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too low... #362943 Dec 31, 7:13pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA alright...most of you saw my other thread about how bad I needed a drop... I was talking to some of he nopi guys(being as it is right down the street from me), and they have skunk2 SPRINGS which drop the celica 2.25" in the front, and 2.5" in the rear...kinda seems to low to me...what do you guys think...I have 17" ADR visions, and I'm gonna drop it with KYB AGX's and goldlines...they are about the same price, and I trust skunk 2 a litle more

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362944 Dec 31, 8:13pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT eric_h 2low2slow 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 1,612 St.George, UT just not as low as me if you cherish your side skirts and front bump A boats a boat, but the mystery box could be anything....Even a boat!

Re: too low... eric_h #362945 Dec 31, 8:17pm Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,363 Tacoma/Seattle, WA 10celica10 Who's yo Daddy? 2000 Toyota Celica GT 10celica10 Who's yo Daddy? 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 1,363 Tacoma/Seattle, WA Too low IMO.

Re: too low... 10celica10 #362946 Dec 31, 8:20pm Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,869 Likes: 1 San Francisco, CA Chelica815 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Chelica815 Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,869 Likes: 1 San Francisco, CA Don't go that low man. It would take the pleasure out of driving your car because you do not want to jack up the front lip and etc. Aggressively Driven 2000 Celica GT-S 6 Speed

Re: too low... Chelica815 #362947 Dec 31, 9:36pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 317 North Carolina eclipseturbogsx Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT eclipseturbogsx Member 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 317 North Carolina i have a body kit and the tanabe superdown springs with stock rims...talk about low. But i love the low look. So i love driving low cars even though it's a pain in the ass.

Re: too low... eclipseturbogsx #362948 Dec 31, 9:50pm Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,863 St. George, UT v3n0m Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT v3n0m Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jun 2003 Posts: 2,863 St. George, UT Way too low...stick w/Goldline

Re: too low... v3n0m #362949 Dec 31, 11:43pm Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi VSGTS14 05 WRB 2005 Subaru WRX STi Joined: Jul 2002 Posts: 10,110 Milford, NJ it'll be way too low with a bodykit. SUBARU TECNICA INTERNATIONAL

Re: too low... VSGTS14 #362950 Jan 1, 7:09am Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35 Los Angeles, CA CblueGTS02 Member 2002 Toyota Celica CblueGTS02 Member 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 35 Los Angeles, CA I have Goldline springs 1.75" drop ... I LOVE the look ... but believe me, it's a pain in the neck!!!!!!!!!! Pretty much everywhere I go, I scratch my front, because it's too low (and I dont have a KIT). I have to go in sideways and really slow, and I can avoid it sometimes. Even going into my driveway I scratch Sure low cars look nice ... but do you really want to hear that "scratching" sound every time you go into a driveway/parking lot? (makes me want to cry everytime i hear it). If I could do it all over again ... I would NOT go that low. Try to stick to something like 1.4" perhaps.

Re: too low... CblueGTS02 #362951 Jan 1, 8:44am Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA so then whats the average decent drop???

Re: too low... RookieGTS #362952 Jan 1, 8:50am Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 320 Philly khmer215 Member 2004 Toyota Celica GT khmer215 Member 2004 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 320 Philly go with Teins S-Techs - 1.4 inch drop all around...

Re: too low... khmer215 #362953 Jan 1, 8:51am Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica RookieGTS Boobie Vision 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: May 2004 Posts: 2,971 Turlock, CA how much do those go for??

Re: too low... khmer215 #362954 Jan 1, 11:35am Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,296 Orlando/Gainesville, FL bmw52786 Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT bmw52786 Specialist 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2003 Posts: 1,296 Orlando/Gainesville, FL Originally Posted by khmer215 go with Teins S-Techs - 1.4 inch drop all around... i got mine for around 200 i think

Re: too low... bmw52786 #362955 Jan 1, 12:00pm Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,216 Likes: 1 San Leandro/Davis, CA ToiletPaper Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT ToiletPaper Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 2,216 Likes: 1 San Leandro/Davis, CA teins springs...they cost around 140 shipped. ebay, or check the group buys.

