Captain_Black Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 Hello to all.I have a Toyota Sera which shares the same chassis as the EP86 Starlet an SLSS I thought this might be a good resource to help answer my conundrum...Just bought the car and days later the rear shocks have gone, so rather than just replace I'm thinking to look at lowering the car all round.But I do t want to loose the soft confortabke ride I currently enjoy.I had a M-Sport BMW a few mk this back and whilst it was very rewarding on a spirited drive along a twisty mountain road it was compromised at EVERYTHING else and in the end I got rid of it because the ride was just too hard.My little Sera is lovely but I'd like to lower it to reduce the arch gap between wheel arch and tyres.Thinking of going for an all round kit replacing but all the suspension at once with new springs and dampers. But I don't want to kill the car's current comfyness.Any thoughts? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted March 24, 2017 Share Posted March 24, 2017 I've always gone for new kyb shocks and Tein S Tech springs. They give a nice drop but give just a slightly stiffer ride than standard. It's worked for me time and time again on a few different jap cars. It's a setup I swear by as it doesn't sacrifice comfort for ride height. New shocks will be an improvement on their own. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
5T4R7ET N/A Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 People who have sat in my car comment on how smooth it is and how it feels that im not going that fast. I have koni yellow adjustable shocks, apexi 35mm springs with tien adjustable top mounts.Its a very good road setup in mu opinion and others have backed that up after driving its I also have 15 inch alloys with 50 profile so that must help as well Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Black Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Cool, thank you for the replies Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Black Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Just had a quick chat with Demon tweeks and they've said it's nigh on impossible to achieve a drop without going significantly stiffer and resulting in much harder ride... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 It's very rarely demon tweeks actually deal with starlets. As I've said. Try the tein springs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Black Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Narrowing down the suspects...Going to replace the shocks with new KYB units and just need to find the right springs..Thinking about maybe getting some custom made, DT said that tein springs are quite hard, same with all aftermarket lowering springs in fact Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Starlet__SR Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 Narrowing down the suspects...Going to replace the shocks with new KYB units and just need to find the right springs..Thinking about maybe getting some custom made, DT said that tein springs are quite hard, same with all aftermarket lowering springs in fact Tein are progressively wound, the others are just wound uniformly. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Black Posted March 25, 2017 Author Share Posted March 25, 2017 Good to know Quote Link to post Share on other sites
adzy Posted March 25, 2017 Share Posted March 25, 2017 I've had Tein, vmaxx and apex springs in various starlets.Vmaxx and apex were the most comfortable. With teins being the least. But then the teins handled a lot better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Captain_Black Posted April 3, 2017 Author Share Posted April 3, 2017 Hi guys I've decided to go the route of custom made springs, can anybody advise me as to what poundage rating the standard springs are please? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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