lowering springs - Toyota Yaris Forums

phenoyz · 02-01-2009, 04:26 AM

which has overall better quality lowering springs:
TRD, tanabe or tein?
cornering, ride comfort, durability
plan to lower soon

thebarber · 02-01-2009, 10:23 AM

durability, im sure theyll all be the same since youre somewhere warm. however, the lower the drop, the quicker itll wear out your stock shocks/struts.

comfort...i believe that TRD uses progressive spring rates, so the more theyre compressed, the firmer then get...so theyll feel most like stock until you push the car

cornering is hard to say...depends on how hard you drive. imo, the tanabe df's and the teins are pretty soft especially for how low they drop. so if you turn hard and hit a bump, youre more likely to hit a bumpstop vs the ride height on the TRD's

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-01-2009, 08:41 PM

I don't have a problem with cornering with the S.Tech's, but I'll tell you know that the TRD's are most likely more comfortable than they are. My family and friends complain all of the time about the ride quality (I want it stiffer tho).

Herbicidal · 02-05-2009, 12:33 AM

I ran Tanabe's for a few months, switched to TRD's and haven't look back! The car sits fractionally higher with the TRD's but you really can't tell. I like the ride better and the TRD's are progressive. No problem with ride quality and no complaints from my family members. I'm still running stock shocks.

My vote is for the TRD's.

phenoyz · 02-05-2009, 04:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Herbicidal

I ran Tanabe's for a few months, switched to TRD's and haven't look back! The car sits fractionally higher with the TRD's but you really can't tell. I like the ride better and the TRD's are progressive. No problem with ride quality and no complaints from my family members. I'm still running stock shocks.

My vote is for the TRD's.

what kind of tanabe did you have b4?
ust got mine rpf1 15,(wanted the lightweight)
probably gonna get trd too

Herbicidal · 02-05-2009, 11:01 AM

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Originally Posted by phenoyz

what kind of tanabe did you have b4?
ust got mine rpf1 15,(wanted the lightweight)
probably gonna get trd too

I had the DF210's. No matter what springs you go with, make sure to get an alignment about a week after the install.

SEVEN · 02-07-2009, 11:56 PM

Most comments are tanabe vs. trd ... anyone has tried both trd and tein???? cus' I have TRD and I like it a lot .. but I'm looking for lower and stiffer ... are tein springs the one for me or not???

Kaotic Lazagna · 02-08-2009, 12:56 AM

Yeah, the Tein S.Tech's are most likely stiffer than the TRD's (not sure what the spring rate on those are since they are progressive, and I don't feel like googling right now). If I remember correctly, the S.Tech's are 3.0kg in the front and 3.5kg in the rear. It's also almost twice the drop of the TRD's, but for PR, I'm going to assume you'd want to stray away from being that low (from what members here say).

SEVEN · 02-08-2009, 09:53 PM

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Originally Posted by Kaotic Lazagna

Yeah, the Tein S.Tech's are most likely stiffer than the TRD's (not sure what the spring rate on those are since they are progressive, and I don't feel like googling right now). If I remember correctly, the S.Tech's are 3.0kg in the front and 3.5kg in the rear. It's also almost twice the drop of the TRD's, but for PR, I'm going to assume you'd want to stray away from being that low (from what members here say).

Definitely!! cus' most of the streets here suck ... your government gives our government a whole lot of money so we that we get streets as good as yours .. but our sucky government takes most of the money and puts it in their pockets and we get ... THE WORST STREETS EVAH!!!

still ... I HEART LOW CARS!!! I'll probably get the teins if I confirm that the teins are stiffer than the trds

Nagoya_TRD. · 02-09-2009, 12:59 PM

I hear the tanabes have pretty good ride quality. Maybe not as stiff, but better on the street. Not sure about the S.Techs

02-01-2009, 04:26 AM	#1
phenoyz Drives: yaris Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: las vegas, alabang Posts: 89	lowering springs which has overall better quality lowering springs: TRD, tanabe or tein? cornering, ride comfort, durability plan to lower soon __________________ Last edited by phenoyz; 02-01-2009 at 05:18 AM.

02-01-2009, 10:23 AM	#2
thebarber daily driver View User's Garage Drives: the #wrecho Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Grand Rapids, MI Posts: 5,877	durability, im sure theyll all be the same since youre somewhere warm. however, the lower the drop, the quicker itll wear out your stock shocks/struts. comfort...i believe that TRD uses progressive spring rates, so the more theyre compressed, the firmer then get...so theyll feel most like stock until you push the car cornering is hard to say...depends on how hard you drive. imo, the tanabe df's and the teins are pretty soft especially for how low they drop. so if you turn hard and hit a bump, youre more likely to hit a bumpstop vs the ride height on the TRD's __________________

02-05-2009, 12:33 AM	#4
Herbicidal Just a Herbicidal maniac. View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Yaris S Sedan Flint Mica Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Roseville, CA - USA. Posts: 450	I ran Tanabe's for a few months, switched to TRD's and haven't look back! The car sits fractionally higher with the TRD's but you really can't tell. I like the ride better and the TRD's are progressive. No problem with ride quality and no complaints from my family members. I'm still running stock shocks. My vote is for the TRD's. __________________ 2008 Toyota Yaris (Vios) 'S' sedan, Flint Mica, dropped on TRD springs, TRD anti-sway bar. Tinted rear windows. Lenso Samurai SC02 hyper black 17" x 7" rims, wrapped in 205x40x17 Federal ss595's. Color matched eyelids. Vios badge. Body color trunk trim (was chrome). Lamin-X tint on rear tails. Custom center exit exhaust. Tanabe front strut tower brace.

02-07-2009, 11:56 PM	#7
SEVEN Drives: 07' HB Black Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Puerto Rico Posts: 50	Most comments are tanabe vs. trd ... anyone has tried both trd and tein???? cus' I have TRD and I like it a lot .. but I'm looking for lower and stiffer ... are tein springs the one for me or not??? __________________ When life passes you by ... dowshift

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02-01-2009, 08:41 PM	#3
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	I don't have a problem with cornering with the S.Tech's, but I'll tell you know that the TRD's are most likely more comfortable than they are. My family and friends complain all of the time about the ride quality (I want it stiffer tho).

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Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	Yeah, the Tein S.Tech's are most likely stiffer than the TRD's (not sure what the spring rate on those are since they are progressive, and I don't feel like googling right now). If I remember correctly, the S.Tech's are 3.0kg in the front and 3.5kg in the rear. It's also almost twice the drop of the TRD's, but for PR, I'm going to assume you'd want to stray away from being that low (from what members here say).

02-09-2009, 12:59 PM	#10
Nagoya_TRD. Drives: None. Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: SoCal Posts: 131	I hear the tanabes have pretty good ride quality. Maybe not as stiff, but better on the street. Not sure about the S.Techs