Lowering spring ideas plz..

Lowering spring ideas plz..

I have a 05 corolla that i am wanting to lower, i need to know what are good lowering springs and what people recommend.. Also where would i buy some from, like online...

tein s-techs, the best drop

oh okay, i was also thinking these kind.. Tenzo-R Lowering Springs any thoughts on that brand?

Garbage. Stick with big names like Tein and Eibach.

I forgot to ask. What's your budget? That way you can get the best setup or at least have several options.

Oh ok..

TEIN Lowering Springs - S.TECH (Lowers - Front:2.3 inch/ Rear: 2.4 inch)

$191.33

Thats not to bad of a price.

Not bad at all. I'm sure if you look around some more, you can find a lower price. Just be careful with Teins. There's a lot of counterfeits being sold. Read the sticky under the suspension section. It describes what to look for when spotting counterfeits.

its not like the seller is gonna show actual box and or spring pictures... usually its just the retail photo. Buy from reputable sellers.

that price is on http://www.andysautosport.com/toyota/2003_2008_corolla/

i think it should be legit i hope

Yeah. Andy's Autosport is a retailer website and not some unknown ebayer, so you should be fine. They have a return policy too.

i am not a big fan of tein unless you're looking for coil-overs. i would recommend H&R over tein. how many miles on your struts? if they will need to be replaced anytime soon you may want to just get a basic coil-over instead of buying springs and then a 6-8 months later needing struts.

That's why I asked him for his budget. I agree with getting a basic coilover instead as well, if he has the money.

87000km's

Also do you mean a full coil over setup or just the sleeves..

They mean full coilover. Never get the sleeves. I think there's more available for the 9th gens than 8th gen

I dont think ill need to drop 1 grand on just suspension.. The lowering springs should be fine

in the future will you be getting bodykit/ lipkit? have you consider Tien H.Tech?

Yeah i have actually considered getting a body kit, Why whats the difference between the two..

Body kits are full bumper replacements. Lip kits attach to the existing bumpers. As fair warning. Installing lowering springs on stock struts will wear your struts out prematurely. Naturally, you should upgrade to struts that can handle the increased spring constant of the lowering springs. Sometimes, a full coilover suspension is actually cheaper than the spring and strut combination plus installation fees. That's why we're recommending a coilover setup which is a direct bolt on. You'll just have to compare spring/strut to coilover prices. Do some proper research and you'll find the ideal setup.

you can pick up some tein's for around 900 which is pretty cheap for coil-overs. don't know if you're doing the install yourself, but if you buy the springs then pay for install and then your stock struts wear out (will happen sooner with the adjusted spring rate) and need to buy new ones and then pay for install of those it adds up.

Ill be doing the work my self with the lower springs... So because of the offset with the lowering springs beeing different size, then the struts arent used to that adjustment so how much faster will they burn out?

It has nothing to do with the springs being a different size/length. It's dependent on the spring rate and spring constant aka. the tension the spring puts on the strut. A remember a few members saying their struts blew within a year. Some affordable aftermarket struts capable of handling increased spring tensions are KYB's.

just save your money and get a full coilver setup

Yeah man, save up more for a full coilover set.

I myself bought bought a set of Tein s-techs for my Corolla, but I never installed becuase I wanted to also buy a set of new perfomance struts. But the price of buying the struts and shipping to Hawai`i was only a bit cheaper then buying an actual set of coilovers, but the coilovers are height adjustable and, depending on what brand, are also camber and dampening adjustable.

I ended up buying a set of NEX, not a high name brand but they are a good set for the price.

the life span of the strut depends on driving style, road conditions, spring rate, etc. my tc came with trd springs which is not a very low spring and it's on stock struts. since i drive like a granny i expect my stock struts to last about 60k-80k miles. if i was s-techs i would expect half that time, but different driving conditions will determine the actual life. sometimes people will confuse the springs sagging with the strut giving out. with you doing the work yourself, you could end up in the option where getting springs might work out for you.

S-techs are the way to go if you still want a comfortable ride.

Especially important if the car is going to be driven daily.