LOTEK Springs installed. - Toyota Yaris Forums

Wisher23 · 05-05-2013, 08:26 PM

Decided to be a guinea pig and tried these ebay springs out.
Picked them up for $80 shipped to my door.

They claim to be a -1.9" drop front and rear. I have no idea what the spring rates are. Here is a before pic.

4x4 status. Then about a 45 minutes later here is the end result

Another one.

They are just as low as my tein s-techs were. The ride is comparable. Handling is way better then stock.

Happy

!

WeeYari · 05-05-2013, 09:05 PM

You did 4 springs in 45 min.!

Will be interesting to see how well the powdercoat stands up.

TOLMACH · 05-07-2013, 04:59 PM

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Originally Posted by WeeYari

You did 4 springs in 45 min.!

.

+1

Took me 3 hours

Freestylin · 05-06-2013, 01:04 AM

Nice..need to see a speedrun on the 45 minute job though.

Wisher23 · 05-06-2013, 01:44 AM

The rears take 5 minutes, you don't even have to take off the wheels. 15 min per a corner in the front. I've done it many times already, plus the use air tools makes it wicked fast!

marcus · 05-07-2013, 01:29 PM

did you have to take out the plastic panel and the windshield wipers.. coz its kinna hard to get to that hex nut that requires hex keys...plus the bolt around it..

cali yaris · 05-07-2013, 04:14 PM

^ Not if you have a 17mm OFFSET box wrench.

mr_miles · 05-07-2013, 08:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ Not if you have a 17mm OFFSET box wrench.

Offset box wrenches are the best inventions ever.

racerb · 08-02-2013, 12:40 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ Not if you have a 17mm OFFSET box wrench.

You must have mighty small hands!!

I had to remove all the cowl pieces just to get enough room for using the 6mm allen wrench, then again all mine are T-handle!

Now that I know the trick, it will be much easier next time, even still, it only took a few hours to change 2 struts/springs and 2 shocks/springs, didn't think that was too bad for an old man!!

racerb

1.5 · 05-07-2013, 04:42 PM

ahhh air tools lol it takes 15 minutes just to work some of the bolts off on my fronts lol

47_MasoN_47 · 05-07-2013, 06:34 PM

It took me nearly 12 hours to do my suspension job. About 10 trips to the hardware store trying to find a dang wrench that would remove that nut on top of the front towers.

TOLMACH · 05-07-2013, 08:59 PM

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Originally Posted by 47_MasoN_47

It took me nearly 12 hours to do my suspension job. About 10 trips to the hardware store trying to find a dang wrench that would remove that nut on top of the front towers.

I was lucky - the nearby Crappy Tire had this wrench set in stock ))

malibuguy · 05-07-2013, 11:09 PM

Looks like the rear springs need about a 10mm spacer

Wisher23 · 05-10-2013, 03:37 AM

Yeah i lost the rubber pieces a few installs ago. its just metal on metal. After riding around for a few days the ride is ok. Its not as nice as my tein springs were. The teins gave a smoother ride, these feel the road alot more.

1.5 · 05-10-2013, 10:40 AM

I agree with Malibu. I really like the low you get in the rear but it looks awkward since the front doesnt go as low.

d3310n · 07-15-2013, 12:56 PM

so 2 months later how are these? can we get an update?

Henry_mak16 · 08-02-2013, 03:05 AM

Did you have to cut the bump stop? How is doing now?

05-05-2013, 08:26 PM	#1
Wisher23 Drives: LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 139	LOTEK Springs installed. Decided to be a guinea pig and tried these ebay springs out. Picked them up for $80 shipped to my door. They claim to be a -1.9" drop front and rear. I have no idea what the spring rates are. Here is a before pic. 4x4 status. Then about a 45 minutes later here is the end result Another one. They are just as low as my tein s-techs were. The ride is comparable. Handling is way better then stock. Happy !

