Lowering Springs or Coilovers? - Toyota Yaris Forums

DJ_Trizzak · 08-22-2007, 01:35 AM

which is good to get? or would you just buy lowersing springs for now - then get shocks after? -

yrsdrgn · 08-22-2007, 03:12 AM

if you want to get lowering springs now and coils later...why waste money on the springs? just jump on over to coils from the start hehe and it depends on what you want from the lowering.......for comfort, more performance etc...

Kaotic Lazagna · 08-22-2007, 03:47 AM

if you have the money, i'd get coilovers. i wouldn't mind being able to adjust ride height and/or dampening.

DJ_Trizzak · 08-22-2007, 03:56 AM

oh ok, cause I put equipment in my car when I dj - so ya it lowers it hundreds of pounds LOL - so I guess it's good to get coilovers then eh? lol - so I don't mess up my suspension?

yrsdrgn · 08-22-2007, 05:09 AM

I'd go with coilovers but you don't necessarily mess up your suspension by installing springs and I'm sure lots of YW members can testify for that.

cleong · 08-22-2007, 08:10 AM

Springs if you're just after the look, coilovers if you want some performance.

Suspension are consumable items that wear in around 40+ thousand miles so whether or not you simply accelerate the wear of the stock set by using lowering springs is irrelevant becasue if you didn't want to prematurely blow them you'd just pull a perfectly good working set of absorbers out of the car and chuck them aside for coilovers.

That'd be quite a waste so you might as well use them anyway.

I run springs and plan to go with Koni absorbers when the stockies wear out.

kurokoma-kun · 08-22-2007, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by cleong

I run springs and plan to go with Koni absorbers when the stockies wear out.

Do they make Koni's with adjustable valving for our car? I have not seen these yet (at least in US)...

RShatchback · 08-22-2007, 11:52 AM

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Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

Do they make Koni's with adjustable valving for our car? I have not seen these yet (at least in US)...

Do they make any aftermarket sets for the Yaris - I've only seen TRD.
I'm probably going to pull it all out in the spring time for Tein basics (which i should have just done from the beginning)

kurokoma-kun · 08-22-2007, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by RShatchback

Do they make any aftermarket sets for the Yaris - I've only seen TRD. I'm probably going to pull it all out in the spring time for Tein basics (which i should have just done from the beginning)

Yeah...

My deal is I am autocrossing in stock class. Not allowed to change springs but can use adjustable shocks/struts.

But since there arent any I guess I'll wait an do coilovers next year. I don't want to move up to STS right now--there is a girl that could kick my ass so hard I'd travel back in time!

cleong · 08-23-2007, 07:42 AM

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Originally Posted by kurokoma-kun

Do they make Koni's with adjustable valving for our car? I have not seen these yet (at least in US)...

Not yet, but I hope it would be soon.

lactosedude · 08-29-2007, 04:04 PM

i got the whole trd setup coming next week. Hopefully have it installed next week. I'll let you know how it performs.

08-22-2007, 01:35 AM	#1
DJ_Trizzak Drives: Yaris 07 Auto CE -Blazin Blue Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 223	Lowering Springs or Coilovers? which is good to get? or would you just buy lowersing springs for now - then get shocks after? - __________________ myspace.com/djtrizzak \| epik.ca \| track1.ca \|

08-22-2007, 03:12 AM	#2
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	if you want to get lowering springs now and coils later...why waste money on the springs? just jump on over to coils from the start hehe and it depends on what you want from the lowering.......for comfort, more performance etc... __________________

08-22-2007, 03:56 AM	#4
DJ_Trizzak Drives: Yaris 07 Auto CE -Blazin Blue Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 223	oh ok, cause I put equipment in my car when I dj - so ya it lowers it hundreds of pounds LOL - so I guess it's good to get coilovers then eh? lol - so I don't mess up my suspension? __________________ myspace.com/djtrizzak \| epik.ca \| track1.ca \|

08-22-2007, 05:09 AM	#5
yrsdrgn View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: SF,CA Posts: 1,874	I'd go with coilovers but you don't necessarily mess up your suspension by installing springs and I'm sure lots of YW members can testify for that. __________________

08-22-2007, 08:10 AM	#6
cleong Parallel Parking Pro View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 1.5 Manual Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Singapore Posts: 590	Springs if you're just after the look, coilovers if you want some performance. Suspension are consumable items that wear in around 40+ thousand miles so whether or not you simply accelerate the wear of the stock set by using lowering springs is irrelevant becasue if you didn't want to prematurely blow them you'd just pull a perfectly good working set of absorbers out of the car and chuck them aside for coilovers. That'd be quite a waste so you might as well use them anyway. I run springs and plan to go with Koni absorbers when the stockies wear out. __________________ Leong's NCP91 Toyota Yaris E Hankook V12 Evo 195/55/15 on Buddy Club P1 replicas 15x7 ET +38 Stebel horns, Philips Silvervision turn indicator bulbs TTE Lowering Springs, Camber bolts TRD Blue brake pads Fujitsubo Super Wagolis axleback exhaust DC Sports header

08-22-2007, 03:47 AM	#3
Kaotic Lazagna View User's Garage Drives: '14 GT86, '08 Vitz Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Central Valley, CA Posts: 9,873	if you have the money, i'd get coilovers. i wouldn't mind being able to adjust ride height and/or dampening.

08-29-2007, 04:04 PM	#11
lactosedude Drives: Yaris liftback Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 4	i got the whole trd setup coming next week. Hopefully have it installed next week. I'll let you know how it performs.

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