Everything has already been hashed out already, so ill just say this: I've been beating on my car for 2 years at the track.. about every other month at track, every weekend in canyons. Im on TRD lowering springs and oem dampers using r-comps . No complaints or issues

I've had TRD Spring on the OEM Dampers for about 1K miles now. I have to admit I'm pretty surprised how harsh the ride is. It seems to smooth out a higher speeds, but low speed bumps or holes are jarring.


I had a NC Miata on full MazdaSpeed suspension (Springs, Shocks, Sways) and that was able to eat up the bumps better.


Hoping it smooths out at least a little bit.

Little or no performance gain is probably right. I like the word “little” that you stated. A little is a little and it helps. The looks will be improved a bit as well, as it reduces the fender gap. I found some post where people found the TRD springs to be harsher, however, myself and my wife as a passenger noticed and improved quality of riding comfort. I installed the TRD swaybar set as well for a more thorough or complete suspension system. The TRD lowering springs are designed to work with the stock struts. Since there covered under warranty (from my understanding) if the strut breaks it should be covered. You may want to consider the TRD’s, considering they were intended and designed by Toyota to be used with the stock struts..This link actually says that in the description.
Ryan
http://www.trdusa.com/parts-detail.h...categories=all

If the ride becomes to harsh on whatever springs you find yourself on, the comfort can sometimes be improved or reduced harshness by a different choice of tires. Perhaps a tire with a softer sidewall could help with comfort. This car though isn't exactly made for comfort... Performance sometimes is increased with a reduction in comfort

Back to the original question - are lowering springs bad?

Maybe! There's always going to be a person that swears they are the best thing for you car and another that will say they are the devil. It's good to understand what your expectations are for both current and future performance of both the springs and the car.

The topic of stock vs. lowering springs vs. coilovers vs. bags is an age old conversation

In short.. get the spring don't worry too much about shock for a while but set aside a sum of money for coilovers while you do you daily drives .. by the time your shock blow and you don't give a rat's backside about the spring and want to start adjusting serious ride height for performance you'll have enough for a good suspension upgrade 😃

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Okay thanks for all the inputs guys. Is the eibach pro kit basically trd springs ? Coils are around 1.6k with install and alignment in cad so thats pretty pricey for me as a student. Probably going for springs atm

Uhh no lol they're different but both great eibach is known for its good sporty lowering springs so pretty much better than a lot of stock, TRD springs are specifically made for our car and with OEM quality and won't mess with your suspension Warrenty. Either choice would suffice. More of a brand choice at this point I guess

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If you believe all the unconfirmed theorization, the TRD springs are likely made by Eibach and are very similar to the pro kit. Doesn't mean they are the same, but they could be, or at least very similar.

If you want to preserve full warranty no questions asked, get the TRD. If you are OK with a potential warranty issue (really a gray area, depending on what went wrong and if Toyota can determine its the aftermarket springs' fault), get the Eibach.

If money is an issue, get neither. Even lowering springs will run you $600-900 CAD with installation if you aren't going to wrench it yourself. Car drives great and looks great stock.

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the guy wants to make money off of you by selling you expensive full coilover system.

The only experience I have with lowering springs are the RCE yellows and they were great! Only a 20mm drop but they perform really well. Arguably better than the stock springs. If you want to keep the warranty though, TRD springs would be the way to go. Of course all TRD products come at a premium.

:thanks: Add hydraulics, and you might as well toss in "cutting coil springs" too. There is so much misinformation being spread on all of the above topics, that it's worse than a political race sometimes!

For those lowered 1 inch, have you had any issues with your axles?

BRZ! I was planning on lowering mine with Hotchkis springs, but then I stumbled across the thread about those who have had theirs fail. It seems most that have failed were lower than 1 inch and they are tracking their car.