I'm thinking about dropping my stock 2012 tC an inch or 2 in the next month or so. I was wondering since I'm going lower, will I need to change my struts or shocks or anything of that matter? I heard it won't make much of a difference.


Here's what I'm planning on getting...

http://www.slickcar.com/details/5305...pring-kits.asp

 

with the H&R Springs you plan to get..You can just use your Stock Struts w/o any problems.

Usually if you go Lower than 1.5" its a good idea to get Aftermarket Performance Struts because they can handle the Spring load better.

 

Awesome! i was really hoping i wouldnt have to add anymore stuff when going lower. i was also told that it's a must i should get my wheels aligned right away?

 

Not right away...Wait at least a couple weeks so the Springs can "settle".

 

Awesome thank you! When tC drivers get lowered, whats a popular brand of choice?

 

dont get those. dont get any springs that lower front more than rear for tc2

from stock the rear is way higher than front so u want to neautralize that a bit by getting springs with lower rear end. if not then ur front will have zero wheel gap while in the rear you can fit a baby crib....

get these:

http://www.autoanything.com/suspensi...9A3747629.aspx

http://www.fastscions.com/Tanabe-DF2...C2-TDF160.aspx

or these

http://www.fastscions.com/tein-stech...n-tc-2011.aspx

 

I'd go with the s-techs or the sport lines

 

Everything i think of going lower in the back just reminds me of my old prerunner lol

 

I have the S-techs and although the numbers show that the rear is a lower drop, in the end the rear still looks a lil higher than the front. The popular brands for lowest are Tein S-techs or Eibach Sportlines. A lot of talk on these forums between the two. As of right now there are no known after market struts and shocks.

 

plus if there were shocks it'd be a waste of $$ since if u add just a lil more, you'd be able to get coils.

just get these:
http://www.beangarage.com/scion-tc/s...overs-scion-tc

i think they are are like $830 if u use SCIONEDGE coupon


but if thats too much then get eibach or stechs, i had eibach and they were great

 

I'm going to look into those. thanks guys! Has anyone heard anything bad about H&Rs tho?

 

i've been on this forum for over a year and never heard anyone buy em

ive seen em for same but thats about it

 

@scion202 how low do those Megan racing coils go?

 

~3 front and back

 

Thanks dude I'm ordering them tonight!

 

H&R are high quality stuff. Never heard anything bad about them. I just don't personal experience with them.

 

TRD is where its at in my opinion (Thanks Yuriy). i bottomed out more on stock springs, and the ride quality is not much different. the handling seemed to increase as well. TRD is a nice level drop that looks clean, and for the install everything fit like a glove and came with bump stops so you dont have to cut the stock ones