Re: too low... bmw52786 #362956 Jan 1, 12:02pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA so 2" without a kit scrapes?

Re: too low... Chelica815 #362957 Jan 1, 12:12pm Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT isaac ECelica Admin 2001 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2002 Posts: 5,979 Likes: 9 Los Angeles, CA Originally Posted by Chelica815 Don't go that low man. It would take the pleasure out of driving your car because you do not want to jack up the front lip and etc. this is absolutely true!!! And for this very reason is why my car is never driven when I have the full R2 kit installed... cannot enter/exit ANY driveways... even at extreme angles StuntPanda's Celi with R2, SuperDowns (+2" drop) and 15s Mine with R2, TRD (+1.8" Drop) and 18s It's not just your imagination... Your day really does go by twice as fast while on EverythingCelica.com

Re: too low... isaac #362958 Jan 1, 12:54pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA wow thats low with a kit. Cause i am thinking of getting the Tanabe superdowns without a kit and 18's. Do you think I would scrape without a kit?

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362959 Jan 1, 1:40pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA weird im lowered 1.8 front, and 2.4 back.. i dont really scrape that much

Re: too low... rem #362960 Jan 1, 1:46pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA Originally Posted by rem weird im lowered 1.8 front, and 2.4 back.. i dont really scrape that much wow you really helped me out! lol. your car doesn't look that low to be scraping. i am thinking about getting that kind of a drop on a stock body also. But i have a raised hood scoop.

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362961 Jan 1, 2:21pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA Originally Posted by 00celica00gt Originally Posted by rem weird im lowered 1.8 front, and 2.4 back.. i dont really scrape that much your car doesn't look that low to be scraping. yea.. i guess so Last edited by rem; Jan 1, 2005 2:23pm.

Re: too low... rem #362962 Jan 1, 3:35pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA Rem, how are you with speed bumps?

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362963 Jan 1, 3:38pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,154 Texas Larry_GTS Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica Larry_GTS Specialist 2003 Toyota Celica Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,154 Texas get you a set of prokit springs with tokico Blue Shocks it will give you a nice look

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362964 Jan 1, 4:44pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA Originally Posted by 00celica00gt Rem, how are you with speed bumps? i can sometimes go over them going straight but reallllly slow... but some of them i gotta angle

Re: too low... rem #362965 Jan 1, 6:02pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA thats not bad. thats kind of expected. And you can still drive hard? like around turns.

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362966 Jan 1, 6:09pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA Originally Posted by 00celica00gt thats not bad. thats kind of expected. And you can still drive hard? like around turns. o yes definetaly

Re: too low... rem #362967 Jan 1, 6:12pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA sweet. I think im going to get the Tanabe Superdowns then. You think i should get 17 or 18" wheels on a stock body with that kind of drop?

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362968 Jan 1, 7:14pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA im on sportlines, 17s r good

Re: too low... rem #362969 Jan 1, 7:34pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA wow...great thread...maybe I'll go with the teins this coming year when I get the kit put together too...

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362970 Jan 1, 7:48pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA I just looked and I can get a set of the Hotchkis springs for a good price...1.4" in front and 2" in the rear...

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362971 Jan 1, 7:58pm Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT 00celica00gt Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: May 2004 Posts: 655 Likes: 1 Philadelphia, PA you guys like these on a stock body with the 2" drop?

