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If this is your first visit, be sure to check out the FAQ by clicking the link above. You may have to register before you can post: click the register link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. Results 1 to 19 of 19 Thread: Product Review: TRD Springs Thread Tools Show Printable Version Display Linear Mode Switch to Hybrid Mode Switch to Threaded Mode 02-19-2006, 10:06 AM #1 PHOENIX View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Visit Homepage Beams Owners Group Join Date Mar 2005 Location On Hiatus....... Posts 9,275 Thanks  92 Thanks  299 Thanked in225 Posts Blog Entries1 Total Contributions For
PHOENIX     $ 0.00 Product Review: TRD Springs Please post your personal experiences with this product and the company who built and sold it to you. Pros and Cons will help fellow mr2 owners in the market for this type of product make there purchasing decision. Posting pictures installed in this section would be great.

TRD
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- 1.0 rear drop
- 1.0 front drop

I need a picture of the TRD springs. Reply With Quote 02-27-2006, 02:42 PM #2 ni-sama View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries MR2 Owners Alumni Join Date Aug 2005 Location Victoria, BC Posts 73 Thanks  0 Thanks  1 Thanked in1 Post Total Contributions For
ni-sama     $ 0.00 I can't really say how they compare in ride to others because these are the only lowering springs I've had for this car. Here is pic from the side with stock tires and rims.


The back is perfect as far as I'm concerned. It brings the wheel gap down to nothing but the front could be another few cm down, there is still a bit of a gap. I really like the way the car handles now with the TRD/Bilstein struts combo. I wouldn't change anything unless I decided to go with coilovers. Reply With Quote 06-27-2006, 09:49 PM #3 imweip View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Devil's Advocate for Hire Join Date May 2006 Location Orlando, FL Posts 791 Thanks  5 Thanks  9 Thanked in9 Posts Total Contributions For
imweip     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by ni-sama I can't really say how they compare in ride to others because these are the only lowering springs I've had for this car. Here is pic from the side with stock tires and rims.


The back is perfect as far as I'm concerned. It brings the wheel gap down to nothing but the front could be another few cm down, there is still a bit of a gap. I really like the way the car handles now with the TRD/Bilstein struts combo. I wouldn't change anything unless I decided to go with coilovers. How do they ride though? Im interested in a slightly stiffer ride, but I dont want to have to go 2mph on a brick road. Being able to go 5mph would be nice. (currently not possible on my intrax springs. RIP YellowBird. 1993-2006 Killed by a Ricer Integra, maybe someday I can have another like it... Reply With Quote 06-29-2006, 03:06 AM #4 KyleScha View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Cage Fighter Join Date May 2005 Location Fairfax, VA Posts 225 Thanks  1 Thanks  3 Thanked in3 Posts Total Contributions For
KyleScha     $ 0.00 I have illuminas and TRD springs, and they are great. I actually found that once I put my new suspension on the ride was much smoother (with illumina set at 1 anyway, and my two rear struts were blown). Also, it definitely lowers the car a little bit more than 1 inch. Its closer to 1.25.

I wouldnt worry about ride quality, especially if roads are decent where you live. But I have no problem and its very comfortable.

Here are some pics:

http://kylescha.com/images/sidetrd2.JPG
http://kylescha.com/images/driverfronttrd.JPG
http://kylescha.com/images/driverreartrd.JPG

btw, the pic in my sig is stock 93 suspension. Reply With Quote 11-18-2009, 09:29 PM #5 MuMan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Nothing is forever.. Join Date Sep 2006 Posts 348 Thanks  0 Thanks  25 Thanked in15 Posts Total Contributions For
MuMan     $ 0.00 The TRD springs come in 2 versions, black & white (JDM) The black seem to be the most common. The drop on a '91 was 1.25" and later models is 1".
The black TRD springs at first glance seem a bit light, and appear to be progressive, but there's a number of dead coils and they ride more like a linear spring. The TRD white JDM springs are much heavier and more for track use.

I teamed a set of black with Tokico Illuminas also, set on 2 front & rear. The drop was even on all 4 wheels, and pretty much ideal for street use. Ride is firm but compliant, and certainly not harsh at all. A good choice for street performance & they work well, even with stock bars.

PTR04-17900-10 Attached Thumbnails     Last edited by MuMan; 11-18-2009 at 09:51 PM. Reply With Quote 12-04-2009, 04:34 PM #6 mrstu View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Cage Fighter Join Date Mar 2005 Posts 124 Thanks  6 Thanks  11 Thanked in4 Posts Total Contributions For
mrstu     $ 0.00 TRD Gymkana springs for Aw11




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Don't Worry, It's Just Me     $ 0.00 BRAND NEW! Fresh out the box. for SW20.

Last edited by Don't Worry, It's Just Me; 11-17-2011 at 11:10 PM. "I hooked up the battery backwards on my dad's 4-Runner once, and the engine started running backwards........" - Old Friend Adam. Reply With Quote 01-29-2010, 06:59 PM #8 Jon91Turbo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries No Skills Join Date Jun 2005 Location Florida Posts 65 Thanks  3 Thanks  1 Thanked in1 Post Total Contributions For
Jon91Turbo     $ 0.00 I used to have TRD springs on my car with Koni struts and NSX wheels. The drop was perfect for me and the car handled very well. The ride wasn't too bad but I ended up switching to 93 springs to have a softer ride. Around here they love putting speed bumps on any road with a 25mph limit and it just became too much of a pain to constantly go over them with a lowered car.

