rear springs TRd or else

Posted: Tue Jan 22, 2008 1:39 am Post subject: rear springs TRd or else

I' looking for rear Springs (no coilovers) like TRD , Tein , SWift
for rallye purpose
filh

Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2008 11:35 pm Post subject:

looks pretty impossible to get springs here in Europe!!????

Posted: Thu Jan 24, 2008 8:39 am Post subject:

What rate do you want? Short stroke? Gravel? Tarmac?

I'll help you but you need to be specific Smile

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 12:42 am Post subject:

Well It's for rallying only
I run stock stroke , and need more tarmac than gravel : maybe 4kg/mm
I Think I have Koni springs , but there are so old and collapsed .Rear has became too low .
I've measured the wire dia : 12mm. Global dia is stock , but I'll have to measure the free height and number of coils . Hard for me As I've some health problems. Trying to do that saturday

Still searching but it seems hard to find . I don't want them to stiff , as tarmac here is so often in bad condition . I had Tokico blue shocks , with stock springs , but it was too hard and very hazardous on bad roads.
Hope it can helps you to understand what I'm looking for .
regards
Phil

Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2008 8:48 am Post subject:

I'll ask the TRD agent here in Denmark Smile

Ride height: My car is too low, right?

I'm running 5,1kg TRDs in the rear which is what most rally drivers use in DK. But then 95% af all stages is tarmac...

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 2:39 am Post subject:

Doesn't look too low for me .Mine is lower from rear , but the side flap makes a wrong feeling
Filh

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 5:46 am Post subject:

I have swift 6.5 and 7kg in stock

Posted: Sat Jan 26, 2008 9:56 am Post subject:

Ok, but I'm running short strokes with these springs...

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:13 am Post subject:

To SYM
Thanks Sym , It would be a pleasure to buy from you , but I'm still"fighting"
with the belgian customs, to get the front springs and camber plates I bought from you . They arrived on december 28th in Belgium .

I got an email from them on january 10th to get the invoice .And still got nothing from them . It's a real shame .And no way to contact them

And I must thank you as you did all very correctly with me !!!!!!

To Jan
here are some pics of what I'm looking for :

measurements :
I must use a 2cm spacer , as it's too low , and even with that spacer , it 's 3cm too low :
Spring :
Free height : 30cm
ext dia : 13 cm
wire dia : 12,30 mm
number of coils : 7
Spacer height : 2cm .
To resume : I would like to gain 5cm height ,and maybe a little stiffer
Regards

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 1:17 pm Post subject:

This is what is read: You want TRD sprins that is as long as stock springs. Spring rate would be about 4-5 kg/mmm???

Posted: Sun Jan 27, 2008 3:23 pm Post subject:

Yes but it's a problem for the rate as I just don't know my springs rate .
If mine are , let's say 2,5KG , with TRD 4'5 kg stock lenght , I guess the car
will look like Starsky&Hutch or dragster look!!!!
I'm still looking for a solution .
I think I' d better place a double spacer (4cm) to regain height and leave things as they are as it looks so complicated .
Fil

Iketani Joined: 11 Apr 2008 Posts: 46

hey i have some rear light blue springs with spacers i think they are trd ones and they are v.hard not too sure on the rate but yeah they are hard too hard for the street if interested give me a pm