Re: too low... 00celica00gt #362972 Jan 1, 8:00pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,134 San Diego, CA righteous_one Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT righteous_one Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 1,134 San Diego, CA ^^^that's hot

Re: too low... righteous_one #362973 Jan 2, 7:43am Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 296 maryland celicaguy Member celicaguy Member Joined: Feb 2003 Posts: 296 maryland I have the skunk2 springs and a full blitz kit.Everyone here thinkgs they are low come look at my car.I can barely get my shoe under my front bumper sittin on a smooth paved road.Now thats low and it looks freakin awesome but its annoying having to have your bumper painted so much.But the look and handling is awesome

Re: too low... celicaguy #362974 Jan 2, 9:10pm Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT rem Specialist 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2003 Posts: 1,259 Reston, VA Originally Posted by celicaguy I have the skunk2 springs and a full blitz kit.Everyone here thinkgs they are low come look at my car.I can barely get my shoe under my front bumper sittin on a smooth paved road.Now thats low and it looks freakin awesome but its annoying having to have your bumper painted so much.But the look and handling is awesome that is just unpractical.

Re: too low... celicaguy #362975 Jan 2, 11:26pm Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 26 Clarion, PA TweakedCelica Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT TweakedCelica Member 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Feb 2004 Posts: 26 Clarion, PA I have the same thing goin on here.. i have the skunk 2 adjustable coilovers and the blitz front bumper and invader sideskirts/ rear bumper.. i have about 3" of clearence in the front. I could raise it up more if i wanted.. look in my pro for pics. Oh, the handeling is awesome! And i do have to watch how i enter and exit some parking lots etc.. but like i said i could raise it up more if i wanted.. about another inch...

Re: too low... TweakedCelica #362976 Jan 2, 11:57pm Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,547 Likes: 1 Detroit, MI JBing Pizza Geek 2002 Toyota Celica GT JBing Pizza Geek 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,547 Likes: 1 Detroit, MI 1", 15's and a VS kit and its a bitch to get around where I live

Re: too low... JBing #362977 Jan 3, 12:14am Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 754 Columbus, Ohio FastCelicaGT22 Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT FastCelicaGT22 Senior Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 754 Columbus, Ohio i have that drop and dont have any problems with my stock body. If you have an aftermarket kit it will get a little close "If your not the lead Dog the View never Changes"

Re: too low... FastCelicaGT22 #362978 Jan 3, 8:14pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 173 Saskatoon, Sask GTaintsobad Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT GTaintsobad Member 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 173 Saskatoon, Sask I have H&R's - its just a bit lower then the TRD's, but I never scrape anything.. no body kit though.. the front looks perfect, the back could be just a bit lower...

Re: too low... GTaintsobad #362979 Jan 3, 10:26pm Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas What the hell Steve? You're the one who recomended coilovers to me a long time ago. That's the reason I bought the TRD coilovers. Why would you want springs?

Re: too low... badceli #362980 Jan 3, 11:22pm Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 39 Southern California celicajay Member celicajay Member Joined: Oct 2004 Posts: 39 Southern California get tein s-tech or TRD. any drop past 2.25" will harm your handling and be uncomfortable.

Re: too low... Larry_GTS #362981 Jan 3, 11:35pm Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,233 El Paso, TX EuRoBoYGT black & blue 4 you 2000 Toyota Celica GT EuRoBoYGT black & blue 4 you 2000 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Oct 2002 Posts: 1,233 El Paso, TX Originally Posted by Larry_GTS get you a set of prokit springs with tokico Blue Shocks it will give you a nice look or just get the whole suspension set from tokico the hp series shocks struts and springs and it drops it 1.25 all around they also have another set i think its called the illumina set with adjustable struts and lowers it 1.75 i have the hp series suspension kit and i love it i've been changing but you'll never see me now now i'm blaming you for everything

Re: too low... EuRoBoYGT #362982 Jan 4, 8:37am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,337 Pittsburgh, PA celicadragon Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica celicadragon Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,337 Pittsburgh, PA imo 1 inch is enough respect the gt-s

Re: too low... badceli #362983 Jan 4, 9:48am Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA Originally Posted by badceli What the hell Steve? You're the one who recomended coilovers to me a long time ago. That's the reason I bought the TRD coilovers. Why would you want springs? 'cause I really want a drop and I'm a poor bastard, and I'm supposed to be saving up to get engaged!!!!

