drop on a xB you could suggest? 1.5 or 2 inches? i am planning on getting 17 inch rims at least. what do you guys think? i was thinking of just a 1.5 drop just to be safe. but maybe that's still too high?

also what springs would you guys suggest. i was thinking of tien ones.

 

Goldlines all the way...roughly a 2" drop and it looks great, check out some of the members rides to see what it looks like...

 

about 1.5" or 2" depending on the rim size you want.

 

https://www.scionlife.com/forums/viewtopic.php?t=10392
scroll down my scion on tein s tech with 18's

 

i was thinking of 17's. or is it better to go 18's. and if so what drop for each? thanks!

 

your car is awesome! that's a nice drop. i might just have to do the 2 inch drop! how much and where did you buy your tein's. i heard they are of top quality. how's the ride?

 

they have very low spring rate...lower then most of the springs out there....goldline, tanabe, Progress, Sprint, etc etc....which means a less harsh and less bumpy ride....and tein is the largest in japan...u cant go wrong...
http://www.optionimports.com/teslospfor2012.html

 

i am thinking somewhere between the spy engineering or the goldline springs then....but ...which ones do you think i should get? or perhaps something else? i kinda want stiff springs, unless it makes it actually worse for me to get over bumps and holes in everyday driving. or does it even matter if they have stiff springs or not then?

 

stiffer spring = harsher ride....but u can corner better....but these things dont corner very well....so i would go for ride quality....go with lower spring rate....other thing is ive noticed a lot of these springs like the tanabe's have coils that sit on top of each other and when the coating they put on the spring to color/protect the spring from rusting wears off and you have metal to metal contact the spring squeaks....tein has rubber pads inbetween the coils that sit on top of each other to keep this from ever happening.....

 

i missed the size in the first post. i would go 2" for those sizes. it will cover will gap really good.

 

That is almost the same setup I want to get, but on a Camo xB, w/ 18" Shu-4s & Tein S-Techs.