what suspension upgrades does the sport package give you?

by **sol04ara** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 3:53 pm

Hello all I just bought a new 2008 se sport convertable and notice its pretty tight and suspension is stiff...What upgrades does it have from the base se?

I have a 2004 se solara 4cyl auto with 82 K about to go up for sale...

by **DriDed** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 4:05 pm

sol04ara wrote:Hello all I just bought a new 2008 se sport convertable and notice its pretty tight and suspension is stiff...What upgrades does it have from the base se?

I have a 2004 se solara 4cyl auto with 82 K about to go up for sale...

Your car has the sport struts, they are made by bilstein.

by **CosmicGrooves** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:42 pm

It also has the extra coolness.

by **kingkakyle** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 5:49 pm

i think only the the struts may be different
not sure about the springs

by **CosmicGrooves** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 6:01 pm

Copied directly from the 2005 Solara brochure.

Suspension MacPherson strut front suspension with gas-filled shock absorbers and stabilizer bar; dual-link independent MacPherson strut rear suspension with gas-filled shock absorbers and stabilizer bar (SE Sport adds sport-tuned shock absorbers and springs)

http://www.toyotacertified.com/ebrochures/05_solara.pdf

Not sure if there are any more differences besides cosmetic.

by **Aotoyota** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 7:55 pm

Shocks are actually by KYB says right on them..

by **wkbrdr91** » Mon Mar 01, 2010 8:44 pm

It is also lower than the non sport (i've got 2 solara's, one sport, one not sport)

by **kingkakyle** » Tue Mar 02, 2010 12:56 am

wkbrdr91 wrote:It is also lower than the non sport (i've got 2 solara's, one sport, one not sport)

i hope ur comparing the wheel gap and not how low it is to the ground

by **Black Bob** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:37 am

wkbrdr91 wrote:It is also lower than the non sport (i've got 2 solara's, one sport, one not sport)

You need to take that heavy subwoofer out the trunk and the girlies out the back seat :lol:

--all coupes have the same height unloaded no matter what the trim. (I also noticed you changed your wheels.) Any difference measured throughout the production process warrants an investigation. The verts are 0.4 inches higher than the coupes but, again, it is not related to trim.

by **ATXguy** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 11:27 am

Do the TRD FSTB / RSB / Springs add much over the SE Sport package for the added expense?

by **kingkakyle** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:17 pm

ATXguy wrote:Do the TRD FSTB / RSB / Springs add much over the SE Sport package for the added expense?

RSB everyone agrees is a must do
springs i noticed a huge difference in handling compared to my stock sport
and FSTB is a must for convertibles but doesn't add much compared to the stock bar for the coupe

so yes on the RSB and springs
maybe on the fstb

by **wkbrdr91** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 5:58 pm

Black Bob wrote:
wkbrdr91 wrote:It is also lower than the non sport (i've got 2 solara's, one sport, one not sport)

You need to take that heavy subwoofer out the trunk and the girlies out the back seat --all coupes have the same height unloaded no matter what the trim. (I also noticed you changed your wheels.) Any difference measured throughout the production process warrants an investigation. The verts are 0.4 inches higher than the coupes but, again, it is not related to trim.

It was next to another coupe, but an SLE. And the difference was more than what the subwoofers would do, i also checked the front and it was lower too.

by **DriDed** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:43 pm

^^When you measure the height, do you start from the bottom of the lip kit to the ground?

by **kingkakyle** » Wed Mar 03, 2010 8:58 pm

thats y i asked if he measured the wheel gap....
that would be the best estimate but he ignored my comment

what suspension upgrades does the sport package give you?

what suspension upgrades does the sport package give you?

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