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post Dec 5, 2009 - 11:11 PM
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hey guys, so i want to lower my celi to get a better lookin stance bc to me the stock stance looks sooo tall, and im told that KYB shocks and struts with Eibach springs is good for my 95gt. im jus wonderin if i should go with a 1 inch drop or 1.5 or w.e.. lookin for some opinions and wonderin how smooth my ride will be, dont want it to be really bumpy, hoping it wont be.

lemme kno what u think,

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post Dec 6, 2009 - 10:16 PM
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QUOTE (flyinglizard @ Dec 6, 2009 - 10:07 PM) *
Both the front and rear have wet struts with integrated shocks. The difference between the two is that the fronts have a big retaining nut, allowing you to remove the shock pistons and put new inserts in. The rears don't have the retaining nut, everything is permanently intact.

Okay, now that makes sense as well. I was always under the impression that OEM struts would blow with lowering though.

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post Dec 6, 2009 - 10:22 PM
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QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 11:16 PM) *
Okay, now that makes sense as well. I was always under the impression that OEM struts would blow with lowering though.


A strut is a combination of a number of suspension components: spring, shock, bump stopper, upper control arm and ball joint. You are thinking of blown shocks.

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- Ted95   ride height   Dec 5, 2009 - 11:11 PM
- - Mstoochn   Tein SS coils.... expensive but well worth it, -2....   Dec 6, 2009 - 1:37 AM
- - pipes   or you can go 3+ like me   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:09 AM
- - trdproven   you don't need a bigger tire for comfort you c...   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:50 AM
- - Ted95   well i planned on keepin my stock tire and rim bc ...   Dec 6, 2009 - 1:20 PM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ There are NO shocks on our cars, only MacPherson...   Dec 6, 2009 - 2:20 PM
- - Mstoochn   you could convert to superstrut GOODLUCK!   Dec 6, 2009 - 2:28 PM
- - ajmorris1977   i went with a 5" drop and my ride is really b...   Dec 6, 2009 - 2:42 PM
- - trdproven   can I see your 5" drop, that sounds ridiculou...   Dec 6, 2009 - 6:38 PM
|- - ajmorris1977   QUOTE (trdproven @ Dec 6, 2009 - 7:3...   Dec 6, 2009 - 7:00 PM
|- - garin   QUOTE (ajmorris1977 @ Dec 6, 2009 - 7...   Dec 6, 2009 - 7:57 PM
- - Euphoria   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 2...   Dec 6, 2009 - 7:01 PM
- - epocsirhc   That yellow celica is goint to look sick with a fi...   Dec 6, 2009 - 7:37 PM
- - 95CelicaST   Looks fine, but you can't take a sloped drivew...   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:21 PM
|- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Dec 6, 2009 - 9...   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:40 PM
|- - flyinglizard   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 9...   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:54 PM
|- - nics   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 6...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:37 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Cheaper, yeah...but wouldn't it be better to p...   Dec 6, 2009 - 9:58 PM
|- - flyinglizard   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 10...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:02 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Okay, that makes sense. So why not get only the in...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:04 PM
|- - flyinglizard   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 11...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:07 PM
- - Ted95   thanks for the help guys, i have a pretty good ide...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:15 PM
- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (flyinglizard @ Dec 6, 2009 - 10...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:16 PM
|- - flyinglizard   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 11...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:22 PM
- - SwissFerdi   Yeah, I did know that much...I appreciate that tho...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:25 PM
- - SwissFerdi   ^ Right, I can see that. I was going to order the ...   Dec 6, 2009 - 10:49 PM
|- - nics   QUOTE (SwissFerdi @ Dec 6, 2009 - 7...   Dec 6, 2009 - 11:21 PM
|- - SwissFerdi   QUOTE (nics @ Dec 6, 2009 - 11:21 PM...   Dec 7, 2009 - 10:25 AM
- - epocsirhc   On friday when I was at an import shop buying my j...   Dec 6, 2009 - 11:25 PM
- - 95CelicaST   And with the inserts, the toyota tech/local forum ...   Dec 6, 2009 - 11:29 PM
|- - nics   QUOTE (95CelicaST @ Dec 6, 2009 - 8...   Dec 7, 2009 - 12:28 AM
- - nics   here you go.. http://showmetheparts.com/kyb/ che...   Dec 7, 2009 - 1:33 PM


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