Micro Image branded springs - Toyota Yaris Forums

cali yaris · 04-01-2010, 12:20 AM

Hey everyone,

we have an opportunity to produce our own springs.

I would like you to post up your optimum drop and front/rear spring rate, so I can get a feel for what choices to make.

I can't do more than one at this time, so I want to be careful to please as many customers as possible.

your thoughts?

RHDVIPbB · 04-01-2010, 12:48 AM

hmm...where to begin. I would prefer something slightly stiffer than what TRD offers. A 2" drop would be ideal.

cali yaris · 04-01-2010, 01:01 AM

^ that is basically the AOE TigerTecs we have now. Almost a 2" drop

RHDVIPbB · 04-01-2010, 01:05 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cali yaris

^ that is basically the AOE TigerTecs we have now. Almost a 2" drop

but how much stiffer are they?

coffiend · 04-01-2010, 01:26 AM

Real low and real stiff is my vote :)

TEHxFALLEN V1.2 · 04-01-2010, 01:54 AM

Tanabe DF210-like drop but with 99k spring rate.

SilverBack · 04-01-2010, 02:00 AM

Make 'em like the Autocross-tested Progress I'm running:

-Front drop: 1.7" --- Rear drop: 1.8"
-Front rate: 110 lbs/in --- Rear rate: 130 lbs/in (not sure how to measure this in K)

It's stiff as hell, corners on a dime, zero rubbing, and zero bottoming-out

AdeJong 03 · 04-01-2010, 02:07 AM

if i were to make my own spring, id do something that no one else has

since you basically sell springs for every kind of drop from 1.2 to 1.9 inches, id probably offer a SUPER LOW spring- like a 2.2-2.5 inch drop all around with an appropriately stiff spring rate.

if i had to choose, it would be like a 7k f 5k r rate.

of course this is just me but when there are so many options out there, why not capture a section of the market that no one else touches? i know a lot of people want to go that low but dont want to buy coilovers

the biggest thing im concerned about when i look at springs is making sure the rear doesnt drop lower than the front.

Betrivent · 04-01-2010, 02:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TEHxFALLEN V1.2

Tanabe DF210-like drop but with 99k spring rate.

This except more physically possible

TEHxFALLEN V1.2 · 04-01-2010, 03:22 AM

I like how the DFs sit, just wish they were stiffer.

redn3ck · 04-01-2010, 08:10 PM

somethin good fer the sedans!! id like somethin in the 2.5f/2.25r and say 6kf/4kr? low and stiff please!! and a good price too!

im on df210s now and its too soft and not low enough fer me

coffiend · 04-01-2010, 08:55 PM

2 1/4" to 2.5" would be GREAT. getting tired of not being low enough on the s. Techs and cannot afford coilovers.

Maybe start a poll to keep it organized?

1.5 - 1.75
1.75 - 2
2 - 2.5

.... Thn go from there after the votes come in. Just a thought :)

sqcomp · 04-01-2010, 09:26 PM

I'm in the market right now...

I was going to pick up some TRD springs off another owner. I'm not looking for something that will destroy my OEM suspension. I would like something close to the TRD offering, yet wouldn't affect everything else negatively. A little more of a drop is cool if I don't have to modify my fenders.

What's the time frame on this?

BrazdonW · 04-01-2010, 09:43 PM

I would RE-buy springs if they dropped lower than my tein's
2.0 - 2.5 drop all around and i am FOR SURE in lol

LA Yaris · 04-01-2010, 10:28 PM

why not a 3" ?

AdeJong 03 · 04-02-2010, 01:10 AM

it looks like a lot of people who want to go low are already on the stechs and want to go lower.

im totally in for something that drops 2.2-2.5 inches all around.

preferably a little lower in the front so my suspension wont be uneven with cargo or passengers in the rear

LA Yaris · 04-02-2010, 01:12 AM

I like having my 3" dropped plus with the body kit on it seems even lowerd. it just suck to go up drive ways

yarrr · 04-02-2010, 01:17 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by LA Yaris

I like having my 3" dropped plus with the body kit on it seems even lowerd. it just suck to go up drive ways

The pics in your garage don't look like 3" - what are TRD 3" springs anyways.

04-01-2010, 12:20 AM	#1
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	Micro Image branded springs Hey everyone, we have an opportunity to produce our own springs. I would like you to post up your optimum drop and front/rear spring rate, so I can get a feel for what choices to make. I can't do more than one at this time, so I want to be careful to please as many customers as possible. your thoughts? __________________ 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.

04-01-2010, 12:48 AM	#2
RHDVIPbB Right beside you, wave Drives: 08 PBM Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Louisville, KY Posts: 742	hmm...where to begin. I would prefer something slightly stiffer than what TRD offers. A 2" drop would be ideal. __________________ 2008 Toyota Yaris Sedan. Pacific Blue Mica. Custom vinyl eyebrows, color matched interior trim pieces, Vios lip spoiler, 17" Maas rims 2010 Scion xB 7.0 Release Series. 1535 of 2000. Murasaki. Stock with TRD springs.

04-01-2010, 01:01 AM	#3
cali yaris ULTIMATE View User's Garage Drives: 07 Yaris Turbo Join Date: May 2007 Location: Canoga Park, CA Posts: 14,859	^ that is basically the AOE TigerTecs we have now. Almost a 2" drop __________________ 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.

