So I want to lower my car. I was thinking the TRD spring which will lower my car 1.25" all around or the H-Tech Tein 1.9" in front and 1.4 or 1.5 in the back. I also have to consider that I live in Portland, Oregon which has alot of pot holes. Any suggestions? I don't want to get the wrong ones and hate it in the end. If i go with the Teins i'm worried that the back will be higher than the front.

 

Hotchkis YO!

 

tein's front is lower than rear... i think its more for that aggressive stance....

i have s-techs... looks and rides nice...but too low for the roads here so i'm switching out to TRD's

 

There are a lot of pics with H-tech and TRD springs on the forum that should help you decide.
I recently decided w/ H-techs myself.

This thread is basically what your looking for:
https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...asc&highlight=

 

hmm iceman have we met? i live in portland oregon also and i go to their meet and greets in beaverton as well as the vancouver ones. im not liking my TRD very much... i still think theres too much clearance. depending on where you are in portland, u should be able to do any drop. if u know which road to take... but its more of the driveways u gotta watch out for..

oh if you want to check out other scions and meet up with us, come check us out!

www.teamascension.org

our meetup calendar

http://scion.meetup.com/30/

 

my h techs fully settled


my trds fully settled

 

does the h-techs clear those parking stoppers? even with GFX lip?

 

in the pics it looks like he did.....though, I still park far away from those stoppers or I reverse park. you probably wont fit a canister exhaust but any stock looking exhaust would fit

 

I just got my Tc 2 weekends ago. Team Ascension huh? sounds good. Is it just for Tc? Maybe i'll see you at the next meet. I drive a black Tc.

 

depending on the size of that parking stopper. some fit, some dont, when they dont, you'll know by a mysterious loud scraping noise ;)

 

TRD's don't offer enough drop in the front. I like them more than my S-techs, but the front still sits about .3" too high. But then again, I haven't hit my lip kit on my driveway with the TRDs. With my S-techs and no lip kit, I hit every time.

 

I have H-techs/no lip, and I don't clear most parking stoppers/curbs. There's a few that I can though...

 

I have an A4 and that doesn't clear any parking stoppers or curbs

 

its any make and model... but i'd say 95% of them are all scion owners. im not sure if ill be at the next meet or not, because i am finishing up my last term at university of oregon but ill definitely be here later on in the month of june. check out the calendar and just head on out there. ill let em know we got another scion owner! they're very welcoming

 

save up for coilovers so you can get exactly what height you want!

 

So the next one is the 15th of June? Thats the weekend I get back from school. Awesome.

 

yep and u can ask any of the people at the meet up and see what kind of springs they have on their ride. it can give you a glimpse of how it looks on your car.

 

Yeah I think I'm gonna get the H-Tech. I like the brand and the setup. Plus Speed Concept is going to sell me a set for 200 tomorrow. Once I get it on I'll post some pics on the meetup page.

 

200? i thought that H-techs were cheaper than that...

 

hmm that sounds about right. i think someone has H tech on their scion at our meets. thats actually gonna be a big drop.. i have TRD on mine and its starting to rub when i go up driveways here