Lowering springs bad?

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by BxrFnd17

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

I'm lowered on Hotchkis, and no problems after 2.5 years, and 30k miles, if not more.

[BxrFnd17]

Originally Posted by Gunman

I'm lowered on Hotchkis, and no problems after 2.5 years, and 30k miles, if not more.

That's awesome, just what I wanted to hear.

[turtlefeeder]

Originally Posted by BxrFnd17

That's awesome, just what I wanted to hear.

xD you know you want it just need a confirmation

[BxrFnd17]

Originally Posted by turtlefeeder

xD you know you want it just need a confirmation

I want to do so bad, I already have the springs. Might have to get them installed next weekend now.

[vincelive123]

I had eibach lowring springs which lowered my car 1.6 down. Had no issues. Drove my car in almost 30 states. Also had 18x9.5 wheels all around....

[jxl00]

does lowering the car make the car less tail-happy?
i'm thinking of getting TRD springs and getting them installed at a shop. i'm guessing 500 dollars total. is it worth it?

[Twinz]

Originally Posted by jxl00

does lowering the car make the car less tail-happy?
i'm thinking of getting TRD springs and getting them installed at a shop. i'm guessing 500 dollars total. is it worth it?

The TRD springs actually keep the front/rear stiffness ratio (both are stiffer by the same percentage) so the rates themselves shouldn't change the car's balance.

However, I found that the rear picked up more negative camber than the front from the lowering. More negative camber in the rear generally helps keep the rear planted when turning.

[geezerbrzeezer]

Installed Pro Kit strictly for the fender gap and crossed my fingers about ride quality . . . which is actually better than stock for 90% of typical road undulations. But there is a noticeably harsher ride vs stock over the last 10% of the real nasties.

Handling - no difference for me.

[Gunman]

Originally Posted by jxl00

does lowering the car make the car less tail-happy?
i'm thinking of getting TRD springs and getting them installed at a shop. i'm guessing 500 dollars total. is it worth it?

ARB's are your best bet if you want to tune the under/over steer of the car.

[strat61caster]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

On what car?

http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=49511

[nextcar]

Originally Posted by golemslord

Was thinking of getting lowering springs either

Eibach pro kit

or

H and R sport springs

however been told by a mechanic saying springs have little to no performance increase and itll eventually blow the struts. My question is will the struts really die that fast and how long will they last with 1 inch lowering springs? I daily the frs and occasionally do spirited drives but no tracking at all. Thanks

I have the TRD springs, approximately 1 inch lowering. I really cannot tell the difference in ride and as others have mentioned, this is a dealer option that has no impact to warranty so I truly doubt there is any significant issue with the struts if installed properly. I installed these springs solely for cosmetic reasons and am quite pleased overall - I would do it again and have absolutely no regrets.

I never track this car - it is my daily driver with occasional spirited runs. If you do not track your car I doubt you will notice a difference on the street other than an improvement in the wheel well gap.

Good luck!

[DriveDriftDogfight86]

Originally Posted by jxl00

does lowering the car make the car less tail-happy?
i'm thinking of getting TRD springs and getting them installed at a shop. i'm guessing 500 dollars total. is it worth it?

I just got Eibach's and I couldn't find a shop to install them for under $400 which I thought was crazy. After getting several ridiculous quotes I decided to try it myself, I'm not anything close to a mechanic and I'm glad I tried because it wasn't that difficult to do at home. I didn't have a spring compressor so once I got the struts out I took em to a shop and paid $20 to have them safely pop off the stock springs. Definitely worth it! The Eibach's are designed with the stock struts in the mind and the car looks fantastic now. Not too sure about the handling abilities yet.

[gramicci101]

If you're doing it yourself, you don't need a spring compressor. You don't even need to completely remove the strut from the car.

Originally Posted by gramicci101

If you're only changing springs, not struts or coilovers, you only need to unbolt the top nut, the brake line clip, and the swaybar nut. The springs are on so little static load that you can unbolt the nut and let the spring decompress as you raise the car. You just need to be careful fishing it out of the fender. The only special tools needed are a pass-through socket set and long allen wrenches.

DIYs:
DarrenDriven's very comprehensive strut remove/replace DIY
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=10842

Jeebus' simpler spring remove/replace DIY (builds off of Darren's)
http://www.ft86club.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32414

Read both in their entirety before attempting. There is good info all through both threads.

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