popped struts

[felya589]

can my struts pop if i have tein h-tech springs, cause a friend of mine said its highly probable?

[Punks_Not_Dead5]

only if you hit a deep pothole at a high rate of speed...aslong as you're careful and avoid them you're fine.

Don't be paranoid! install the springs you'll love them!

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by felya589

can my struts pop if i have tein h-tech springs, cause a friend of mine said its highly probable?

That's just another retarded myth. Your friend doesn't know what he's talking about.

Factory struts work fine with lowering springs.

Stop listening to your friend. Apparently he's more concerned about acting like he knows what he's talking about, than actually knowing.

[felya589]

he said i need to get gas shocks, cause oil shocks pop wiht lowering springs

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by felya589

he said i need to get gas shocks, cause oil shocks pop wiht lowering springs

That's just more proof that his head is in his ass...

[felya589]

also, d u reccomend i take it to a shop or do it myself, cause the shop charges 225 with alignment, but my other friend said he theoretically knows what hes doing adn he can do it for free??

[Gellenole]

From what i've learned, unless you're really slamming it, it wouldn't matter. If you are slamming it, you'd go with k-sport coilovers or air bags. I had my car on factory struts on eibachs 2in fr/1.4in rear -- no pops.

Hell I replaced my factory struts just because they weren't as stiff as GR2's, but even then they are just factory replacements.

Factory's should be fine.

If you trust your friend, go for it -- make sure you have the manuals near by just in case, though it's quite straight forward. Carry a spring compressor with you if you're just doing struts or springs. If you decide to replace both, should be an easy job.

[felya589]

Originally Posted by Gellenole

From what i've learned, unless you're really slamming it, it wouldn't matter. If you are slamming it, you'd go with k-sport coilovers or air bags. I had my car on factory struts on eibachs 2in fr/1.4in rear -- no pops.

Hell I replaced my factory struts just because they weren't as stiff as GR2's, but even then they are just factory replacements.

Factory's should be fine.

If you trust your friend, go for it -- make sure you have the manuals near by just in case, though it's quite straight forward. Carry a spring compressor with you if you're just doing struts or springs. If you decide to replace both, should be an easy job.

what does "slamming it" mean

[TRD VVTi]

Originally Posted by felya589

also, d u reccomend i take it to a shop or do it myself, cause the shop charges 225 with alignment, but my other friend said he theoretically knows what hes doing adn he can do it for free??

If it's the same friend that's giving you advice, I wouldn't let him put air in my tires.

Pay the $225.00 and be safe.

[importcars]

Originally Posted by felya589

what does "slamming it" mean

to lower the vehicle a dramatic amount.

basically having the body of the car almost sitting on a the ground.. with maybe 2-3 inchs of clearance.. give or take..

its what you see vehicles w/ airbags on them. when their "sitting on the ground"

[importcars]

Originally Posted by TRD VVTi

If it's the same friend that's giving you advice, I wouldn't let him put air in my tires.

Pay the $225.00 and be safe.

i agree.. if its the same guy, it seems like he thinks he knows everything.. so he prob just seen someone do it.. i would take it to a shop.. he'll most likely f*ck sumthin up

[felya589]

ooooh, got it i thoguht slamming it was a style of driving like cornoring too hard...

[felya589]

its not the same guy, but im still unsure so ill prolly take it to the shop

[CharmCityES]

myth. pure myth.
ive been told this numerous times, but with the camry most people just add the lowering springs, because very few companies make shocks for our cars.....the upside is that all the springs are all specifically designed to work with your stock shocks, and they will lower your car, give you better handling and wont hurt the ride all that much

now to slam the car, youll need the K sport coilovers.....

[felya589]

i dont need to lower my car that much, im not gonna go drifting