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01-21-2020, 11:53 PM | #15 |
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Should be fine, a bit harsher on big bumps than stock. Really depends on the roads around you.
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This^ I have 180,000 miles on a 1.5" drop. I have driven or rode in many other various setups. For street driving there is no huge difference between any set ups I have been exposed to. Track use may be a different matter but I can not speak to that. The only thing I have had to learn to watch out for is high speed bumps and sloped driveways. I have bounced the bumper or exhaust off many a surface because I went just a little too fast. I may learn to slow down someday but probably not. Quote:
Never had an issue with loose snow of any depth (my record is 18") but 4 inches of heavy, wet, slushy stuff get's a tad dicey. The worst is the slushy stuff between wheel ruts that then freezes solid. Get 4 or 5 inches of that and I either have to go around or bare the horrid sound of scrapping as I drag the car over it.
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Only problem I had with my lowered Yaris was quick service oil places. I had to get out and let a stick figure person drive in so the car was high enough to get over the metal. |
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Update - I heard back from the seller, he sent me the attached photos. Am I looking at just the TRD lowering springs here? (Those were specified in the VIN lookup as having been installed by the dealer.) He also measured for me from the center of the hubcap to the top of the wheel well, and says it's about 13.5" - from the info in this thread it seems stock is about 14.5".
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bit late on this one OP but the TRD springs will be fine. I ran stock springs for a while and then installed the TRD lowering springs. The TRD springs don't alter the ride quality that I could tell but are a bit rougher over large bumps and potholes. i installed the TRD sway bars as well and my car sits a lot flatter in corners than stock which is what I wanted. I don't know how much of this is sway bars and how much is springs. I wouldn't hesitate to buy a car with the TRD springs - it's a very good upgrade over stock for a street car.
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My car has MCA Street Performance coilovers, dropped 20mm, they out perform the PP Sachs suspension in every way.
I found the standard springs and dampers very "crashy" on any surface that wasn't dead smooth. I've been in a few twins with lowering springs and though they compromised comfort and handling for "the lowered look". IMO the OEM dampers only just have enough travel with standard height springs, a higher rate spring of an aftermarket coil helps a bit with limiting the lenght of the stroke, but, the higher rate spring isn't well matched to the OEM damper, valving wise, I believe......yeah But them I'm not a suspension expert and can only give feedback on what I "feel". I am old and ocer opinionated though, so there is that.
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