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2009silverbullet · 10-19-2008, 08:41 PM

anyone get their hands on trd springs?

2009silverbullet · 10-21-2008, 12:41 PM

called trd and they are out on the market for 200 usd at the local toyota dealer

Sundance_XR · 10-21-2008, 01:35 PM

Awesome. I heard that they only lower 1.5 inches? I was hoping for more of a drop then that.

2009silverbullet · 10-22-2008, 10:49 AM

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Originally Posted by Sundance_XR

Awesome. I heard that they only lower 1.5 inches? I was hoping for more of a drop then that.

yeah it would be just right if they were around 2 for a drop the is a guy on matrixowners.com that put in 03-08 h tech tein springs in and it looks just right for a drop, the forum that you can find under is 09 suspension and the blog is trd has opened the market

Sundance_XR · 10-22-2008, 03:16 PM

Yeah I seen it. It looks sick. Makes the car look so much better, doesnt even matter if it is stock or not. With time I guess their will be springs and coilovers that will give more of a drop.

Wholemilk · 10-22-2008, 05:15 PM

the TRD springs drops .5" in the front and 1.5" in the back. these springs will not require a change to the struts. for 200 bucks...i'd rather have a bigger drop in the front. a half inch is like lowering your tire pressure, not worth it. the rear however is a decent height drop compared to the front.

Sundance_XR · 10-22-2008, 05:45 PM

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Originally Posted by Wholemilk

the TRD springs drops .5" in the front and 1.5" in the back. these springs will not require a change to the struts. for 200 bucks...i'd rather have a bigger drop in the front. a half inch is like lowering your tire pressure, not worth it. the rear however is a decent height drop compared to the front.

Wow thats even worse. I would NOT want a boat look it would have from the rear being lower then the front. I would rather the raked look, especally because the Matrix is a wagon.

Like you said, .5 is basically nothing, you can get that from letting air out of your tires. Stock stuts should hold up fine. I lowered my old 98 Accord 1.5 all around (gave it the boat look, should of went 2' in the front) 2 years ago and it is still going fine with the stock, 10 year old struts.

The Matrix seems to have alot of wheel gap, I think a 2' all around, or at least 2' in the front and 1.5' in the rear would make it look right. Around here you cant slam my car because of roads, or I think it would even look better lower then that. Not to mention the handling benifits you gain. I assume it would be like night and day with the Matrix because it is a tall wagon.

C'mon aftermarket manufactors, we are waiting!!

-Josh

2009silverbullet · 10-23-2008, 09:24 AM

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Originally Posted by Wholemilk

the TRD springs drops .5" in the front and 1.5" in the back. these springs will not require a change to the struts. for 200 bucks...i'd rather have a bigger drop in the front. a half inch is like lowering your tire pressure, not worth it. the rear however is a decent height drop compared to the front.

where did you find the lowering stance from?

jdhog · 10-23-2008, 03:04 PM

Like zoinks, no way scoobs. Why would they be different front and rear? sounds silly.

Wholemilk · 10-23-2008, 04:37 PM

because the rear sits higher than the front. if you look at the wheel gap between the front and the rear you'll notice the rear has a bigger gap than the front. the reason for a more dramastic drop in the rear is because once its done the car will look leveled and it wont look like the nose is angled to the floor or angled up.

heres the actual print out i have from work for you guys to read. it'll have everything i mentioned as well as part # and price.

2009silverbullet · 10-23-2008, 08:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Wholemilk

because the rear sits higher than the front. if you look at the wheel gap between the front and the rear you'll notice the rear has a bigger gap than the front. the reason for a more dramastic drop in the rear is because once its done the car will look leveled and it wont look like the nose is angled to the floor or angled up.

heres the actual print out i have from work for you guys to read. it'll have everything i mentioned as well as part # and price.

that is fucked that the mark up is that much and fuck trd and there .5 drop

jdhog · 10-23-2008, 11:15 PM

Wow that's a great picture! That is quite a mark up but big deal I'm sure you can get them for less than MSRP. So they will fit the Base model and S, cool.