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Old 02-07-11, 02:16 PM
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alright ive owned my sc for 4-5 months im sick of the monster truck status i have going on, but the thing is i dont have the money for coilovers, does any one know of springs that i can atleast get a 2 in drop out of? maybe more =] thank you all in advanced
Old 02-07-11, 04:19 PM
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espilir are the best drop springs there is
Old 02-11-11, 12:22 PM
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Supra KYB shocks and Supra Sprint springs here:


Old 02-17-11, 12:56 PM
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^ those look nice. Research time for me..
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Originally Posted by N1T3MARE
Supra KYB shocks and Supra Sprint springs here:


That drop actually looks really good for a strut spring combo. My only concern would be if I needed more adjust ability on the height down the road. What did this setup cost you total?
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Subscribed!
I'm in the same spot... Would you guys please share the part #'s on the 2 different
options posted above, as well as supplier for them too?

Thanks!

Patrick
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Thats a sick height for springs and shocks. I may need to research as well.
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That supra spring can give you lower height about 1.75".

I like espilir because it give nice drop
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Hey guys, sorry for the late reply. I bought everything off of ebay. KYB Gas-a-just shocks. Make sure that you buy 2 rear and 2 front for a Supra. I bought them from the cheapest seller on ebay. And then I bought the Supra Sprint springs from Kuruma motoring I think on ebay since they were the cheapest at the time. I spent around $400 for the whole setup and no labor to put them in since a friend and I did the install.
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If you are concerned about it being too low, you can always buy spring helpers to raise it up a bit.
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Originally Posted by N1T3MARE
If you are concerned about it being too low, you can always buy spring helpers to raise it up a bit.
looks good bro, so i looked up sprint springs and they were 1.8f/r drop for supra so that means 2.3 drop on SC? whats the specs on your wheels and tires?
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Originally Posted by N1T3MARE
Supra KYB shocks and Supra Sprint springs here:


Forget the drop, what tire dressing are you using? I use the amor all gel and it doesn't even come close to that.
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Default Details on the setup KYB AGX Supra struts and Sprint Springs

Originally Posted by N1T3MARE
Supra KYB shocks and Supra Sprint springs here:
Can you tell me some details on your car ?
What tire sizes are you running and what is the height to the ground from the lowest point in your car ?
I'm thinkin the same setup but here in Finland we have to have a minimum of 80mm(3,15inch) of the ground if we want to register it legally.
Does your car have a lot of camber do you need a camber kit ?
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coilovers is the way to go bro, save up the money and get coilovers. i had the same set up as his and its way too low to drive around, it would scrape on small dips. i got 245/40/18 in the front which scrapped when making U Turns and on hard turns. COILOVERS FTW
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Originally Posted by gdoutlex
coilovers is the way to go bro, save up the money and get coilovers. i had the same set up as his and its way too low to drive around, it would scrape on small dips. i got 245/40/18 in the front which scrapped when making U Turns and on hard turns. COILOVERS FTW
My car is a daily driver and it has to work in the winter when its below zero degrees F.
I heard that coilovers won't last and they are like one piece of metal on cold winter days.
Also I don't want to put money on adjustments I'm not going to use, if i change the height I have to adjust camber again and register the car for the new height if I want to stay legal...


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