Good spring/strut combo for little money...

[c3ll]

what is the best bang for the buck ?
thanks in advance everyone ...

[c3ll]

* shocks in the title my mistake sorry ...

[jlitman]

Trd/kyb

[c3ll]

... else ? skunk2 coilovers good ?

[jlitman]

coilovers good
Coilovers are worthless unless you know how to adjust them. Tuning suspension is pretty much a black art -- unless you really know what you are doing, you're as likely to set things up badly as not.

I recommend the TRD combo simply because it was already tuned/selected by Toyota to work well with the vehicle -- simple. If you want something "better", you might see what the auto-x guys use.

[c3ll]

that's why i asked here ... hoped that someone from the auto-x responds... and i won't tune them, i will get them to a suspension shop for professional tune, but some example numbers would be helpful anyways... and something more: skunk2 coilovers come without shocks... which are best for them because i see they have great price? Can i use with stock ones ? Thanks is advance to everyone who contributes ... gl and have fun :)

[kaizer_soze]

If you are going to import skunk2 plus the new shocks, why dont you get KW Variant 2 coilovers from Germany for less than 1050 euros. I will get them next week.

[Soo__Fuego]

^^^ fyi, a couple ppl had issues with the kw for our cars, search for those threads

[kaizer_soze]

^^^ Yes I read them! One was wrong rear part number and the other one was wrong fit at the store. I searched German forums (they have a great celica forum) and 7 of 10 people with coilovers have KWs without any problem!

[c3ll]

skunk2's are 280$ shipped ... i still don't know how much shocks run (shocks that (i think i need adjustable ones?) are adjustable and shiet) from what i saw - nearly same price, that makes ~500$-600$ for a good suspension setup from what i read? and that is nearly 680-750 bulgarian leva. 1050 euros are like 2000 bulgarian leva ... nearly 3 times that price...

*Bulgaria still has it's own currency. We still don't use Euros as primary currency...

[Soo__Fuego]

^^^ Yes I read them! One was wrong rear part number and the other one was wrong fit at the store. I searched German forums (they have a great celica forum) and 7 of 10 people with coilovers have KWs without any problem!

koo, good luck, ive heard nothing but good things from them on other cars, let us know how it goes

[kaizer_soze]

280 shipped?? to Bulgaria? are you sure? and customs? Always have in mind that whatever you may do, you MIGHT pay customs, I had once paid customs even if it was marked as used and gift. Unless you buy from Bulgaria but I highly doubt that you can find them fro $280 there.
You want adjustable KYBs AGX or Konis. You might get $500 for KYB in US (...) or Konis for 600 euros from Germany.
And in the end you will have ... NOT a true coilover

[terrj]

So how much it would cost to get the TRD/KYB set up?

[Soo__Fuego]

go on google and search for prices:eslap:

[c3ll]

@kaizer_soze: i have a really strong link in the customs, and i dont pay those taxes... and even if i have to... here in Bulgaria you pay charge only if the price exceeds 150 euros and you pay tax on the X-150EUR=Y where X is the price of the product ... so customs doesn't bother me ...

[DANZZT231]

I like the sound of that connection thing.

[terrj]

No taxes? That is awesome ^^

[c3ll]

;) favor for favor ... i made him a favor for which he payed 300 leva, else he should have paid 100,000 leva... and since then i don't pay taxes...

We're both happy, what more? :)

[zzt231 gr]

KYB AGX/TRD-Eibach or H&R springs.

[c3ll]

what would you say about TEIN S-Tech ?

[Soo__Fuego]

KYB AGX/TRD-Eibach or H&R springs.

hey what lip is that on your car? its the same as this one right?

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3982/silver25.jpg

[zzt231 gr]

hey what lip is that on your car? its the same as this one right?

Yours seems a little different at the edges.Check my gallery to have a better look.

[c3ll]

....... tein S.tech anyone ............ ?

[zzt231 gr]

....... tein S.tech anyone ............ ? Many,here in Greece!

[vegeta4ss]

I have used the tein s. tech & Tokico HP combo for 5-6 years. It rides well, but is very "entry level" when it comes to aftermarket suspension. The s. tech will also pair well with your OEM shocks. Just know that if you pair those two, the OEM shock will wear out sooner because of increased load from the new springs.

I would not recommend purchasing coilovers until you have a lot more experience with the celica suspension. They offer a ton of adjustability and like someone mentioned above, unless you are competent at setting them you will just make it worse. Once you have the swaybars, camber kit, control arm bushings, and endlinks upgraded you will be in a better position to understand WHY you need to move up to coilovers.

[Mister Celery]

hey what lip is that on your car? its the same as this one right?

http://img200.imageshack.us/img200/3982/silver25.jpg

his///her lip is TTE if u look at his/her gallery

[rammerjammer7]

What combo would provide the most comfortable ride?

[Soo__Fuego]

Yours seems a little different at the edges.Check my gallery to have a better look.
yea, the silver cars is different than yours
his///her lip is TTE if u look at his/her gallery

tte dosent make a lip for the 03 bumper

[c3ll]

I have used the tein s. tech & Tokico HP combo for 5-6 years. It rides well, but is very "entry level" when it comes to aftermarket suspension. The s. tech will also pair well with your OEM shocks. Just know that if you pair those two, the OEM shock will wear out sooner because of increased load from the new springs.

I would not recommend purchasing coilovers until you have a lot more experience with the celica suspension. They offer a ton of adjustability and like someone mentioned above, unless you are competent at setting them you will just make it worse. Once you have the swaybars, camber kit, control arm bushings, and endlinks upgraded you will be in a better position to understand WHY you need to move up to coilovers.

so you advice first to go all the way trough swaybars camber kits controlarm bushings etc., and after all that do spring/strut / coilover mods?

[vegeta4ss]

so you advice first to go all the way trough swaybars camber kits controlarm bushings etc., and after all that do spring/strut / coilover mods?

no.

basic shock/spring upgrade first. Then work on sway bars, bushings, etc if you want more. I would only do coilovers once you have had some experience with suspension and adjusting it. Even a lot of shops get coilover installations wrong.

[c3ll]

tein s-tech with oem shocks good start?

and what is the deal with skunk2 "coilovers" ? i see they are just springs?

any shocks ? adjustable or not ... ?

sorry for asking like a dum-dum but i prefer asking that way, to avoid being ununderstood...