05-05-2013, 09:05 PM	#2
WeeYari View User's Garage Drives: 06 Polar White 5dr, 13 Soul 4u Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgetown, Ontario, Canada Posts: 5,809	You did 4 springs in 45 min.! Will be interesting to see how well the powdercoat stands up. __________________

05-06-2013, 01:04 AM	#4
Freestylin Drives: 09 Blizzard Pearl RS LB Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Calgary, Alberta Posts: 371	Nice..need to see a speedrun on the 45 minute job though. __________________ “On a given day, a given circumstance, you think you have a limit. And you then go for this limit and you touch this limit, and you think, 'Okay, this is the limit'. And so you touch this limit, something happens and you suddenly can go a little bit further. With your mind power, your determination, your instinct, and the experience as well, you can fly very high.” ― Ayrton Senna

05-07-2013, 01:29 PM	#6
marcus toyota View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris RS Blazed Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: toronto, canada Posts: 3,637	did you have to take out the plastic panel and the windshield wipers.. coz its kinna hard to get to that hex nut that requires hex keys...plus the bolt around it.. __________________ If my calculations are correct, when this baby hits eighty-eight miles per hour... you're gonna see some serious shit!!!!!! "Horsepower is how fast you hit the object. Torque is how far you move that object.."

05-07-2013, 04:14 PM	#7
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ Not if you have a 17mm OFFSET box wrench. __________________ Micro Image forums, online store and shop are now closed. It was a great eight year run, but it was time to focus on other things. I'm still selling parts on eBay under micro*image seller ID and customers can still make requests for anything specific.

05-06-2013, 01:44 AM	#5
Wisher23 Drives: LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 139	The rears take 5 minutes, you don't even have to take off the wheels. 15 min per a corner in the front. I've done it many times already, plus the use air tools makes it wicked fast!

05-07-2013, 04:42 PM	#10
1.5 Form>Function Drives: 07 Flint Sedan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,018	ahhh air tools lol it takes 15 minutes just to work some of the bolts off on my fronts lol __________________ Instagram: @southernstreets_phil Facebook.com/southernstreetsempire

05-07-2013, 06:34 PM	#11
47_MasoN_47 What I thought I'd do was View User's Garage Drives: 09 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Northwest Alabama Posts: 1,140	It took me nearly 12 hours to do my suspension job. About 10 trips to the hardware store trying to find a dang wrench that would remove that nut on top of the front towers. __________________ My Nissan Hardbody (D21) 4x4 build log Check out my YouTube channel (mostly shooting) - http://www.youtube.com/user/47MasoN47

05-07-2013, 11:09 PM	#13
malibuguy Obsessed with 1.5L Drives: '10 PW Yaris Sedan Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Westminster, MD Posts: 908	Looks like the rear springs need about a 10mm spacer __________________ -Greg...the Exhaust Freak. -10 PW sedan 107whp/110wtq, full exhaust, suspension bits, TRD LSD -06 Highlander 3mzfe Limited AWD -82 Malibu, 1uzfe swap -97 Tercel coupe, 1nzfe/4.31 -96 Tercel coupe, Turbo 5efe, autoX -96 Tercel 4dr

05-10-2013, 03:37 AM	#14
Wisher23 Drives: LB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Bay Area Posts: 139	Yeah i lost the rubber pieces a few installs ago. its just metal on metal. After riding around for a few days the ride is ok. Its not as nice as my tein springs were. The teins gave a smoother ride, these feel the road alot more.

05-10-2013, 10:40 AM	#15
1.5 Form>Function Drives: 07 Flint Sedan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Tampa Posts: 4,018	I agree with Malibu. I really like the low you get in the rear but it looks awkward since the front doesnt go as low. __________________ Instagram: @southernstreets_phil Facebook.com/southernstreetsempire

07-15-2013, 12:56 PM	#16
d3310n Drives: black titty Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: florida Posts: 89	so 2 months later how are these? can we get an update?

08-02-2013, 03:05 AM	#17
Henry_mak16 Henry Mak Drives: 2009 Toyota Yaris 2dr-hatchbk Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: SGV Posts: 26	Did you have to cut the bump stop? How is doing now?

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