Springs

[strap-on]

heya warrick, how low do the trd srpings for ae101 go?

i got a 30 mm drop from factory, but i wanna go 2 50 mm drop, and my cobras aint that hard, im thinking about some dobis for the front cos they go super low, but something else to make the back low, or is mixing springs not a good idea?

[Mr Revhead]

TRD dont go that low! 20-30mm is what they quote.

are you sure you wanna go 50mm??
i dont think i would in an ae101.
i wish i knew what was in mine, its lower than stock in the back so its a little nose high. fixing that with some TRDs in a coupla weeks
but as far as i can tell its stock height at the front and it scrapes, so its gunna be a pain 20-30 mm lower!

but if its been dropped already then i guess you know what its like!

mixing springs front to rear can be bad. but it can be good. i think youll find dobis will settle at the rear over a month or so. we fitted some to an ae111 here and it looked like an old school hotrod! but after 4-6 weeks (which is a bit long i thought) it settled and now looks really good.

[strap-on]

well i wanna go for superlows, like was in loudtoys trueno, i just wanna close the gap, my normal lows didnt close it enough, i went from 5 fingerspaces to three

[Mr Revhead]

really? hmm you got skinney fingers? cause mines now where near that high at the rear... maybe at the front....

[pidge]

But if you get custom made springs, how will you know what spring rate works well with your car without trying them out?
at $400 a set it could be quite costly to just do trial and error

$400 would buy a set of TRD springs for a superstrut AE101.

It's the cost of the TRD Superstrut Struts that really bites - $1800 for the front pair, $800 for the rear pair . Or there abouts...

[Mr Revhead]

yeah s/s isnt the cheapest to deal with

now would eb a good time to buy, the exchange rate is ratehr good you can knock bout $500 of the fronts for starters!

[Sanxta]

when and why would you need to replace the actual struts?
your not talking about suspension arms are you?

(dont know what im talkin about!)

[92GTApex]

well i wanna go for superlows, like was in loudtoys trueno, i just wanna close the gap, my normal lows didnt close it enough, i went from 5 fingerspaces to three

Ive got a little over 1 finger gap on the front and about 2 on the back
thats on 195/50 R15"s
On 17"s its less than a finger gap on the front

Logan

[Mr Revhead]

we are talking bout the shocks sanxta, you gotta replace them when they wear out! or if you want better than stock.

92gtapex: how do you find that round town? judder bars? driveways etc?

[Sanxta]

strut = shock?

do u guys reckon that "push on the bonnet and boot" test is tru for shocks? like if it only bounces up once then your socks are sweet?

[Mr Revhead]

strut=shock, yup

the real test is in driving. youll feel stuffed shocks easy.

[Sanxta]

body roll etc? pitching foward on brakes and sagging in the arse on acceleration?

well, glad mine does non of that sloppy shit!

[92GTApex]

92gtapex: how do you find that round town? judder bars? driveways etc?

Do you really want to know

Logan

[Sanxta]

im guessing the meaning of "judder bars" really comes tru?

[Mr Revhead]

thats it sanxta.

hehe that answer confirms my thoughts ae92gtapex!

iv worn through the bottom of my sideskirts!

[92GTApex]

Yeah Ive worn through the back ends of my side skirts, and the bottoms of my swaybar bushes, one of the flexis is worn, theres no sealer on the chassis rails, centre muffler all punched up, the standard front bar scrapes occasionally etc etc

I have been known to throw a passenger out to get over the occasional judder bar, and have bellied it out on a driveway

Its a firm ride, and doesnt like pot holes around town particularly
has about 85mm clearance at the lowest point which isnt too bad

Logan

[Mr Revhead]

whats your set up again?

[92GTApex]

I brought it like this
The receipt in the glovebox says that the sporings are H&G
there captive at full droop, and I think the shocks are standard

Logan

[Mr Revhead]

who the hell are H&G??

captive that low? then again its not a massive drop to get a levinon its ass!

[92GTApex]

Park mine next to a standard one and they look like 4wd's
I think H&G are a European manufacturer

Logan