Just to let everyone know after months of reaserch and stuff i have finally purchases a set of tein htech lowering springs. I choose these over the prokits. I will def. post pics as soon as i get them. All i am waiting for is for Brad to ship them. Thanks bro.
Gotta question about lowering kits: What kind of wheel rub do ya get when ya hit a bump? Stock springs are designed to take that stress, and have some clearance, but when lowered 2 inches, you take away an sort of play ya might have had with stocky's. Anyone who has ever driven in Pennsylvania know that the Dept of Transportation doesn't worry so much about road smoothness, so thats why I'm asking.
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'03 XR - Lunar Mist, AEM Short Ram Intake, Borla Catback Exhaust, Vibrant Strut Tower Brace, Tein S-Tech Springs, De-badged Hatch, TYC Black Tail Lights, LED Front Signals, LED Rear Lighting, I-Series Stubby Antenna, DRL Disable, 17" Gloss Black Falken Torque 5 wrapped in Falken Ziex Ze 912
I understand where u are coming from, orlando is horribly known for road construction and horrible roads, so that is why i went with the htech's, i was also considering the prokits but i like tein's better
Rubbing is a delicate issue. All pending on your wheel setup and how low you are dropped, and what kind of shocks you have.
It's hard to say what will happen with regards to rubbing - do you have a particular setup you are wondering about?
My friend had a 9thgen with a tein s-tech drop BUT +35mm offset on his 18" rims. He rubbed so much that he had to temporarily remove the plastic wheel well thing (his car was a show car and his rims from a sponser, so he couldn't give up the rims)....HOWEVER i had the same tein s-tech drop with 18", but they had a +42mm offset (same as stock)..and i had virtually NO rubbing..
As for setup, i was looking to get 17s with a positive offset, but i'm not so sure about how much. Obviously the teins lower differant for diff vehicles, but i think the trix is something like 2.1" front and rear? I wanna fill in that gap that I have now, so it looks a little cleaner., but not so much that it rubs...like ya said, touch and go. However like most people, i don't want to invest in top of the line springs and not be happy with 'em.
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I completely understand as for my i am staying with my stock wheels for now until i find a pair of rims that i will be happy with. if you are worried about rubbing but want the gap closed go with the htech over the stech's. the htech drop is 1.7 front and 1.5 rear. the stech is 2.3 front and 2.1 rear. For me the stech is a little low for me that is why i went with the htech's.
Just to update everyone, i am still waiting on the springs, there ran out at the website were i bought them from so he has to wait for the dealer to send the spring to him. I just wanted to inform you guys, that way i didnt leave you hanging, the suspense is killing me though i cant wait to get them on my car.
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I heard you get a pretty nice ride with the h techs. I would have bought them but I wanted to go a bit lower and bought the sportlines. I also hear that the drop is a bit lower than advertised , but I'm sure you'll be happy with them!
The trix looks, imo, so much better lowered
Okay guys, the Htechs are in and installed. And all i have to say is WOW. they are freakin amazing. It is the perfect ride height. I will post pics up soon. It has been raining the past couple days and is expected to be raining for a few more days, so as soon as i am able to wash my dirty as car, and get some sun on it i will post before and after pics.
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DC Strut Bar, Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bar, Tein Htech Springs, HID Conversion, HID Foglight Swap, Yellow Foglights,OBX Radiator Hose, Hella Supertone, Wagon Mafia Decals,Shark Fin Antenna, F5 Fujita CAI, TWM SS, 17in Scion Wheels, 225 45 17 Hankook Ventus V4
Okay guys, the Htechs are in and installed. And all i have to say is WOW. they are freakin amazing. It is the perfect ride height. I will post pics up soon. It has been raining the past couple days and is expected to be raining for a few more days, so as soon as i am able to wash my dirty as car, and get some sun on it i will post before and after pics.
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DC Strut Bar, Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bar, Tein Htech Springs, HID Conversion, HID Foglight Swap, Yellow Foglights,OBX Radiator Hose, Hella Supertone, Wagon Mafia Decals,Shark Fin Antenna, F5 Fujita CAI, TWM SS, 17in Scion Wheels, 225 45 17 Hankook Ventus V4
Okay guys, the Htechs are in and installed. And all i have to say is WOW. they are freakin amazing. It is the perfect ride height. I will post pics up soon. It has been raining the past couple days and is expected to be raining for a few more days, so as soon as i am able to wash my dirty as car, and get some sun on it i will post before and after pics.
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DC Strut Bar, Hotchkis Front and Rear Sway Bar, Tein Htech Springs, HID Conversion, HID Foglight Swap, Yellow Foglights,OBX Radiator Hose, Hella Supertone, Wagon Mafia Decals,Shark Fin Antenna, F5 Fujita CAI, TWM SS, 17in Scion Wheels, 225 45 17 Hankook Ventus V4
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