only about a 1.25 inch drop. is that low enough?it is for me. the springs combined with the struts are one of the best suspension upgrades you can make for handling. anything lower than the trd springs is for looks at the expense of handling.

also, this doesn't effect your warranty unless you have a problem with your suspension directly related to these springs. the rest of your warranty will be fine.

Timebomb

iTrader: (1)

You will still have a lot of wheel gap with trd springs. So go lower so you can "luk raw."

r_rebuffo

so guys wat do ya suggest me doing ? buying them from the toyota dealer where i got my car or going online and looking for the best price? how much am i looking at with the struts? and do i really need to change the strust? ITS AN 09 LOL

NYNCTC

iTrader: (2)

i would just do springs.

go to the vendor section here and look for lastlookcustoms, they have great prices on springs.

oh and i have h-techs, they are great, but they are just for now until i do coilovers and then ill be dumped ahaha

FMTC08

iTrader: (1)

honestly ive had trds on my car for about 9 months now and im thinking about switching to stechs or hotchkis. trds provide a great ride and a nice drop but imo they leave too much of a gap for me. I have about 3 fingers in the front and 2 in the back with 18's.

jj90011

heres some examples of how the drop will look. i had trd's for 1 year i got rid of them and changed to stechs which i am very happy with.

the rim size is 18x7.5 and the tires in front are 225/40/18
and the rear are 235/40/18

Heres the pic of the front


Heres the rear


and heres a full pic

WeakC

see if this helps.. it helped me out..
http://www.yoursciontc.com/forums/in...howtopic=16894

TRDIZZLE

i went for H Techs. i rode around for about a year on TRD and they are great and everything but the more and more i looked at it. the more i wanted to lower it cuz the wheel gap was too big. and i have 18s so now i'm on H Techs and i'm not regretting it at all. i barely fit 2 fingers in the back and about 1 1/2 in the front.

i didn't wanna go S Techs cuz i knew that at some point i'm going to have a full car and i'll be bottoming out.

ahatch133

miami you should be good. up here in michigan TRD are very low lol and thats all you need cause you scrape everywhere

nodsetse

x2.

mcheng08

is this with TRD installed?

tcCALI

^ you need to read what he wrote.....