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***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-13-2010, 08:50 PM

Help me choose what's next! I'm torn between several options:

Front Stut Brace
Rear Sway Bar
Springs
Lip Spoiler, Roof Spoiler & Eyelids
New Shift Knob & Hood Gas Shock Dampers
Fog Lights & LED Swap Out
Smoke Head & Tail Lights

I tried pairing up stuff so every option would be around the same price, besides the Spoilers/Eyelids (but need to get all 3 at same time as to save money on painting)
... What would be your next move?

ChancreScolex · 04-13-2010, 08:58 PM

Springs or RSB, but that's just my preference and actually next up on my to-buy list.

LED swap is fairly inexpensive. As are fog bulbs (or did you mean adding fog lights?)

***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-13-2010, 09:09 PM

yes, I have a LE... no Fogs, so I would need to buy one of the kits. (priced at about $80-100 on eBay)

Can do LED swap, but if I'm going with Springs I will need time to save for next mod. Gotta love 2 car payments (wife

has 09 Mazda 3) and Mortgage

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 04-13-2010, 09:15 PM

That's a no brainer......springs.

***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-13-2010, 09:17 PM

4 for springs, 0 for the others... lol, and I was having problems deciding!

In the spirit of mimicking Supercharged's 'Rolla, I guess I have no choice now... lol

ChancreScolex · 04-13-2010, 09:41 PM

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Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

yes, I have a LE... no Fogs, so I would need to buy one of the kits. (priced at about $80-100 on eBay)

Can do LED swap, but if I'm going with Springs I will need time to save for next mod. Gotta love 2 car payments (wife

has 09 Mazda 3) and Mortgage

Yeah, that sucks but most people are in the same boat. I have my car payment, student loans, and I'm collecting unemployment right now because I lost my job right before Christmas and there are no jobs in my state. Just gotta keep putting money away for those mods

Try to take all aspects of those mods into consideration when picking which ones to do next. Not so much just the price, but also the costs that come with them after you buy them (an alignment and maybe struts after spring install, painting the spoilers and eyelids), or which ones you think you will enjoy the most. For instance, how much time do you spend opening and closing the hood? Maybe the hood dampers can wait a little while. And how horrible is the stock shift knob? Can you wait to replace it for a few more months? I think you'd find a much more noticeable difference in daily driving if you were to add springs or a sway bar than you would with fog lights or smoked headlights.

But that's just how I like to prioritize my mods. Taking all aspects into consideration and really thinking about which ones I'll enjoy most on a daily basis

FlameyFart · 04-13-2010, 11:14 PM

I think you will not only SEE, but FEEL the difference with springs!

+10 votes (if I could) to springs!!

***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-13-2010, 11:20 PM

I have thought of all of this as well but torn. I was leaning towards strut brace.

thestone11 · 04-13-2010, 11:29 PM

Front strut brace is nice and easy to do it yourself. Actually springs too if you got the right tools, but it is a little more time consuming.

cycro27 · 04-13-2010, 11:40 PM

Go for some nice springs

! I actually REALLY want to try to install some TRD springs myself on my Corolla S too, but its leased so that'd be a big no no >_>

***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-14-2010, 12:01 AM

I actually made some friends on here that offered to help with springs, etc. So not worried about install.

thestone11 · 04-14-2010, 12:15 AM

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Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

I actually made some friends on here that offered to help with springs, etc. So not worried about install.

That's good then. You should gather 4 people and each of you will do one wheel, then you guys can be done in about 1 hour. By the way, the most important question: Which springs are you gonna go with?

***SuperchargedMR2*** · 04-14-2010, 12:24 AM

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Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

I have thought of all of this as well but torn. I was leaning towards strut brace.

First suspension mod should be springs since it will not only improve how the car handles but also how it looks. You will also get a bigger benefit in handling from the springs.

After the springs are installed start saving up for the TRD FSB & RSB.

***FlawedLegacy*** · 04-14-2010, 12:25 AM

was thinking either Tein S or TRD, but still lookin around

thestone11 · 04-14-2010, 12:28 AM

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Originally Posted by FlawedLegacy

was thinking either Tein S or TRD, but still lookin around

Tein S to me, it is too extreme for a drop.....makes the corolla looks slammed. TRD on the other hand is too mild.....so I like Eibach, especially you don't have a body kit, so speed bump should not be a problem for you.