Here is a pic on 91 springs



On TRD



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Archidamus-R     $ 0.00 Hm. Looks about perfect to me. Reply With Quote 03-05-2010, 02:05 AM #10 WestSide50 View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Now or never Join Date Jan 2010 Location San Diego Posts 153 Thanks  9 Thanks  3 Thanked in3 Posts Total Contributions For
WestSide50     $ 0.00 Looks damn good to me as well! I'm not a big fan of those nasty gaps either so that's just what the doctor ordered. When you drop the ride, do you have to worry about rubbing or anything? I'm running on 18x8s all around and 215/35ZR18 and worried that they're gonna rub like crazy if I drop it. Reply With Quote 03-16-2010, 07:27 PM #11 q-authority View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Professional Multislacker Join Date Feb 2008 Posts 763 Thanks  0 Thanks  24 Thanked in24 Posts Total Contributions For
q-authority     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by SILVER2NICE TRD Gymkana springs for Aw11


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6...0/springs2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v6.../springs-1.jpg These are not TRD 'Gymkhana' springs, as actual gymkhana springs do not lower the ride height of the car, and these are considerably shorter than the oem springs. They are possibly an early set of TRD race springs, which lowered the ride considerably, and were painted in various colors over the years.
I have a set of TRD AW11 'Gymkhana' springs, which I got from Japan, and they are almost identical in spring height to the stock springs, but the individual coils are slightly thicker, which give them their stiffer spring rate, of 2.4kg front, and 4.9kg rear. Reply With Quote The Following User Says Thank You to q-authority For This Useful Post: mrstu (12-21-2011) 03-16-2010, 09:37 PM #12 MuMan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Nothing is forever.. Join Date Sep 2006 Posts 348 Thanks  0 Thanks  25 Thanked in15 Posts Total Contributions For
MuMan     $ 0.00 The ride height on mine is about the same as Jon91Turbo's car. I'm running 215/40/17's & 255/40/17's. Needed a slight roll on the rear for 255's, but I've never had any issues with rubbing even on steep driveways or speed bumps. May be the difference between Koni's and Illuminas, but for me it worked out the perfect compromise for a street car. Reply With Quote 03-16-2010, 09:41 PM #13 MuMan View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Nothing is forever.. Join Date Sep 2006 Posts 348 Thanks  0 Thanks  25 Thanked in15 Posts Total Contributions For
MuMan     $ 0.00 pic Attached Thumbnails   Reply With Quote 03-16-2010, 09:56 PM #14 datguydeni View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Turquoise not Teal Join Date Jul 2007 Location San Diego CA Posts 1,629 Thanks  3 Thanks  36 Thanked in32 Posts Total Contributions For
datguydeni     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by Jon91Turbo I used to have TRD springs on my car with Koni struts and NSX wheels. The drop was perfect for me and the car handled very well. The ride wasn't too bad but I ended up switching to 93 springs to have a softer ride. Around here they love putting speed bumps on any road with a 25mph limit and it just became too much of a pain to constantly go over them with a lowered car.

Here is a pic on 91 springs

http://www.carpron.com/multisite/d/3...2/IMG_1268.JPG

On TRD

http://www.carpron.com/multisite/d/3...1/corner02.jpg

http://www.carpron.com/multisite/d/2...1/IMG_1560.jpg What size spacers did you put on there? Reply With Quote 03-16-2010, 11:22 PM #15 q-authority View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries Professional Multislacker Join Date Feb 2008 Posts 763 Thanks  0 Thanks  24 Thanked in24 Posts Total Contributions For
q-authority     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by MuMan The ride height on mine is about the same as Jon91Turbo's car. I'm running 215/40/17's & 255/40/17's. Needed a slight roll on the rear for 255's, but I've never had any issues with rubbing even on steep driveways or speed bumps. May be the difference between Koni's and Illuminas, but for me it worked out the perfect compromise for a street car. The Tokico Illiminas will definitely help avoid the steep driveway and speedbump issues because they increase compression stiffness, whereas Koni does not, plus Konis are known to have soft compression characteristics at slow speeds. Reply With Quote 04-03-2010, 08:39 PM #16 Jon91Turbo View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries No Skills Join Date Jun 2005 Location Florida Posts 65 Thanks  3 Thanks  1 Thanked in1 Post Total Contributions For
Jon91Turbo     $ 0.00 Originally Posted by datguydeni What size spacers did you put on there? I actually don't remember I think it's 20mm rear and 10mm front. Reply With Quote 10-31-2011, 10:28 AM #17 Xuracing View Profile View Forum Posts Private Message View Blog Entries MR-Broken Join Date Aug 2010 Location Pittsburgh PA Posts 604 Thanks  2 Thanks  25 Thanked in20 Posts Total Contributions For
Xuracing     $ 0.00 Love mine, no Complaints at all.
I also have 5 way adjustable shocks

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tksmr2     $ 0.00 Ride quality depends on personal preference , tires, and the type of struts, and what setting those struts on on


I run up to 4 front, three rear on my 93T with TRDsprings/illumina struts, and low profile tires

215/40/17 and 255/35/18 in the back


The ride is really nice. It's even nicer with the stock 93 wheels and tires on.


The only real complaint I have is that the front actually seems too soft for the struts. It likes to dip and float around long sweeping curves a bit too much for my taste. And, I do have all new suspension parts up front and in the back.


I bought some coilovers for my car to put on over the winter. But, I really like just about everything on my current setup.. just want something stiffer.

The drop is great. Not good for daily driving if you have a body kit. I mean, you could, but my car is really low with the Greddy sides, shineauto spec A front and aeroware rear. 0U812




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