Advice Needed On Suspension!!! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

ajthuys · 07-20-2008, 12:25 AM

i just bought an 09 se. i wanna dropp it 1.8 with sprint springs but i just want to keep my stock shocks. is that bad? do i really need new shocks?

b0r1cha · 07-20-2008, 12:30 AM

i dont know how sprint springs are, i think someone said they'll eventually sag or something. but if u wanna be safe go with the TRD/Eibach. thats the most common spring TN camry gen6 users use.

ajthuys · 07-20-2008, 12:31 AM

yea thats true i just saw 1.8 dropp compared to 1.6 eibach

Omer · 07-20-2008, 12:39 AM

Noob question: About how much does it cost to get springs installed?

ajthuys · 07-20-2008, 12:49 AM

i read it toyota charges 700 because its an 7 hr job. im going to call a shop tomorrow to confirm. toyota is always expensive to get things done..heres a pic of my se

b0r1cha · 07-20-2008, 01:13 AM

i got mine done for 150 at a local motorsport shop.

ajthuys · 07-20-2008, 01:17 AM

how about shocks. will the stocks blow with a 1.6 dropp. i doubt it but i dont know.

**PRINCESS PEACH** · 07-20-2008, 01:52 AM

Sprint springs SUCK

We had 2 members here that absolutely regretted it.. And yes, your shocks have a good chance of blowing, not because its a 1.6 drop, but because sprint springs suck. They sag and will murder your handling and ride comfort.

If you really want the lowest drop, get the tein springs from the solara 04-06. I had that before, and I didn't regret it at all (before I went coilovers). It was a 2.0 drop all around, and it handled great. The feedback from the road was also good too.

Theres a user here that is running 70K miles past on tein springs, and his stock struts are doing just fine also.

read through this whole thread that I posted to get feedback on it. Don't get sprint. If you want the lowest springs available, get the teins.

Peach's Tein Springs Pics!!!

lamson · 07-20-2008, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by PrincessPeach

Sprint springs SUCK

We had 2 members here that absolutely regretted it.. And yes, your shocks have a good chance of blowing, not because its a 1.6 drop, but because sprint springs suck. They sag and will murder your handling and ride comfort.

If you really want the lowest drop, get the tein springs from the solara 04-06. I had that before, and I didn't regret it at all (before I went coilovers). It was a 2.0 drop all around, and it handled great. The feedback from the road was also good too.

Theres a user here that is running 70K miles past on tein springs, and his stock struts are doing just fine also.

read through this whole thread that I posted to get feedback on it. Don't get sprint. If you want the lowest springs available, get the teins.

Peach's Tein Springs Pics!!!

hey princess peach, are these the teins you're talking about? I'm looking to drop my car also. Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tein-...spagenameZWD1V

TRD VVTi · 07-20-2008, 02:08 PM

The Camry doesn't have shocks. They're struts.

Yes, they'll be fine.

**PRINCESS PEACH** · 07-21-2008, 01:10 AM

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Originally Posted by lamson

hey princess peach, are these the teins you're talking about? I'm looking to drop my car also. Thanks.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Tein-04-06-TOYOTA-Solara-S-Tech-Lowering-Springs-SKL68_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp1638Q2em118Q2el12 47QQcategoryZ33582QQihZ002QQitemZ120255876065QQrdZ 1QQsspagenameZWD1V

yes
btw, you're overpaying if you bid on that.