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Hotchkis Springs are In! (pix)
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Pages: 1 2 >>kskim20
- Tech Advisor
Hey guys...so i just got my Hotchkis springs in today and so far i love them...first off the drop was sick nice and low but still able to get over speed bumps, potholes, etc....they still have to settle so ill take more pix once they do....tell what you guys think?
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[#] Sep 18, 2007 06:55pm grlswannadance
- Godlike Advisor
looks sooo much better and it'll look even better once it settles
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--www.itsmyscion.com/caligirltiffy[#] Sep 18, 2007 06:57pm Orin
oh man, that looks so good! great choice of springs
[#] Sep 18, 2007 06:57pm tc95050
- Vehicle Designer
So that's what my car will look like by the end of the week. Makes me want it even more.
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:09pm 07blackedouttc
- Master Mechanic
looks sweet i cant wait to lower mine
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FIRST CSM WITH NIA KIT[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:21pm slickshot
- Scion Guru
whats the drop in "
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:46pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
the drop is:
Front 1.7" (43mm) Drop 175 lbs/in (Stock 150 lbs/in)
Rear 1.97" (50mm) Drop 285 lb/in (245 lbs/in)
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:48pm xLOx89x
- Vehicle Designer
- 07blackedouttc wrote:
- looks sweet i cant wait to lower mine
me too!
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:48pm slickshot
- Scion Guru
- kskim20 wrote:
- the drop is:
Front 1.7" (43mm) Drop 175 lbs/in (Stock 150 lbs/in)
Rear 1.97" (50mm) Drop 285 lb/in (245 lbs/in)
awesome....would a cammber kit be needed for this if u were to upgrade your wheels..but then again this doesnt lower as much as s techs right?
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:52pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- slickshot wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- the drop is:
Front 1.7" (43mm) Drop 175 lbs/in (Stock 150 lbs/in)
Rear 1.97" (50mm) Drop 285 lb/in (245 lbs/in)
awesome....would a cammber kit be needed for this if u were to upgrade your wheels..but then again this doesnt lower as much as s techs right?
yea the s techs are a little lower...as for the camber kit you dont really need one on riding on stocks you just gotta get your alinment checked to make sure...im not sure about upgraded wheels though
[#] Sep 18, 2007 07:58pm slickshot
- Scion Guru
yea i wanna lower my car but afraid of bad camber or rubbing but with these i think i should be fine and not bottom out or anything...i want a lower stance than what the trds/h techs will give ya..these look great on your whip!!
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:09pm BearZ
- Scion Guru
thats sweet!! how much did it run u down?
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[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:13pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- slickshot wrote:
- yea i wanna lower my car but afraid of bad camber or rubbing but with these i think i should be fine and not bottom out or anything...i want a lower stance than what the trds/h techs will give ya..these look great on your whip!!
yea i picked these cuz the s techs where a little to low for the area i drive in and the h techs TRDs where not enough drop...so i went with hotchkis...btw the ride is very smooth and doesnt have the "go-kart" feeling...thanks dude i love them.
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:14pm slickshot
- Scion Guru
^^is it a pretty noticable discomfort when driving..how much were they and did u install?
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:16pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- slickshot wrote:
- ^^is it a pretty noticable discomfort when driving..how much were they and did u install?
actually i dont notice that much of a difference maybe 5% difference and its theres no discomfort at all... i pay $136 shipped...i took it to a shop and me and about 4 guys put it in ( about a 4 hour job)
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:20pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- kskim20 wrote:
- the drop is:
Front 1.7" (43mm) Drop 175 lbs/in (Stock 150 lbs/in)
Rear 1.97" (50mm) Drop 285 lb/in (245 lbs/in)
I hope you cut the front bump stop in half. I had Tanabe NF 210 springs on stock shocks for about 20K miles and they gave out. They began to bottom out and clunk on every bump. When I took them off this past sunday and put on my TRD strut kit with the same Tanabe NF210 springs, I noticed a wear mark on the old struts where the bump stop was hitting HARD. I cut them in half and installed my Tanabe springs on the new TRD struts/shocks and it rides like a couch now
. Cutting that bump stop is a crucial part that many companies don't mention.
