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Old Dec 13, 2006 | 11:42 PM
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Default Dropped my RS1 a bit...

I didnt go crazy, just used the TRD's, but check it out:
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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 02:22 PM
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Looks good.

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Old Dec 14, 2006 | 04:58 PM
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thanks
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 02:53 PM
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how do you like the ride quality of those springs... im looking for springs for my xb and since i already have a lip kit ( i trashed the stock pieces in an accident ) i think that this subtle drop will be ideal. So just wondering handling and comfort versus stock. Thanks.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 02:59 PM
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Hmm, looks kinda familiar.

The stock RS1.0 looks jacked up. The TRD springs make it look more normal. I too have the TRD and I like the look and the handling was improved.

Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:15 PM
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Great photo skills!

oh...and the car looks good to man.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:21 PM
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Nice!!! It still looks kinda high but hey they prolly haven't settled completely yet.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:32 PM
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Looks pretty sweet.
Old Dec 15, 2006 | 06:58 PM
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yea, at that point the springs def. hadnt settled. I had litterally just installed them about 4.5 hours before and had only drove maybe 40 miles lol. But regardless, the car def handels better. I noticed it imideatly, and this was the last piece in my current compination of trd springs, sway bar, strut bar, and energy suspension front endlinks. all in all, not a bad investment for a subtle drop at all.
Old Dec 21, 2006 | 02:23 AM
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I like!
Old Dec 21, 2006 | 02:30 AM
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MMMMM....I love it....I stopped by a Scion dealer in/near NOLA prior to Katrina. We didn't have the A or B at that time. There was a RS1 in the showroom. It was sooo sweet. Too bad no one ever came and spoke to me. I just left.
Old Dec 21, 2006 | 03:01 AM
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those things look way better dropped.
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