hotchkis springs...man...

yah i was thinking of that too. get the rubber base from energy suspension. but i haven'et had the time to measure the springs.

Does anyone know what will be the price range on the Tein SS coilovers?

i'd say between 1200 and 1400

sorry for killing the topic on this thread...but
you guys are hardcore car enthusiasts...damn spending that much on a car??
phewh...lets say 5 years from now whats gonna happen to your rolla and all the money you invest in it....

1200 and 1400 for suspension upgrade?? daaaaamn thats too much...it's not gonna make your car fly...no offense to all...but i'm just amaze...

this is true.........but when lowering a car you spend around 150-200 for springs then eventually you'd pay about 600 for struts when your stock ones wear out. that's 800 right there and you have no height adjustability.......which is something that's important to me. Also if you're willing to spend 1600 on wheels spending 1200 on a very good suspension system isn't much.

not to mention adjustable dampening.

also true, however some struts have adjustable dampening.........i don't think there's 16 settings like tein though

struts

What are the best sturts out there for the corolla

your car is never gonna fly anyways with anything short of forced induction, so suspension is where i'd invest... when you don't have to slow down as much, acceleration becomes less of an issue.

Well my Hotchkis about to be in a shop ordered it for me $200 and instaltion is 84 bucks.
is that a good deal? for spring and installation?

i got my hotchkis for 130+shipping in ebay..shipping is like...20 bucks? so 150 shipped. It's from some guy in Carson Toyota

I'd say it's a good deal, you're paying more for the springs, but that installation price is pretty darn good.

alright thanks

The TEIN SS coilovers will cost alot because of what it is included. I cant wait to get mine, I will be ditching my TEIN S. Tech springs when it comes out.

anyone ever come up with a real solution for this?

i just got my hotchkis on an damn, they rattle big time on from the back.

I wonder what makes the Hotchkis so loud? Is it the high spring rate in the rear? I've never heard so much as a pop from my TRD's.

my guess right now is the progressive nature of the springs. the rears at one point are wound very close together, and im guessing under load they compress and rub together cricket leg style.

im thinking im going to try and get some rubber in there....

thats so weird because i just bought my springs from CorollaAltis and they havent made any noise so far.

True, the TRD's have a linear rate in the rear and the coils are not compressed all the closely. They also have a very heavy powder coating on them that might help to absorb noise.

The rubber idea sounds like a good plan.

yah the rubber. if u look at tein s-tech springs, they have a rubber pad on it. i was htinking its for that purpose. oh and iono if u guys notice but the hotchkis springs are hella heavy compared to stock springs and i htink even the other springs

Man, I live in MN and winters are a bitch up here. I won't be lowering my car because I have to get through the snow. I've seen Civcs here that are lowered and act like weak snow plows during the winter. Not to mention I'm a daily driver. Plus you add in the risk of corrosion from the salt and that makes my wallet cry.