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by **steve74** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:06 am

hi, my caldina probably handles ok for a 2litre station wagon, however in standard form with standard wheels and tires, the body roll is way too much. now not being an expert, i assume a set of 17" wheels and tyres will help as the 15" items i have are like baloons. my question is, is it worth lowering it any? if so by how much and also are struts required. im not after the "boy racer dumped to within an inch of its life" look, just a subtle drop to reduce a bit of guard gap and fix the wicked under steer and body roll.

any pointers on the best value for money parts to use and price to do so would be awesome!!

cheers, steve

by **THA SHZ** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:14 am

yeah a nice set of lowered springs , not super lows wood help the situation a little , u could either go for a set of kings , dobi or see if warwich does sum trd springs for it , if u do say a drop of 30 - 40 mm and a nice set of 17 inchs should get u sittin a bit prettier on the road , without looking like the boyracer , low as u can go look

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:45 am

mate of mine has one, he had the same problem, so i got him a set of the TRD springs, they dropped it around 30mm and made a huge difference, he was contemplating sway bars but decided not to after fitting the TRD springs. email for a deal

the other thing to think about is they kays its done, are the shocks still working ok?

by **trdfxgt** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:50 am

you should probably look at upgrading the shock absorbers first off as they make the biggest difference to how your car handles

by **Adamal** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:53 am

Mr Revhead wrote: pm for a deal

Jeez.... Can't you READ?!??

EMAIL for TRD parts, NOT PM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 11:54 am

bahaha oh dear :oops:

Caldina GTT · by **Inane** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:09 pm

has he got the rear sway bar installed??

I Found that makes a huge difference

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:16 pm

rear swaybar? or tower brace/parcel blind?

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 2:20 pm

towbar does the jobbie for me
i need new shocks tho...my rears are leaking and thudding (see other post)
someone told me kings dont do caldina springs, but mine are yellow...hope some hory hasnt cut them and painted them yellow :evil:

EDIT: i cant spell
EDIT2: i have a parcel blind thingee too (thanks to Mr Revhead

)
you could easily make something up to fit into the parcel blind position to act as a rear strut brace if you havent got a blind
i might actually make some up and sell them if anyones keen

by **THA SHZ** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 3:05 pm

Santa'sBoostinSleigh wrote:towba does the jobbie for me
i need new shocks tho...my rears are leaking and thudding
someone told me kings dont do caldina springs, but mine are yellow...hope some hory hasnt cut them and painted them yellow

bollocks !
Kings do make springs for it , u will actually find that the springs out of a caldina are also matched for tht of a ae82 corolla , in the front i believe

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:50 pm

sorry i stuffed up ya quote there -added bits in

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:51 pm

and it was the eggs at Tasman Toyota in New Plymouth that told me Kings dont do Caldina springs.
dont even get me started on their crap service....

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 4:59 pm

bah going to toyota to ask for kings.
you deserve what you get then

by **Adamal** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:12 pm

Bah for even THINKING about Kings!!!

Santa's TardMe Listings · by **Santa'sBoostinSleigh** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 5:28 pm

the springs were in it when i brought the car - i think i said yeah its got king springs when i got the service done and he was like no....

whats so bad about kings anyway?

by **THA SHZ** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:19 pm

ahh they aint tht bad of a spring , u just get wot u pay for . they do fine for ur average user and different springs suit different applications

by **Mr Revhead** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:46 pm

go real good on honduhs :lol:

by **deaf_rattle** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 6:51 pm

Adamal wrote:Bah for even THINKING about Kings!!!

you need to come for a ride in the supra of doom once its going again.

then you will come to respect the king springs

by **UTERUS** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 7:13 pm

springs out of the earlier model caldina st205? are also the same. my bro has lowered dobi's out of his mates 4wd caldina (if that makes a diff) which makes it ride pretty firm (even with std shocks) it sits alot lower than kings. have put it side by side with another dina fitted with them

by **99gtt** » Thu Jul 21, 2005 10:20 pm

kings do not make a specific spring for the caldina , Edgar from george stocks supplied some kings for my mates caldina, which are infact corolla springs . They $&#$% the shocks and completely destroyed the bump stops because the spring rate is calculated on the corollas weight not the 1470 kg the caldina weighs in at. so stocks gave full refund and have not manufactured springs specific for the caldina..

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