04-01-2010, 01:54 AM	#6
TEHxFALLEN V1.2 Banned View User's Garage Drives: '08 Lexus IS-F Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 1,890	Tanabe DF210-like drop but with 99k spring rate. __________________ DON'T LIKE ME? TAKE A SEAT WITH THE REST OF THE BITCHES WHO ARE WAITING FOR ME TO GIVE A FUCK. Sponsored by: Micro Image http://microimageonline.com

04-01-2010, 02:00 AM	#7
SilverBack Joey View User's Garage Drives: '14 Scion xD 5-speed Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: El Monte, Ca Posts: 3,529	Make 'em like the Autocross-tested Progress I'm running: -Front drop: 1.7" --- Rear drop: 1.8" -Front rate: 110 lbs/in --- Rear rate: 130 lbs/in (not sure how to measure this in K) It's stiff as hell, corners on a dime, zero rubbing, and zero bottoming-out __________________ Formerly owned Met-Met. '07 Yaris LB 5-speed. A forum post should be like a skirt: Long enough to cover the subject but short enough to keep things interesting. "I don't have an anger problem. I have an idiot problem." -Hank Hill

04-01-2010, 01:26 AM	#5
coffiend View User's Garage Drives: 08 Black LB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 448	Real low and real stiff is my vote :)

04-01-2010, 02:07 AM	#8
AdeJong 03 "Stealth Runner" View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris-S Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 510	if i were to make my own spring, id do something that no one else has since you basically sell springs for every kind of drop from 1.2 to 1.9 inches, id probably offer a SUPER LOW spring- like a 2.2-2.5 inch drop all around with an appropriately stiff spring rate. if i had to choose, it would be like a 7k f 5k r rate. of course this is just me but when there are so many options out there, why not capture a section of the market that no one else touches? i know a lot of people want to go that low but dont want to buy coilovers the biggest thing im concerned about when i look at springs is making sure the rear doesnt drop lower than the front. __________________ 09 S Sedan Mod Session 1.0/Semi Running Log [Bride, TRD, WORK, TEIN, PG] FS- Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.1 with tires 16x7! and TRD Springs

04-01-2010, 03:22 AM	#10
TEHxFALLEN V1.2 Banned View User's Garage Drives: '08 Lexus IS-F Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Calabasas, CA Posts: 1,890	I like how the DFs sit, just wish they were stiffer. __________________ DON'T LIKE ME? TAKE A SEAT WITH THE REST OF THE BITCHES WHO ARE WAITING FOR ME TO GIVE A FUCK. Sponsored by: Micro Image http://microimageonline.com

04-01-2010, 08:10 PM	#11
redn3ck Drives: 2009 yaris sedan 5spd Join Date: May 2009 Location: memphis Posts: 20	somethin good fer the sedans!! id like somethin in the 2.5f/2.25r and say 6kf/4kr? low and stiff please!! and a good price too! im on df210s now and its too soft and not low enough fer me

04-01-2010, 08:55 PM	#12
coffiend View User's Garage Drives: 08 Black LB Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Omaha, NE Posts: 448	2 1/4" to 2.5" would be GREAT. getting tired of not being low enough on the s. Techs and cannot afford coilovers. Maybe start a poll to keep it organized? 1.5 - 1.75 1.75 - 2 2 - 2.5 .... Thn go from there after the votes come in. Just a thought :)

04-01-2010, 09:26 PM	#13
sqcomp Roadrunner Jr. View User's Garage Drives: 2007 Yaris S Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Back at home Posts: 2,609	I'm in the market right now... I was going to pick up some TRD springs off another owner. I'm not looking for something that will destroy my OEM suspension. I would like something close to the TRD offering, yet wouldn't affect everything else negatively. A little more of a drop is cool if I don't have to modify my fenders. What's the time frame on this? __________________ “To argue with a person who has renounced the use of reason is like administering medicine to the dead.” ― Thomas Paine

04-01-2010, 09:43 PM	#14
BrazdonW What kind of car is that? View User's Garage Drives: Yaris 3d liftback Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Columbia, MD Posts: 571	I would RE-buy springs if they dropped lower than my tein's 2.0 - 2.5 drop all around and i am FOR SURE in lol __________________

04-01-2010, 10:28 PM	#15
LA Yaris Yaris323 View User's Garage Drives: 09 Sedan Yaris 06 Ford Mustang Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 814	why not a 3" ?

04-02-2010, 01:10 AM	#16
AdeJong 03 "Stealth Runner" View User's Garage Drives: 2009 Yaris-S Sedan Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: LA, CA Posts: 510	it looks like a lot of people who want to go low are already on the stechs and want to go lower. im totally in for something that drops 2.2-2.5 inches all around. preferably a little lower in the front so my suspension wont be uneven with cargo or passengers in the rear __________________ 09 S Sedan Mod Session 1.0/Semi Running Log [Bride, TRD, WORK, TEIN, PG] FS- Team Dynamics Pro Race 1.1 with tires 16x7! and TRD Springs

04-02-2010, 01:12 AM	#17
LA Yaris Yaris323 View User's Garage Drives: 09 Sedan Yaris 06 Ford Mustang Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Los Angeles CA Posts: 814	I like having my 3" dropped plus with the body kit on it seems even lowerd. it just suck to go up drive ways

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