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Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 8:31 am

THIS IS NOT MY CAR I have an 04 sport but Here is an 04 with lowering springs ,Looks sweet Now my question is will it be to low on my 04 sport model since we have the extra ground effects

by **got sport** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:36 am

A little hard to tell, can you take a side shot of your car? That will be a better pic to determine. And how much and where was your install?

Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 9:41 am

That car isnt mine I havent had it done yet . That is the Business Manager's Solara at a toyota dealership

by **mattyboyl** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 10:02 am

I'll tell you what, that car looks stock. If that is the drop you get with this particular spring set up, I would go with another brand. I used to own ground control with the adjustable coilovers on my 3000GT. This thing was slammed. Just some tips for driving a slammed car: When driving never approach any incline or decline straight on, like a driveway for instance. You will be guaranteed to do damage to the ground effects or scrap them. When ascending and descending, to avoid bottoming out, always place one wheel on the ground at a time first by approaching the slope SLOWLY at a diagonal angle. This will insure that either the front right/left depending on which way you are turning will hit the slope and then the other front wheel. The rear of the car will follow the front so contine to move through it slowly until all 4 wheels are planted again. You do this, you can drive almost anywhere with a slammed car. It will take a while to get used to, but once mastered, you will appreciate the advice the next time you approach that sloping driveway at Pep Boys. :wink:

Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 11:07 am

I'm not looking for it to be dropped to low .I really only want to get rid of the space between the tire and car . Theres just to much of a gap there . Thanks for the advice though I will comit that to memory to insure I never mess up the ground effects

by **slingshot** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:06 pm

cydog3 wrote:That car isnt mine I havent had it done yet . That is the Business Manager's Solara at a toyota dealership

What percent tint is in that pic. It looks very dark.

by **geminimouse** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:18 pm

cydog3 wrote:I'm not looking for it to be dropped to low .I really only want to get rid of the space between the tire and car . Theres just to much of a gap there . Thanks for the advice though I will comit that to memory to insure I never mess up the ground effects

If u want to get less wheel gap then u'll need to drop the car low :lol:

But it depends on the kind of roads u drive on...I mostly drive on the highway and my local roads aren't bad, so I'm not too worried about my kit.

Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 2:40 pm

geminimouse: How many inches you have between your car and the ground?

by **cosmicstarr** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 3:51 pm

I was thinking about lowering. My friend got the TRD springs and the drop looks pretty nice even with the stock rims/tires. However, the ride between his SLEv6 and mine is like night and day. His is very rough unless you're on smooth pavement. On bad pavement, the ride is punishing and you can here all the creeks and rattles in the car.

After that experience I decided to keep the stock setup.

by **geminimouse** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:03 pm

cydog3 wrote:geminimouse: How many inches you have between your car and the ground?

The octane front bumper's lowest part is ~4 in. from the ground.
The trd side skirt's lowest part which is closest to the front wheel well is ~3.3 in. from the ground.

by **michaels artic frost** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:03 pm

cosmicstarr wrote:I was thinking about lowering. My friend got the TRD springs and the drop looks pretty nice even with the stock rims/tires. However, the ride between his SLEv6 and mine is like night and day. His is very rough unless you're on smooth pavement. On bad pavement, the ride is punishing and you can here all the creeks and rattles in the car.

After that experience I decided to keep the stock setup.

Hhhmmm.... I was about to get TRD lowering springs along with 18s and now this is giving me second thoughts about the rough ride. Anyone else have additional comments to add to this? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:50 pm

cosmicstarr : Did he have a sport or an SLE also. Reason I ask is because the sport model has a harsh ride compared to the SLE without changing the springs . SO i'm trying to make sure your feeling the diffeence in the springs and not just and sle model with trd springs

Thanks

by **slingshot** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 4:59 pm

cydog3 wrote:cosmicstarr : Did he have a sport or an SLE also. Reason I ask is because the sport model has a harsh ride compared to the SLE without changing the springs . SO i'm trying to make sure your feeling the diffeence in the springs and not just and sle model with trd springs

Thanks

He said his buddy had an SLE V6.

Website · by **cydog3** » Wed Apr 07, 2004 5:02 pm

Ahhh yes sorry I missed that .Well that explains why he thought the ride was such a major change . I'm curious what the change between the sport and the sport with trd springs would be I heard it's minor if any in ride quality

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