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Old Aug 7, 2006 | 04:53 PM
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Default Does the XB springs of tiens fit the XA????

can someone please help me on this? thanks
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 05:27 PM
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everything on the xB fits the xA, except for body panels and some chassis parts.
Old Aug 7, 2006 | 09:18 PM
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soo the aftermarket springs fit on an xa even doe there from an xb????
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 02:41 AM
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Yes. The xA uses the same aftermarket springs. You can swap from xB to xA and back.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 11:13 AM
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You can swap them, but the spring rates for the xA are different than the xB.
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The stock spring rates are different between xA & xB but Tein springs are the same rate for xA & xB.

The original question was about Tein springs.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 04:43 PM
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the Tein spring rates are the same, but I don't think the springs are the same, the drop is different and the part #'s are different.
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That's a very good point. With different part numbers, there could be some difference.
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:25 PM
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S-Techs: Spring rates are the same, but the rear drop is slightly different. My guess is it's to help to dial out some of the Box's tendency to squat a bit in the rear.

xA = 1.7 front, 1.7 rear
xB = 1.7 front, 1.5 rear
Old Aug 8, 2006 | 07:27 PM
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they do swap to each other.
However....
aside from all the good info so far, the xb springs will make the rear sit higher.
I tried a swap of trd rear xa to Tanabe.
the xb was originally much lower than my xa.
with the Tanabe spings in my xa, the rear actually sat higher than with my trd springs.
Tanabe 2.0" drop on xb. on my xa it was about 1.0"
hope this helps
Old Aug 9, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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thanks guys for some info...soo if I put my tiens in the xa the car might look slanted a lil bit? like a hot rod? or would u even be able to tell?
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