Lowing Springs vs Coilovers - Toyota Yaris Forums

06YarisRS · 07-08-2020, 08:11 PM

I've been vacillating between coilovers and lowering springs for the past couple of weeks. I have a number of things that I plan to do to the car that will require some significant funds, so I'm inclined to take the cheaper route here. The stock handling with TRD rear sway bar is pretty good, but I want to go a bit lower; about 1" lower. I have no plans of tracking the car but would like a wee bit more cornering stability. I polled Trevor (tmontague) and appreciate his advice, which is basically that if I'm not tracking my car and just want a bit of an improvement in handling, plus my 1" drop, go for the lowering springs and aftermarket dampers. Hope you don't mind me paraphrasing you, Trevor.

Anyway, here are some pics of my current setup. I realized a day or two ago, that I can't lower the car much more than an inch or I'll be getting close to my turbo drain hose. I'm optimistic that the Eibach Pro Kit (assuming I can get my hands on them, been having a little trouble contacting the outfit) 1" drop will allow me lower the car without contact with the car body under all driving conditions.

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07-08-2020, 08:11 PM	#1
06YarisRS View User's Garage Drives: 06 2ZR Turbo Yaris RS Join Date: Aug 2017 Location: Fredericton, New Brunswick, Canada Posts: 2,384	Lowing Springs vs Coilovers I've been vacillating between coilovers and lowering springs for the past couple of weeks. I have a number of things that I plan to do to the car that will require some significant funds, so I'm inclined to take the cheaper route here. The stock handling with TRD rear sway bar is pretty good, but I want to go a bit lower; about 1" lower. I have no plans of tracking the car but would like a wee bit more cornering stability. I polled Trevor (tmontague) and appreciate his advice, which is basically that if I'm not tracking my car and just want a bit of an improvement in handling, plus my 1" drop, go for the lowering springs and aftermarket dampers. Hope you don't mind me paraphrasing you, Trevor. Anyway, here are some pics of my current setup. I realized a day or two ago, that I can't lower the car much more than an inch or I'll be getting close to my turbo drain hose. I'm optimistic that the Eibach Pro Kit (assuming I can get my hands on them, been having a little trouble contacting the outfit) 1" drop will allow me lower the car without contact with the car body under all driving conditions. Rear Rear Rear Front Front __________________ 2006 Yaris 5 Door RS 2ZR-FE (2011 Corolla 1.8L) Swapped, Automatic, T-28 Turbocharged (8 psi), HSD MonoPro Coilovers, DIY W/M Injection, custom 3" cold air intake, custom 2.5" exhaust, TRD rear sway bar, Penguin Garage 13mm spacers (rear), custom Civic front lip, full repaint, Android 6.0 7" touchscreen, Rockford Fosgate speakers, tweeters, NVX underseat subwoofer https://www.instagram.com/2zr_turbo_yarisrs/

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