i really wanna get tein coilovers, but im kinda in a pinch right now for loot. plus that was the reason why i got he xb, it is cheap and i wanna keep it cheap. not dumb crazy loot into it.

i was thinking of eibach pro kit. im gonna have 18s on there as well and i dont want there to be any fender gap. will this happen?\

pics if possibblle.

 

On Monday I lowered my bB with Tein S TECH Lowering springs and I kept my stock shocks. I'm happy, got a good drop without sacraficing the ride, I don't need to angle a lot of bumps, although I have to angle the big ones. I'd take a pic but I had to send my bB to the bodyshop so It'll be a while till I get my car back! I'll get a pic when I get it back.

 

Practically EVERYBODY is doing that, unless they went for the TRD packaged "deal". I don't know anyone that's replaced the stock shocks with springs...

 

Im running stock shocks with my Goldline springs. In my opinion, go for the 2" drop. Its perfect.

 

ive got the stcoks, but i think they have had enough of breing lowered, im now in debate over getting the koni shocks, or spend the cash and get the jic flta2 coilovers, i just dont know if i can justify the cost, maybe if i dig deep enough ill go coilover and get swaybars to boot, oh well time and money i guess

brent

 

My xB has 18" wheels with 215/35 Toyo tires. Just had the TRD lowering springs put on. Dropped the wheel well gap from 3" down to 2". Doesn't seem to ride any stiffer than stock, which is good. The gap doesn't look that big anymore. My next approach is to put on bigger tires, like maybe 225/35's, which will be almost half an inch taller yet, and put a little more rubber on the road. The 215/35 is a very low profile tire.

The obvious solution would've been to go with springs that lowered it more than the TRDs, like Arospeed or Tein or Eibach. But I didn't want a drop of more than 1.5" because of body parts scraping and the bumpy ride. I put Eibach Pro Kit springs on an SRT-4 I used to own, and that ride was BUMPY.

 

I have heard that putting springs without replacing the struts/shocks will put strain on the struts/shocks, which will wear out after 1-2 years. Let me know if anyone has experienced that.

 

yup, pretty much everyone has the stock shocks with the 2" drop. it wont damage the shocks/struts at all, and actuall smooths out the ride quite a bit.

 

it will. i can deal with putting shocks in it later, but now im trying to cut back.

 

Cept me, i have about 1 1/2" drop with my Tein H Techs. Got rid of that stiff ride, and dropped it only slightly. The 45 series tire fills in the rest.

 

Man I need and want to drop mine sooooo bad!

 

droppp it like its hot! lava

 

Only thing is, we are looking to buy a house right now so all mod purchases are on hold.

 

Just wait till the shocks/struts die prematurely.

Lowering on stock shocks/struts WILL lessen the life of the shock or strut.

 

Thats what I'm doin! Now the question is does anyone have TRD Shocks with Tein S Tech Springs? And are they happy?

 

By the time that happens, you will be able to pick up struts for next to nothing at PepBoys or Autozone.

 

True... but by the time you continually replace the shocks, you will have spent just as much or more as you would buying good shocks, that would last longer.

 

so? you can buy new ones now, or you could buy new ones later.

 

I am running DF 210 with stocks

 

I waited over 2 months for my dealer to get the TRD shocks and struts to go with my TRD springs that I already purchased. It was the hardest thing to look at them everyday, knowing that I was waiting for those crucial pieces. But trust me, do it all at once. I cannot believe the difference that it made. You would be retarded to drop it without some sort of shock and strut upgrade.