Lowering a little more

^^ Exactly what he said. It's a moronic thing to do. If you want to go lower, you will have to spend money. It's a given. You'll just have to buy lower springs or coilovers.

Lowering a little more

Ok so i got the tein s-tech but there's still a little gap there. i want to get rid of it but dont want to spend money on coilovers; so i was wondering if i could cut them a little so i can get rid of that gap; and if i can how much do you guys think i should cut off?

dont fucking cut the springs. holy shit. i dont know how many times this has been said.

actually no, cut them. cut them about 5 inches.

ur gonna start sick scraping if you lower it even more w/ s-tech
im gonna h-tech

I'm lowered 4 inches or more with a front lip and I don't scrape at all. I might nick it a little on extreme dips, but that's it.

whats so bad about cutting a little off the spring. i dont want coilovers and i dont think there's a lowering spring that goes lower than s-techs

dude dont cut for your safety. seriously

i told you, cut 5 inches off.

Why the magical number 5?

do not cut them! first off you just spent money on some nice ass springs, i love my s-techs man. ive cut stock springs before and riden in alot of cars with cut springs. VERY bad idea. it will completly screw up the spring (which you just spent good money for) and then your s.o.l when the car messes up. just look around, guarantee you can find lower sprigs if thats what you want

ill just get hp tokico struts it says i gives 1.25'' drop that should clear the gap

<a href="http://www.andysautosport.com/toyota/1998_2002_corolla/suspension/springs/matrix/" target="_blank">http://www.andysautosport.com/toyot...springs/matrix/</a> there ya go, you want more drop here it is. 2.25 front, 2.0 rear and they are only 134. i would also trust the site, ive used it before.

i don't get u guys because most of my family in puerto rico is into cars and they cut their springs and have no problems wut so ever in fact i know A LOT of people in puerto rico that do it. my cousin's xrs has cut springs and has no problems

lol gotta stay divisible with the magic number we used for the other hp increase joke of 25hp increase lol (if that is the number we used? lol..its been a while)

if thats how they do then go ahead, why'd you even bother asking here..

lmao use steroids on the springs and it'll shrink

Just because they all do it doesn't make it correct.

Wow, you are extremely misinformed about everything. Struts do not drop you at all. You will remain at stock ride height. Get new springs. If you want to play around and modify your car, be prepared to spend some money. That's just the way it goes. I had to go through 2 or 3 sets of suspension setups before I got to the one I liked. There are no cheap solutions when it comes to modifying your car.

This would be perfect for him.

don't know why u really wanna drop it more....i have tokico hp with tein s and it's pretty low. just keep it the way it is.

Before i bought my s-techs i asked in corolla customs if they rlly gave a 2.25 drop and people told me that they might not give it a 2.25 drop
http://corollacustomz.ca/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7767

they are usually very close to what they claim. make sure you put them on and that the spring is set in the right place, that will effect how they sit ad therefore how high/low they are. i would say just got ahead and get the matrix springs man, if you dont like it turn around and sell them on ebay

Just don't cut them. It's like trimming your dick because it's too long. LOL

mmk, you can also adjust how springy the ride is by getting adjustable struts and making them still with bump and rebound dampening. and if he only wants to drop it more, then go ahead and get some matrix springs. i mean, i never said they were the best but if he wants the drop then go ahead and get those and then some nice tokico or kyb struts that are adjustable (or bilstein if you can find them). there is quite a bit more to the handling of your car than just the spring itself

yeah just because they drop a lot doesnt mean its good. can you imagine bottoming out because youre so low and springy? that's just retarded..

But I doubt it's available on anything for our Corollas.

<a href="http://www.andysautosport.com/toyota/1993_1997_corolla/suspension/struts_and_shocks/koni/koni00085636.html" target="_blank">http://www.andysautosport.com/toyot...ni00085636.html</a> these fit and are adjustable (btw for those that dont know, parts from the 7th gen suspension fit on the 8th gen and visa-versa) and they do make bilsteins for them

i wouldnt buy matrix springs they suck to begin with my brother bought matrix for his civic and the ride is really bouncy.