Best aftermarket all-in-one lowering kit?

[BennyLava]

I just want to get rid of that horrific factory wheel gap, but not have enough left to be able to say something like:

"Yeah, its lowered... but it still looks like it should have gone down just a bit more..."

I hate when that happens.

[1.5]

Yea that's why I upgraded to coilovers

[cali yaris]

The OP is asking for a medium drop, 1.5" to 1.75" if I read it correctly. S Techs drop 2" or very close to it.

I would recommend the Sportlines, our MI springs or H&R.
H&R have such a nice ride, being a progressive spring that gets stiffer when you corner hard.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

Bout like stock?

Nope, nothing like stock. lol

[ciscobear]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

I just want to get rid of that horrific factory wheel gap, but not have enough left to be able to say something like:

"Yeah, its lowered... but it still looks like it should have gone down just a bit more..."

I hate when that happens.

Then you want Tein S-Tech Springs.....

[BennyLava]

Originally Posted by 1.5

I now have Megan coilovers which I love. The adjustability of ride height and stiffness is awesome and you can dial your car in to the exact settings you desire. The drop and dampening can be a lot higher than springs or a lot lower depending how you set it. But those are pretty expensive, a little easier than springs to install though.

btw my ksport springs only ran about $100 shipped.

Got a link to the exact Megan combo setup you're running? That sounds like the right way to go for me. I'm seldom satisfied with the ride height after lowering a car. So maybe I'll just save up and get those. That way I can adjust the ride height to be what I want.

Originally Posted by cali yaris

The OP is asking for a medium drop, 1.5" to 1.75" if I read it correctly. S Techs drop 2" or very close to it.

I would recommend the Sportlines, our MI springs or H&R.
H&R have such a nice ride, being a progressive spring that gets stiffer when you corner hard.

The other member says they ride kinda rough. Don't want that at all cause the wife also drives this car sometimes when needed. And I really don't want to hear her complain about how I messed up the ride quality of that car. So which springs should I go with that really aren't going to change the ride quality? But still lower the car enough.

[1.5]

KSPORTS!!!!!

But here's the Megan's link
http://shop.microimageonline.com/Meg...R-CDK-TY07.htm

[cali yaris]

I gave three choices, and you said "they" ride kinda rough. which ones did you mean?

The H&R or Sportlines are going to be a nice, firm ride.

The Tanabe DF210 springs will give you a FACTORY ride while lowering the car.

[BennyLava]

Sorry I meant the Tien S-techs. I believe it was 1.5 who said that they don't ride anything like the factory ride quality. I'm looking to go as low as I can possibly go, while still keeping factory ride quality. Something tells me that's about 1.5 inches max.

[1.5]

That was kaotic who said that. I never rode on s techs.

You said you want 1.5-1.75 no less but then you said you want almost no wheel gap and that you don't want to drop it and then think it's not enough. This all makes it sound like you may want more of a drop than you thought. For the lowest spring drop its going to be s techs with a few others coming in close second like ksports and MI. The ride will be considerably stiffer. I can say the ksports actually retain a very smooth cushy ride for having a more a aggressive drop. The shorter drops should be closer to stock feel but will give you very minimal ride height change.

And again there are coilovers.

[b20vteg]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

Sorry I meant the Tien S-techs. I believe it was 1.5 who said that they don't ride anything like the factory ride quality. I'm looking to go as low as I can possibly go, while still keeping factory ride quality. Something tells me that's about 1.5 inches max.

i just dropped my car on s-techs 2 weeks ago, and on stock shocks, mine rides completely like stock.

[1.5]

I doubt that ^

[b20vteg]

Originally Posted by 1.5

I doubt that ^

why would i lie about something like that? then again, i've heard the gen3s ride stiffer than gen2s...

[Freestylin]

Originally Posted by b20vteg

why would i lie about something like that? then again, i've heard the gen3s ride stiffer than gen2s...

There is less suspension travel to absorb the bumps with a stiffer rate and shorter springs.

[b20vteg]

Originally Posted by Freestylin

There is less suspension travel to absorb the bumps with a stiffer rate and shorter springs.

i cut off half of my bump stops - about 1.5 to 2 inches - makes up for the reduced height.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

Originally Posted by BennyLava

Sorry I meant the Tien S-techs. I believe it was 1.5 who said that they don't ride anything like the factory ride quality. I'm looking to go as low as I can possibly go, while still keeping factory ride quality. Something tells me that's about 1.5 inches max.

Yeah, they are nothing like factory. No boat feeling. But then I do drive around with max psi in my tires.

[Kaotic Lazagna]

But yeah, keep in mind that I'm on TRD Sportivo dampers, 205/40/17 tires on max psi, and I do have spring coil spacers in the rear.

[1.5]

@b20, lowering springs have to be stiffer than stock or the car would bottom out on like every bump and you'd be eating up your tires with your fenders. I did some searching and our stock spring rate is ~130lbs and the s techs are rated ~165 lbs (both front rates). So you're trying to say either teins numbers are off or you can't feel the difference between the two. Its just almost impossible for the teins to not be stiffer. That's all we're saying.