Factory lowering springs

[Sp33dY]

EDFC aint cheap ... but works very very well :) All it does is attach tot he top of strut towers, and turns the adjustable damper/shock tops for you to preset settings defined by Tein . You can do it manually jsut as easily, but we all like our little gadgets :D

[DJ_SpaRky]

true, but the SuperCompacts that I want aren't cheap either. I might just have to suffer & just get the (non-adj.) Basics or maybe some D2s, we'll have to see. It will be a priority to get it as low as possible, 2.5" maybe 3".

[why?]

That is really low. I wouldn't even be able to drive it around town at that height.

[DJ_SpaRky]

Well Florida (for the most part) is Flat & I can take advantage of that, plus most of the roads are pretty smooth.

[why?]

Lucky You. While most of the roads around here are flat, to get into any plaze or anything else there is always a not to small hill for some silly reason.

[ricko]

No speedbumps, curbs, or potholes in Florida???? I live in a ski resort, every spring our roads look like a warzone. The cities in S.Ontario are even worse.

[DJ_SpaRky]

Speed Bumps aren't too bad, & I can esily aviod potholes & curbs.

[ricko]

That's the advantage of not having to deal with our Canadian winters. Of course you do have HURRICANES .................!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[DJ_SpaRky]

Been there done that, those are easy, just stay at home for a couple of days or flee & stay at somebody else's house. but it's only a couple days max. I watch the news when one is coming, so I'll know when to GTFO. LOL

[bdiu]

Hahha. When you gonna get your car lowered DJ?

[ricko]

Hurricanes .......... best excuse for a turbo-charger I've heard yet, SpaRky.

[DJ_SpaRky]

Originally Posted by bdiu

Hahha. When you gonna get your car lowered DJ?

soon after I acctually get the car. oh & I get the money too. LOL

Originally Posted by ricko

Hurricanes .......... best excuse for a turbo-charger I've heard yet, SpaRky.

Maybe I can use the "I need it for safety" line. LOL

[ricko]

Worked for me. Mention the word "safety" ........ no questions asked!!!!! I might have more of a problem explaining 17" wheels, and a turbo-charger though. Maybe I'll try "fuel-economy" for them???

[bikergal]

Does it make that big of a difference with the lowering springs/shocks? Is handling that much better? From the pictures I have seen online of the Yaris it seems to sit up pretty high. Wondering

I live on a very bad road (think dirt/potholes) and I don't want to lower it if I am going to be hitting bottom every pothole I hit

[ricko]

Yes Bikergal, the TRD lowering kit does tighten up the handling, but it is NOT to be confused with a race suspension, by any stretch of the imagination. The ride quality over bumps, potholes etc. is still very good, I have yet to bottom out. I live in a ski resort with lots of rough paved roads, so I've had lots of ops to test this out. As for dirt roads, we have lots here, but I tend to drive a little slower (stone chips) on dirt and gravel so it's not as much of a test. Like I said the kit is not street-racer stuff, but it does make the car more fun to drive with little or no trade-off for comfort.

[bikergal]

Thanks ricko for the reply.

I guess from all the pictures and talk on here it seems this car sits really high. I have a truck so I am used to sitting high so this may not be as big a deal to me as others.

[ricko]

Yes the car sits high, and the seating position is higher than what I am used to. The springs lower the car about 1.8" which does not sound like a lot, but it really affects the balance in a positive way. There is less body lean, and as a result the car is more fun to drive. It took a day or two to get used to the more upright seating position (and the centre mounted instruments), but now I enjoy driving my Yaris, as much as I appreciate it's practicality.

[SmellyTofu]

Originally Posted by ricko

Yes Bikergal, the TRD lowering kit does tighten up the handling, but it is NOT to be confused with a race suspension, by any stretch of the imagination. The ride quality over bumps, potholes etc. is still very good, I have yet to bottom out. I live in a ski resort with lots of rough paved roads, so I've had lots of ops to test this out. As for dirt roads, we have lots here, but I tend to drive a little slower (stone chips) on dirt and gravel so it's not as much of a test. Like I said the kit is not street-racer stuff, but it does make the car more fun to drive with little or no trade-off for comfort.

I'll 2nd that.. though I've got the full kit (shocks & springs) + semi slick tyres.. it's not that bad in terms of comfort.. put it this way, I remember a brand new DC2 Integra Type R having poorer suspension comfort than these.