I agree that it does look good though
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http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:36pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- Web wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- the drop is:
Front 1.7" (43mm) Drop 175 lbs/in (Stock 150 lbs/in)
Rear 1.97" (50mm) Drop 285 lb/in (245 lbs/in)
I hope you cut the front bump stop in half. I had Tanabe NF 210 springs on stock shocks for about 20K miles and they gave out. They began to bottom out and clunk on every bump. When I took them off this past sunday and put on my TRD strut kit with the same Tanabe NF210 springs, I noticed a wear mark on the old struts where the bump stop was hitting HARD. I cut them in half and installed my Tanabe springs on the new TRD struts/shocks and it rides like a couch now. Cutting that bump stop is a crucial part that many companies don't mention.
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
I agree that it does look good though
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:48pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
^^^^^^sorry about that i typed in the wrong place
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
[#] Sep 18, 2007 08:51pm Web
- THE SHADOW
- kskim20 wrote:
- ^^^^^^sorry about that i typed in the wrong place
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
It will kill the life of the shocks much faster and you will have a stiffer ride b/c the bump stop is bottoming out early. The fronts are easy to take apart b/c the upper mount swivels unlike the rear. I'd take them apart and cut the bump stops just for good measure.
Complaining is futile when you supported the victory.
http://clubsciontc.com/fo...-rims--5x100-pattern.html[#] Sep 18, 2007 09:24pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- Web wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- ^^^^^^sorry about that i typed in the wrong place
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
It will kill the life of the shocks much faster and you will have a stiffer ride b/c the bump stop is bottoming out early. The fronts are easy to take apart b/c the upper mount swivels unlike the rear. I'd take them apart and cut the bump stops just for good measure.
will do...thanks for looking out Web
[#] Sep 18, 2007 09:29pm tc95050
- Vehicle Designer
- kskim20 wrote:
- Web wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- ^^^^^^sorry about that i typed in the wrong place
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
It will kill the life of the shocks much faster and you will have a stiffer ride b/c the bump stop is bottoming out early. The fronts are easy to take apart b/c the upper mount swivels unlike the rear. I'd take them apart and cut the bump stops just for good measure.
will do...thanks for looking out Web
My springs r gonna be installed Wednesday or Thursday, so do I need anything special to cut the bumpstop, like what kinda material is it? 'Cuz after I move up to Sacramento I aint gonna be able to afford much for wahile so I dont wanna have to replace the struts that quick.
[#] Sep 18, 2007 10:02pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
- tc95050 wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- Web wrote:
- kskim20 wrote:
- ^^^^^^sorry about that i typed in the wrong place
hmmm...i was working on the back and my friends where doing the front...what happens if there NOT cut?
It will kill the life of the shocks much faster and you will have a stiffer ride b/c the bump stop is bottoming out early. The fronts are easy to take apart b/c the upper mount swivels unlike the rear. I'd take them apart and cut the bump stops just for good measure.
will do...thanks for looking out Web
My springs r gonna be installed Wednesday or Thursday, so do I need anything special to cut the bumpstop, like what kinda material is it? 'Cuz after I move up to Sacramento I aint gonna be able to afford much for wahile so I dont wanna have to replace the struts that quick.
you'll have to aske Web or someone else to see whats best for cutting it but its made outta rubber so i imagine almost any sissor type thing could be used.
[#] Sep 18, 2007 10:34pm tc95050
- Vehicle Designer
Yeah your prob. rite.
[#] Sep 18, 2007 10:37pm kskim20
- Tech Advisor
just some better pix i took today.
[#] Sep 19, 2007 02:19pm curtislo9
- Master Mechanic
Why is there a bigger drop in the back than in the front? Isn't a bigger drop in the front more common in other kits?
[#] Sep 19, 2007 02:50pm
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