TRD, Tanabe or H&R springs?

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11-10-2007, 06:18 PM

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silverstreaktc

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why doesn't everyone just save money and cut their springs with hedge trimmers???

11-10-2007, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by birdy233

The only difference I noticed is my car is lower now! The ride is identical (maybe a tad stiffer but maybe just a tad).

The tad stiffer and lower stance is a marked improvement in corner ability over the TRD's having both and knowing ride quality is very important to me, I would have no problem saying go for the Tanabe's DF's

Thanks birdy233!
Your car looks great and that is pretty impressive for the ride to be that close to the TRD's with that much more drop.

11-12-2007, 01:10 AM

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Thanks for all your opinions...I ended up getting some tanabe df210's to go with some mmr hr2 wheels but have yet to install them. Know anyone in socal who does spring installation? Or is it so easy, I should just go get a jack and do it myself?

11-12-2007, 03:26 AM

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Here's the install instructions for the TRD springs:

http://www.trdsparks.com/install/PTR07-52080inst.pdf

I'm guessing the Tanabe's are about the same, but you can probably email them for confirmation:

http://www.tanabe-usa.com/springs/df210.asp

11-12-2007, 06:46 PM

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I also drive 600 miles wkly, I feel exactly the same way.

[quote="CIONIDE"]Hello all, new to Scion and new to the site. Just bought my '08 xB a few weeks ago. Hate the fact that the rear end is jacked up so high. I'd like to get some springs to drop it a bit, but this is a daily driver that I put about 600 miles a week on, so ride quality is important. I'd like a good look and better handling, but don't need a stiff 2" drop.

I was originally planning on TRD, but I'm wondering if the Tanabe NF210's might be a better choice. Has anybody put them on yet? Any pics? I tried the "search", but didn't have any luck.

Thanks for any help and insights.[/table]

11-12-2007, 07:16 PM

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Re: I also drive 600 miles wkly, I feel exactly the same way

[quote="JoeSpeed"]

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Originally Posted by CIONIDE

Hello all, new to Scion and new to the site. Just bought my '08 xB a few weeks ago. Hate the fact that the rear end is jacked up so high. I'd like to get some springs to drop it a bit, but this is a daily driver that I put about 600 miles a week on, so ride quality is important. I'd like a good look and better handling, but don't need a stiff 2" drop.

I was originally planning on TRD, but I'm wondering if the Tanabe NF210's might be a better choice. Has anybody put them on yet? Any pics? I tried the "search", but didn't have any luck.

Thanks for any help and insights.[/table]

Look on page one of this thread for pics, I had both and prefer the Tanabe's.............