Dropped the Celi Today!! Pics Inside

[Coolwheels00]

Blixx (Blake) and I installed my Dropzone Springs today. They are rated at 1.8 front and rear. From what we measured, there sitting about 1.5 right now but I've only driven on them about 10 miles. IMO, it looks perfect now. For all you "finger measurers", I've got 1 finger space in the rear and 1.5 space in the front. The ride is excellent, not bouncy at all. Sorry for the big pics and for the quality, I was in a hurry to get them on. Enjoy!!
http://images.andale.com/f2/121/114/1510474/1018224017792_Big_Celi_Pics0002.jpg

http://images.andale.com/f2/121/114/1510474/1018224016448_Big_Celi_Pics0003.jpg

Here's more pics.
Dropped Celi (http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/coolwheels00/lst?&.dir=/Lowered+Celi&.src=ph&.view=t)

[xav3x]

wow that issss nice.. looks perfect

[gnes100]

Looks nice .. how much did those cost u ???

[Coolwheels00]

Thanks guys. I picked them up off ebay for $115 shipped.
I think it's the best thing that I've added so far. It looks
sooooooooo nice. I'll post a better quality pic in a little bit.

[larryd]

nice..

[Coolwheels00]

Thanks Larry. Here she is from the front. Again, I'll take more pics this week with my other Camera. It takes much better pics than my digicam.
http://images.andale.com/f2/121/114/1510474/1018231128054_111.jpg

[coOOlcelica]

looks good man

[silverceli2k]

Looks nice, but you've gotta big damn finger if its only a finger in the back.

[Blue Lucifer]

How's the camber so far? Does it bend it badly in the rear? If you could, could you take pictures of the rear?

[Coolwheels00]

Looks nice, but you've gotta big damn finger if its only a finger in the back.
Haha, I don't know if you can tell because of the quality of the pics, but it's actually a little lower in the top pic than the second one. The top pic is after I drove home from his house. The bottom pic is right after we set her down and just drove around the neighborhood. Trust me, the back is one finger width. Blake can back me up on that. :)


How's the camber so far? Does it bend it badly in the rear? If you could, could you take pictures of the rear?

The camber on it drivers side isn't that bad. The passenger side does have some negative camber. I dunno why, but that's the way it looks. I'm going to get it aligned on Tuesday and Blake has some camber bolts for the front if I need them. I am extremely happy with how it turned out. It drives alot smoother than I was thinking it would.
Laterzz..

[skatamatic]

that looks really good jamie, i cant wait to see it in person this weekend. hopefully my hood will be in by then so you can get my old scoop too, that should also look sweet on there.
-cody

[Coolwheels00]

Thanks Cody. Yeah, you really gotta see it in person. It looks perfect. Im keeping my fingers crossed for you to get your hood this week. I want that hoodscoop! :)

[skatamatic]

yea, me too. rox emailed them today and they said they've had a bit of a delay but we really don't know how long that is. i just hope they hurry up with it, i'm getting sick of looking at those 2 dents on mine.

[Coolwheels00]

What?! I thought they told you that they were already shipped and you would have them in 5 days? That sucks!!

[skatamatic]

i thought they were shipped earlier too but it seems as if they had only just "processed" it instead of shipping it or something, i dont know all the details really. but yes, once shipped it should be here in 3-5 days so lets up they ship it soon.

[jotan82]

smooth

[Blue Batmobile]

Time to update yer sig;). Looks good man...

Bat

[DaksGT]

Nice man.
They'll start getting bouncy in a bout a month or so.

[J3adSeed]

wow that is a perfect height. anyone with TRD springs, how would that compare? i'm afraid that the trd might not be enough. or is it close to that?

i have a wings west kit.... and i already have problems now that when i get an oil change i have to make sure they use drive on ramps. i'm afraid if i get it lowered it won't even go on drive on ramps. anyone have some feedback on ww kit and lowering?

[Blue Batmobile]

I've got WWest w/TRD springs. I can't even get an alignment at the dealer because my kit won't clear the ramps. Most places have adjustable lifts so you won't need to worry about yer kit getting screwed up.

Although I feel the rear could be dropped another 1/2 ". I'm very happy with the TRD springs:).

Bat

[J3adSeed]

i've only been to the dealer once since i got my kit, for 10,000 mile service.. (oil change and tire rotation basically). they couldn't lift it to rotate my tires so i could only get an oil change. is this going to be everywhere i go? and if i get it lowered am i going to have lots of problems finding a place? i don't know, it just seems like so many people have the ww kit and so many people have lowered cars. what do they do?

[Blixx]

We should have gotten pics of our cars next to each other... looked like a perfect drop height to me.

If anybody's thinking about getting these springs... they felt real nice with the stock shocks and are super easy to install (Only have to compress the fronts and not much). We cut the front bump stops in half and left the rear alone. Front and rear sat on the spring perches and top hats perfectly, no slop. Camber looked good in the front (not adjustable), a little negative in the rear (adjustable).

It would be nice to know the spring rates... they didn't feel far off from stock, which will be great for the shocks. It took nearly 3 months to get bouncy when I had GC's on the stock shocks. And they are WAY stiffer than these. Only time will tell =) Also... Just because they shocks get bouncy doesn't mean they're blown. I had GC's on for nearly 6 months before going with Teins. I now have the stock stuff back in, drives like it did the day I drove it off the lot.

Blake

ps. Jamie, You're helping me with my front mount... that'll take a little more time! =)

[2kcelicaGT]

i have a WW kit, 17" rims on low pro yokohamas and GC coilovers where its dropped at least 2"...1 finger gap in the back...maybe, and like 1-2 fingers in the front...i can still get my oil changed, either at valvoline where you drive in the bay and someone is under your car...or some other places can get it up on the lift...its tough, they need 2x4's usually, some car washes that dont have the tracks i can do...alighnments are tricky too b/c of not only the lowering but also the kit blocks the lasers, but some shops can do a pretty good job as well, you just gotta pick your shop carefully, but its worth it having it dropped like 2" or more, makes it look badass...
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http://home.rochester.rr.com/jkane/celica/Celica2.jpg
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http://home.rochester.rr.com/jkane/celica/Celica3.jpg

looks even lower in person since i am level with the car....nealing down or even below the car in the first pic since i took it on a hill...again, its ground control coilovers, so they are adjustable, ride is rough and boucy but its worth it to me...

[Coolwheels00]

Thanks everyone for your compliments!! Cody, that sucks about them not shipping your hood yet. Hopefully it'll come soon. Time to update yer sig. Looks good man...
Thanks Bat, yeah, I'm going to take pics this weekend with my good camera and use one of them for my sig.

wow that is a perfect height. anyone with TRD springs, how would that compare? i'm afraid that the trd might not be enough. or is it close to that?

J3adSeed....These are definately a little lower than the TRD springs. I'll be with several of my friends Saturday night. They all have TRD springs so I'll take some comparison shots. They all have 17's though so I don't know if it'll be a true comparison...Cody (Skatamic) has TRD's with Kaminari front and WW sides/rear, He could tell you if he has any problems with shops etc...

ps. Jamie, You're helping me with my front mount... that'll take a little more time! =)

Not a problem man, only I get to test drive it when we're done :)!!

2kcelicaGT...Your car is sweet man. I love it!! I have a ww front lip coming in the next week or so. I'm going to get my alignment tomorrow so I'll let you guys know how it goes.