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DerFlosser · 01-18-2010, 02:38 PM

I am interested in the best of all worlds if I can have it. Looks, handling, ride quality etc. I have owned multiple coil-overed car. I understand that going lower than I am now is probably not the best thing for the shafts but I am willing to sacrifice some handling geometry as I don't push the car...it's merely a daily driver. So, at the end of the day, it would be mostly for looks but I would also like a bit of a better ride (stiffer). I have contemplated the blues or red's as well. Maybe cutting a coil with a set of blues would be a better alternative?

kngrsll · 01-18-2010, 04:14 PM

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Originally Posted by DerFlosser

I am interested in the best of all worlds if I can have it. Looks, handling, ride quality etc. I have owned multiple coil-overed car. I understand that going lower than I am now is probably not the best thing for the shafts but I am willing to sacrifice some handling geometry as I don't push the car...it's merely a daily driver. So, at the end of the day, it would be mostly for looks but I would also like a bit of a better ride (stiffer). I have contemplated the blues or red's as well. Maybe cutting a coil with a set of blues would be a better alternative?

that sounds like a pretty combination by what you want

yarstar · 01-18-2010, 06:14 PM

I had TRD lowering springs and stock strut/shocks at first. I ran them for about a year. Now I've had Coilovers for about a year, and I'll never go back. The difference is amazing. Truly worth the money.

My car is a daily driver too. I like to kill a curvy road every now and then, but mainly just spirited driving. Coilovers are really the best way, if you can afford them.

DerFlosser · 01-18-2010, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by yarstar

I had TRD lowering springs and stock strut/shocks at first. I ran them for about a year. Now I've had Coilovers for about a year, and I'll never go back. The difference is amazing. Truly worth the money.

My car is a daily driver too. I like to kill a curvy road every now and then, but mainly just spirited driving. Coilovers are really the best way, if you can afford them.

Coilovers, to me, are really the way I am leaning. I am the same way...once in a while I'll get a little frisky in my Yaris but for the most part it serves as a daily driver. How do you like the Cusco's for the street and do you know how they compare to the TEIN?

yarstar · 01-18-2010, 07:51 PM

I Love my Cuscos, but I can't say how they compare to Teins, since I've never had Teins.

I'd say they are similiar. The Cuscos have a nice dampening adjustment on the top of the struts, that make it easy to dial them up for hard driving, or dial them down for regular street driving.

The height adjustment is really nice also. You can micro adjust them til you get the perfect height for whatever wheel/tire combo you are running. I've had my car super low, without rubbing, but brought the car back up a bit so I don't scrape on every slight bump in the road.

You will not regret coilovers. By far the best mod I've done.

01-18-2010, 06:14 PM	#3
yarstar View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Absolute Red HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 264	I had TRD lowering springs and stock strut/shocks at first. I ran them for about a year. Now I've had Coilovers for about a year, and I'll never go back. The difference is amazing. Truly worth the money. My car is a daily driver too. I like to kill a curvy road every now and then, but mainly just spirited driving. Coilovers are really the best way, if you can afford them. __________________ AEM CAI, NST Pulleys/SSK, WR 4-2-1 Header, TRD axelback, R1 Concept Rotors, TRD Sway Bar, Nitto Rear Strut Bar, Cusco GT-Zero Coilovers, 1ZZ-FE 1.8L TB

01-18-2010, 07:51 PM	#5
yarstar View User's Garage Drives: 2008 Absolute Red HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Georgia Posts: 264	I Love my Cuscos, but I can't say how they compare to Teins, since I've never had Teins. I'd say they are similiar. The Cuscos have a nice dampening adjustment on the top of the struts, that make it easy to dial them up for hard driving, or dial them down for regular street driving. The height adjustment is really nice also. You can micro adjust them til you get the perfect height for whatever wheel/tire combo you are running. I've had my car super low, without rubbing, but brought the car back up a bit so I don't scrape on every slight bump in the road. You will not regret coilovers. By far the best mod I've done. __________________ AEM CAI, NST Pulleys/SSK, WR 4-2-1 Header, TRD axelback, R1 Concept Rotors, TRD Sway Bar, Nitto Rear Strut Bar, Cusco GT-Zero Coilovers, 1ZZ-FE 1.8L TB

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DerFlosser Drives: Yaris Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: USA Posts: 355	I am interested in the best of all worlds if I can have it. Looks, handling, ride quality etc. I have owned multiple coil-overed car. I understand that going lower than I am now is probably not the best thing for the shafts but I am willing to sacrifice some handling geometry as I don't push the car...it's merely a daily driver. So, at the end of the day, it would be mostly for looks but I would also like a bit of a better ride (stiffer). I have contemplated the blues or red's as well. Maybe cutting a coil with a set of blues would be a better alternative?