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which is better? i want something to work with stock struts and i want it to look good. do i need camber links if i get them?hotchkis or Tech S Tech Springs?
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Pretty even match-up, I have Teins to be installed as soon as fedex brings my struts! ![wave wave](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/wave.gif)
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i have tein s-tech springs and love them, love the drop height (1.4" all around)! they worked with my stock struts for about a year but i have around 45000 miles on my car too... ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
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I have the tein s.techs on stock struts. No camber kit required. ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
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hotchkis level your car out, by dropping the rear more. I think that you will wear out your stock struts pretty fast with them cause of the amount of drop.
tein s-tech, give the same drop front and rear, so the car still points down in the front a little. I personally love the drop, perfect for a set of 18's, any lower and you will start to rub pretty bad. You can roll on your stock struts for a good amount of time, cause the drop is only 1.4".
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I have the tein s.techs on stock struts. No camber kit required. ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif) me too ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
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hmm i think ive made my decesion to get tein s springs, where can i get them and for the best price, so i 'll be able to roll on stock sturts for a while i'll be able to install them rite awawy ![tongue tongue](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/tongue.gif)
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^^^ i hear ebay sells them for a pretty good price, but it will also cost around 100 to install them, depending on where you go...
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just buy a spring compressor and DIY. It's not very hard.
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i have hotchkis and it's hella nice ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
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hmm i think ive made my decesion to get tein s springs, where can i get them and for the best price, so i 'll be able to roll on stock sturts for a while i'll be able to install them rite awawy ![tongue tongue](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/tongue.gif) Try Ebay store...24ibuy.com Cheapest I've seen, and super quick shipping! ![wave wave](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/wave.gif) Got mine in 3 days! ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
Last edited by zugzug12; Apr 17, 2005 6:22am.
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With either of these two springs, once installed, does the car hop when you hit bumps? I put lowering springs on my 98 200SX, and every bump I hit would launch the front end off the ground, thus giving the nickname "pogo stick"
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^^^ you might need new shocks/struts
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I did put new Tokico struts on it, but it didn't help. The springs were from R1 Racing and they were coilovers. I just don't want to get springs for my Celica and have the same problem.
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i dont have that problem with my tein s-techs and tokico hp shocks! ![thumbsup thumbsup](https://celicahobby.com/forums/images/graemlins/celica/thumbsup.gif)
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Thank you.: Ferris Bueller....your my hero. Random: Race Day Prep: Removed exhaust. stock 16s. aem cai. no wing. tires at 16 psi. no rear plastics. no spare or jack. no passenger seat. no floor mats.
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