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362984 Jan 4, 11:39am Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas LOL! That's funny. You have to save up to get ingaged. You don't need money to get engaged.

Re: too low... badceli #362985 Jan 4, 12:25pm Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 53 CA, USA JST2GTBY Member 2000 Toyota Celica JST2GTBY Member 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 53 CA, USA I got the S techs but i have no idea of what shocks to get??? The drop is nice with the Ss but you will feel a difference in the ride... thats why i need to know with what shocks to go with??? kyb agxs, koni yellows, or tokico hps??? not tryin to jack ur thread bro, just need some help myself :-) hope its ok DONT B A FOOL, WRAP UR TOOL

Re: too low... badceli #362986 Jan 4, 12:38pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA Originally Posted by badceli LOL! That's funny. You have to save up to get ingaged. You don't need money to get engaged. ...I have to save $$$ to get the damn ring she wants

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362987 Jan 4, 12:49pm Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas I know some people who can help you with that.

Re: too low... badceli #362988 Jan 4, 1:16pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT AZZKIKR SHO - NUFF 2003 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 2,371 ATL GA ehh...she's already picked it out, and its only like $2,000...I'm not worried about it right now...maybe coilovers will come later, and I'll just wait to mod my car all at once

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362989 Jan 4, 9:13pm Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT badceli Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica GT Joined: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,034 Texas That was a joke Steve. I don't really know people who could help you. I was saying it like I knew some shady people on the street.

Re: too low... AZZKIKR #362990 Jan 4, 9:34pm Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,365 Likes: 1 New Orleans, LA Speed4TheNeed Caleb 2000 Toyota Celica Speed4TheNeed Caleb 2000 Toyota Celica Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 6,365 Likes: 1 New Orleans, LA Originally Posted by AZZKIKR ehh...she's already picked it out, and its only like $2,000...I'm not worried about it right now...maybe coilovers will come later, and I'll just wait to mod my car all at once wooo...haha i hope that engagement ring is part of the wedding ring as well (you know how they do those dual or triple wedding rings that use the engagment ring as well)...$2,000 is exactly super expensive for a ring..but too expensive to disregard in a couple of years when your married, in my opinion and oh..those springs are too low for my tastes. nothing lower than 2"

Re: too low... Speed4TheNeed #362991 Jan 4, 9:40pm Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 615 New Orleans Traviesa86 Penetrating Salsa 02 Acura RSX-S Traviesa86 Penetrating Salsa 02 Acura RSX-S Joined: Jan 2004 Posts: 615 New Orleans Originally Posted by Speed4TheNeed Originally Posted by AZZKIKR ehh...she's already picked it out, and its only like $2,000...I'm not worried about it right now...maybe coilovers will come later, and I'll just wait to mod my car all at once wooo...haha i hope that engagement ring is part of the wedding ring as well (you know how they do those dual or triple wedding rings that use the engagment ring as well)...$2,000 is exactly super expensive for a ring..but too expensive to disregard in a couple of years when your married, in my opinion and oh..those springs are too low for my tastes. nothing lower than 2" 2k is actually a good price for an engagement rings. So are you saying that's too much, Caleb...and not worth it?? ANYWAY...if you want a girls opinion. Getting engaged is more important than dropping your car. If you want to marry this girl and have already thought about it and had her pick out a ring, then you should do it. NEVER put your car before your girl. "...No one on earth knows me like you do..."

Re: too low... Traviesa86 #362992 Jan 5, 1:10am Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,374 Likes: 1 Los Angeles, CA QTRMLR_1 Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica QTRMLR_1 Specialist 2002 Toyota Celica Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 1,374 Likes: 1 Los Angeles, CA yeah the ring unfortunately has to cost more than the mods...downside to spending a lot on your car! I get my kicks on EC.

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