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Old 03-20-2014, 03:37 PM   #270
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Originally Posted by regal View Post
No one finds it odd that TRD sells springs but not struts.? Its always been bad practice to lower on stock struts, just can't bring myself to brake that anthem. And it would really suck to install springs only to have TRD release struts a few months later.


Its also odd that for our cars they are really giving the the sway bars a lot of priority more thanov strut/spring package. Wonder whats on the BRZ tc.?


I distinctly remember Tada saying this car was engineered to sit on springs a little less than an inch lower. We all know the OEM's go with taller springs and softer struts than the car was designed (to keep the wimpy gen public comfy." Maybe he meant the stock struts could handle the drop or even engineered for it?


Just mind blowing that this car in particular doesn't have TRD struts available yet?
Has anybody put the stock shocks in a dyno?

If the damping is stiff already, it may support a stiffer spring without modification. You can tell the dampers work well on this car, but I just don't know if there's sufficient damping to control TRD springs without some "tuner bounce."
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