Props to Damon (and his crew)

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wolo

Discussion Starter · Oct 4, 2004

I just wanted to thank Damon and all his friends for all their help installing my springs yesterday. Originally, I thought it was going to be Damon and me on the Sunday morning install, but before I knew it, there were 6 guys working on the car. Spring compressor snafus aside, I thought everything went really well.

And if I knew there were going to be that many people there, I would have definitely brought more beer.

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Eric

· #2 · Oct 4, 2004

I'm jealous... I want my ride lowered bad... but the Celica is getting painted & will be sold soon (I hope)

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wolo

Discussion Starter · #3 · Oct 4, 2004

We were talking about doing yours next. I figure by then, there should be 10 people there to help and we could knock it out in 2 hours.

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Eric

· #4 · Oct 4, 2004

shweeeet....

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moriarty

· #5 · Oct 4, 2004

i wish i wasn't working so i could've helped.

the reason, there is no reason. who needs reasons when you have beer.

wolo

Discussion Starter · #6 · Oct 4, 2004

Yeah, that would have been dope. But if you weren't at the office then we couldn't have gotten the torque specs.

Although, I don't think Damon ended up using them: he just nailed it a few times with the impact wrench.

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Kwiksilver

· #7 · Oct 5, 2004

pics? i haven't seen a lowered flint mica yet. i know all the cars are the same, but still.

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wolo

Discussion Starter · #8 · Oct 5, 2004

I haven't taken any yet, but Eric had posted at least one that I know of with Damon's from Scion Night.

Plus, Damon's running with the 18" wheels while I've got the stock. So mine's lower to the ground, but his is tighter in the wheel well.

wolo

Discussion Starter · #9 · Oct 5, 2004

Here's Damon's car.

I'm going to wait a week or so before taking any pics, as I want the springs to settle a bit more. D's car has seemingly settled more every time I see it.

And I'm hoping to have my windows tinted soon too.

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Kwiksilver

· #10 · Oct 5, 2004

ah, very nice. i like the way it looks lowered but i like the ride the way it is now. i lowered my 03 corolla s and it looked great but the ride was rough. then i traded it in for my tc and i love the gentle ride. the tc is pretty low stock, at least that's what i think. but yeah, good idea on not rushing the pics. it's going to look really good when the springs settle.

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phammerz

· #11 · Oct 5, 2004

how do you guys handle driving a lowered car? like my car with the ground effects, i alrdy have to watch how i drive, even thinking about lowering it an inch to 2 scares me, cuz ive scractched the bottom of my lip like twice alrdy from my carelessness >.<

wolo

Discussion Starter · #12 · Oct 5, 2004

The car's ride isn't changed that much. I love the stiffer springs and the greater response in the corners. I do have to be a bit more careful over speed bumps and especially my driveway, but the car isn't lowered by an extreme margin.

Zygote55

· #13 · Oct 6, 2004

So you didn't have to pay the outrageous price for the spring install at maita scion? Lucky guy!

wolo

Discussion Starter · #14 · Oct 6, 2004

Yeah, but I can't take it back and make them fix anything that we screwed up either.

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imasaf

· #15 · Oct 6, 2004

Originally posted by Zygote55@Oct 5 2004, 09:36 PM
So you didn't have to pay the outrageous price for the spring install at maita scion? Lucky guy!

Outrageous??? And all this time, I thought they were fair and ethical...

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Plissken

· #16 · Oct 6, 2004

my tC isn't lowered but i've driven my dealership's lowered tC alot and find the ride significantly harsher than my tC. as a personal preference i don't like this but have you noticed the same difference? just curious.

wolo

Discussion Starter · #17 · Oct 6, 2004

There's definitely a difference, but I don't find it to be too harsh at all. I really like the change.

mykeymagik

· #18 · Oct 6, 2004

Where are you located.. I live in NJ and still looking for someone to install my springs...

wolo

Discussion Starter · #19 · Oct 6, 2004

We live in Sacramento, CA.

Which would be quite a roadie for you.

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iGod

· #20 · Oct 6, 2004

Originally posted by Wolo@Oct 6 2004, 06:26 AM
There's definitely a difference, but I don't find it to be too harsh at all. I really like the change.

i have to go with wolo here, i really like the ride on mine since the suspension upgrades. everything i have done has stiffened the ride on it, and i love the set-up i am running.

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