TT Supra Springs
11-16-06, 11:36 AM
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TT Supra Springs
Hello- I was wondering if I bought some TT MkIV Supra OEM springs, will they lower my car at all (of course, I will have to pair them with some TT Supra Struts)...PLEASE HELP- i have a killer deal on some of these springs, and will scoop them up if they lower my car anymore than stock. THANKS IN ADVANCE!
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11-18-06, 11:07 PM
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From one who has TT Springs and Struts, the 1/2" + more in the front measurements are way off in my case. Mine came down closer to 2" all around. I now can barely get two fingers between the tire and the top of the wheel. Before I could easily get my entire fist worth of clearance.
11-19-06, 09:52 AM
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From one who has TT Springs and Struts, the 1/2" + more in the front measurements are way off in my case. Mine came down closer to 2" all around. I now can barely get two fingers between the tire and the top of the wheel. Before I could easily get my entire fist worth of clearance.
I used Tein 1.1" lowering springs and supra struts, lowered the car 1.6"
the stock supra springs would have only been about a half inch lower... many others have observed this as well...
11-20-06, 06:48 AM
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what size wheels? the tire is a bad place to judge, as different tires have different sidewall heights...
i see the measurement from the fender to the wheelwell, but I don't know what size wheels you have... I am going to go measure against mine... you could also measure fender to ground to get fender height...
11-21-06, 10:59 AM
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That's a good way to look at it.
I'm running oem spec appropriate sized tires, here's the info:
Front: 25-1/8 " fender to ground on Goodyear Eagle 245/45/ZR17
Rear: 26-3/8" fender to ground on Falken Azenis RT615 275/40 R17
Mounted to MKIV Supra TT Chrome Rims, about 3/4 tank of gas.
I'm running oem spec appropriate sized tires, here's the info:
Front: 25-1/8 " fender to ground on Goodyear Eagle 245/45/ZR17
Rear: 26-3/8" fender to ground on Falken Azenis RT615 275/40 R17
Mounted to MKIV Supra TT Chrome Rims, about 3/4 tank of gas.
255/35-18 tires front (25.03" tire height); 25.0" fender height
275/30-19 tires rear (25.6" tire height); 25.25 fender height
I will note, I'm sitting about 1/4" higher on the right hand side, which I will address somehow... (weight redistribution?) I also have a sub in the back which weighs about 50-70 lbs, including amp and box...
your tires are 25.6", the same as my rear, and .6" taller than my fronts... if I had your tires on my car, the front of my car would be at 25.3" which is actually a tad taller than yours... your rears sound about right for stock supra struts/springs, but the fronts are the same as my lowering springs... you've got something weird going on, and I'm thinking if you bought your stuff used that you might have gotten some weird springs, and not stock...
I know, without a doubt that mine are just over an inch lower than the stock springs that came on my setup... (I bought them used, but with only 5k on the struts)
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