Lowering about 2 inches?

[importcars]

Ok, this is what I want to do..

I'm wondering what would be the BEST way to go about about lowering my car about 2 inches.. I looked at lowering springs on eBay they say it lowers 1.8 .... only thing is, i'm not exactly sure how the lowering springs work.. once i order them, what is needed to be done? what else do i have to buy, if anything else..??

Also, is there another method that would be better then just buying lowering springs, i heard something about a adjustable shock (strut??) that can be adjusted with a cresent wrench? just shed some light on my options, cost, ect.. Thank you.

[Rdizzle]

coilovers man, unlimited adjustment. Slam it or raise it. The cheap springs tend to drop weird.

[Venom_5]

Eibach is about 2" front/rear...

how they work is that they are shorter, so your body sits lower naturally ... there isnt anything holding it up until it hits the height of the spring, which is over your strut ...

not much work has to be done, however if youre going to pay for all that labor you might want to get new struts as well if you think it might be necessary in the next few thousand miles

coilovers would be adjustable, however much more expensive ... but you get what you pay for

[Svanzy Ya]

you can buy these...
my brand new set of H&R springs and KYB GR-2 struts and you would be set!

here's the link: http://www.toyotanation.com/forum/t191906.html

since your car is a '95 you would have the required strut mounts for these struts and thats about it, with no messing around with old parts

[fox_prime]

Some comparison:

Struts/springs setup:
-Longer lifespan
-cheaper
-limited dropping height

Coilovers:
-Shorter lifespan
-expensive...sometimes twice as much as struts/springs combined
-adjustable height

I went for the struts/springs setup because it has better efficiency. If you're only buying the springs you don't need anything extra. If you're buying new struts too then you might need new strut mounts & bearings (which can be obtained from the dealer).

[WhiteRabbit]

^how do coilovers have a shorter lifespan? unless your tearing it up at the track all day with them, id think they are better built and stronger than ordinary shocks...some even have LIFETIME warranties.

[RedPhoenix]

Originally Posted by Venom_5

Eibach is about 2" front/rear...

how they work is that they are shorter, so your body sits lower naturally ... there isnt anything holding it up until it hits the height of the spring, which is over your strut ...

not much work has to be done, however if youre going to pay for all that labor you might want to get new struts as well if you think it might be necessary in the next few thousand miles

coilovers would be adjustable, however much more expensive ... but you get what you pay for

its 1.2" i know becuase i had it. intrax were closer to 2" which i also had

but i recommend coilovers.

[Venom_5]

my bad, for the gen3 eibach and H&R's are usually around 1.2"

i believe K-Sport actually makes springs for the camry that are 1.8" [KSP-LSTY02 for $180], as well as their coilovers that we all love so much [CTY02-KP for $1400]

[felonyr301]

Uhmm buddy it has been proven and said that real coilovers (threaded coilovers is the real name) don't last as long as a strut/spring combo period given both went through the same shiit daily driven or track. Given how a average person drives in a year than about 2 years it will start to leak and that's if you don't drive in really bad roads. That's the price you pay for performance though but it's still well worth it.

[Venom_5]

he's right ^

they arent made "better"... its actually somewhat of a shortcut to build a coil-over-strut setup since there is 1 component instead of two ... the beauty of this is increased performance, but the detriment is increased wear

[felonyr301]

Not to mention they are much lighter than a strut/spring combo so you easily lose unsprung weight which the effect is greater than the small amounts of weight you lose, another peformance improvement they do. Kinda like tires when going lower profile.

Also buying ksport coilovers is only a lil bit more when you have to buy new struts, springs and strut mounts.

[BAGGEDCAMRY01]

if u want lowered i recommend put it on bags u get inches lower than springs and get 12 inches of hieght and still get a comfort ride

[BAGGEDCAMRY01]

6inches

[Venom_5]

but its ridiculously expensive in comparison ^

[bigbird]

it really all depends of quality of the product, use and conditions. ther are quite a few people here that have the k-sport coilovers and they really love them. more of us have the spring/strut combo since its cheaper, but its only as good as the combo u buy. a good strut with a bad spring will ware the strut out faster and vice-a-versa.

if u plan on racing or making a serious show car then id go with the k-sports. if not then the spring/strut combo should do u fine and will cost quite a bit less. i have sprint springs which arnt the best springs but they have the 2" drop ur lookin for and there fairly cheap. but i definatly would recomend getting struts to go along with them.