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[SuperArt]

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[tommyzoom99]

um interesting i have never heard of Toyota lowering springs only TTE

cheers tommy

[AndyM]

Yep, they are the TTE ones.

They are made by Eibach and branded by Toyota at a lot more reasonable price than Eibach's own aftermarket offering (exactly like the Remus made TTE twin exhaust).

[1979scotte]

Burrows only sell the real deal in my experience but they don't always know what they're selling.
They had genuine TTE ARBs a short while ago which they called a Toyota sports something.

[SuperArt]

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[AndyM]

I'll be just the springs.

If you want to refresh the struts as well KYB are a popular replacement (and I think made the originals?) and come in about £280 a set (from Camskill).

[bluesmoke]

I'm running KYB Excel-G shocks as mentioned along with TTE springs and it's a very good combo.

[tomaky]

Ive got the kyb excel g on the front, which were previously fit, thinking as i believe there abit firmer that i should swap the backs.

[Ardent]

Just had a poke about the camskill site.
They do the tein s lowering spring for about 120. Am I correct in thinking these would also work well with the kyb's

[s12vea]

Just had a poke about the camskill site.
They do the tein s lowering spring for about 120. Am I correct in thinking these would also work well with the kyb's

Lovely springs, gets the car sitting just right.

[Ardent]

Cheers for that.
Have been wondering if a refresh might be in order. Tein S and kyb's would be more than good enough for me.

[s12vea]

They will be a good combo

[SuperArt]

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[Ardent]

Art
you will probably get there before I do.
It was only this thread that fired up the thought process.
No pressing demand/need to change at this time. Much more a would like than a need.
J

[AndyM]

Both the Teins and the TTEs are largely regarded as two of the best spring upgrades, and they are pretty evenly matched and roughly similar cost wise.

The TTEs provide a 30mm drop all round, the Teins drop the front 29mm and the rear 33mm.

The Teins give a slightly firmer ride from things I've read which gives them a slight handling/feel improvement over the TTEs, but they are also a little less comfortable with the bumps and potholes. The TTEs give you more of a stock level of comfort but a bit of a sportier feel.

I was in exactly the same boat as you and decided on the Teins in the end.

Have a little search of the forum as there are some great older posts about these, like this one...  l viewtopic.php?f=7&t=17694 l

[tommyzoom99]

Just had a poke about the camskill site.
They do the tein s lowering spring for about 120. Am I correct in thinking these would also work well with the kyb's

i have seen the tein springs on ebay for 96 quid as well which makes them even more of a barging, although this was after i brought mine from camskill   s:) s:)  

cheers tommy

[mikey P]

Not sure on where you saw the tein springs for £96 but there are quite a lot of fake branded tein springs around to be aware of too.

[Ardent]

How do people decide to change - renew - refresh

Is there a real world practical test that can be done to determine if shocks springs could do with replacing.
Age - perhaps difficult to pin down
Mileage - as above
Visual - subjective?
Corner bounce -
Feel on the road - subjective?

Jason the curious

[SuperArt]

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[cabbydave]

You don't have to go to Burrows for the TTE springs just go into any Toyota dealer with the part number and order some. As Toyota have a vast stock of these springs you can work a good deal out for them I got mine for £120 all in from RRG in Salford but im cheaky.