Anyone running TRD springs with stock struts?

[RomGrr]

Consider that the springs control the ride height. Therefore, with a shorter spring, the stock-sized strut will face a larger natural compression, even while parked. Less space between the wheel and the strut tower (which is the objective when lowering the car) means that the stock strut has to compress just to fit where it is supposed to. Shorter (and usually stiffer) struts do not have this problem because they were designed for lowered applications. There is no doubt that lowering springs place a higher burden on the stock struts. The stock struts WILL wear out faster because of this. Cutting the bumpstop is supposed to reduce the load placed on the stock strut by increasing the amount of room the strut has between the wheel and the bottom of the strut tower.

Make sense?

[BLAZINBLUEVITZ]

Originally Posted by RomGrr

There is no doubt that lowering springs place a higher burden on the stock struts. The stock struts WILL wear out faster because of this. Cutting the bumpstop is supposed to reduce the load placed on the stock strut by increasing the amount of room the strut has between the wheel and the bottom of the strut tower.

Make sense?

IN THEORY yes, but stock toyota is tokico rebadges i think. just like new 2009 rav4 sport has tokico blues on it from factory....

[spookz]

Originally Posted by BLAZINBLUEVITZ

IN THEORY yes, but stock toyota is tokico rebadges i think. just like new 2009 rav4 sport has tokico blues on it from factory....

Someone had stock struts for sale the other day and said they were by KYB (had it stamped on the strut).

[Castaway]

Originally Posted by RomGrr

Consider that the springs control the ride height. Therefore, with a shorter spring, the stock-sized strut will face a larger natural compression, even while parked. Less space between the wheel and the strut tower (which is the objective when lowering the car) means that the stock strut has to compress just to fit where it is supposed to. Shorter (and usually stiffer) struts do not have this problem because they were designed for lowered applications. There is no doubt that lowering springs place a higher burden on the stock struts. The stock struts WILL wear out faster because of this. Cutting the bumpstop is supposed to reduce the load placed on the stock strut by increasing the amount of room the strut has between the wheel and the bottom of the strut tower.

Make sense?

Hum, not sure... maybe i misunderstood the inner workings of the shocks...
About strut wear, i'll wait and see ;)