TDR springs in the back, stock in the front
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TDR springs in the back, stock in the front
well i went into the scion shop today to price out the trd spring kit and the guy have me some real springs that he had left over for free and i didnt want to lower the front that much anyway. looks alot better. hope it doesnt drop much more than this. tell me what ya think. if it starts to look like a sinking ship im going to have to buy the kit. ha
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Height looks even, but way too much gap for me.
If you're on 18's with 225/40's (kinda looks like that), you might consider 225/45 next time you need tires.
They will fill out your wheelwells another 1/2" all the way around.
If I'm wrong (maybe 19's), what size tire/wheel/offset are you riding on?
If you're on 18's with 225/40's (kinda looks like that), you might consider 225/45 next time you need tires.
They will fill out your wheelwells another 1/2" all the way around.
If I'm wrong (maybe 19's), what size tire/wheel/offset are you riding on?
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The gen1 rear springs will level out the ride height, but they're designed for a lighter car, and are linear not progressive; therefore ride and handling will not be as good as going with the TRD rear springs. Gen1 rear springs might not be as safe either.
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Originally Posted by funnyskibum1988
all you really need is to find a buddy with the gen1 that doesnt use his stock rear springs and use those
like me???? lol and most coils aren't progressive they just have dead coils so when you hit a bump and pop up they don't pop out the eibachs or whatever they are aren't progressive you get like 4 or 5 dead coils and 2 active ones my buddy just got them
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Re: TDR springs in the back, stock in the front
Originally Posted by xb408
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Does anybody know the spring rates for stock vs. TRD's?
I am thinking about doing this same thing, installing TRD's in the back to just level it out.
Does anyone know if there would be any negative effects, like compromised ride or handling characteristics?
I am thinking about doing this same thing, installing TRD's in the back to just level it out.
Does anyone know if there would be any negative effects, like compromised ride or handling characteristics?
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Re: TRD springs in the back, stock in the front
Originally Posted by xb408
well i went into the scion shop today to price out the trd spring kit and the guy have me some rear springs that he had left over for free and i didnt want to lower the front that much anyway. looks alot better. hope it doesnt drop much more than this.
While I was back there, I also added the TRD rear sway bar. The car handles exponentially better than before. Before it would just push in the corners, but now it seems to rotate a lot better.
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I hear ya. I already adjusted the headlights (HID) lower. It's just that I like a symmetrical drop from an aesthetic point of view. I just don't want the rear end to be lower than the front, which to me would be worse than the front lower than the rear. I added the rear sway bar to dial out some of the understeer but a lower rear would dial some of it back in. Well, it's a daily driver and obviously not a track machine so I doubt I'd notice the handling effects of a slightly lower rear driving at 5/10ths on the street anyway. I'm keeping my fingers that the rear doesn't settle more since this car is front engined and pretty light to begin with... I'd love to hear xb408 chime in since he has had this setup for a few months now.