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    Planning to slam my small body and just searching for pictures on the internet and saw this. (See picture) ilang inches kaya drop nito mga sirs? Also, i dont wanna compromise ride quality so looking for ideal compromise of drop and comfort...

    Any suggestions on what springs and shock combo to use? HM po kaya?
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    Based sa picture i think it's 1.5inch drop. 1.5inch drop ang ok na drop if you're after comfort. Maraming lowering springs brand na available para sa smallbody, bigbody, lovelife. These 3 gens of corolla share the same suspension set up. Sparco, TRD, Tanabe, Apex-i, KGMM, Merwede, TEIN, H&R, Maxspeed to name a few. Marami pa yan. But the best for me is RS*R + kyb excel-g shock absorber. Closest to stock suspension and hindi gaano matagtag. Ingat lang sa mga nagbebenta ng pekeng lowering springs. Make sure na alam mo ang hinahanap mo. Marami na nabiktima ng lowering springs kuno yun pala ininit lang. Or save a few more and go for a full coilover set up. (Not the coilover sleeves ha)

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    Thanks sir! Pretty much slam dunk na ako sa excel-g ng kyb kasi nagkabit friend ko sa vios nya..

    Pero for springs.... in torn beteeen tanabe NF's and maxspeed... which one would you recommend?

    Maxspeed i know is cheaper but as far as comfort, im not sure.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pippo21 View Post
    Thanks sir! Pretty much slam dunk na ako sa excel-g ng kyb kasi nagkabit friend ko sa vios nya..

    Pero for springs.... in torn beteeen tanabe NF's and maxspeed... which one would you recommend?

    Maxspeed i know is cheaper but as far as comfort, im not sure.
    most comfortable springs i've used is Tein and H&R.

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    Hmmmm ano po ballpark ng prices for both?

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    #6
    TEIN, H&R, Tanabe 12-15k brandnew

    Maxspeed around 6k brandnew

    Springs pa lang yan. Gastos ka pa around 10-12k for the brand new kyb shocks.

    Kung gusto mo naman mag coilover, BC and Dynamics coilover around 35k brandnew.

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    Reasonable naman pala tein and h&r... kasing presyo ng Tanabe... i heard harsh daw ride ng maxspeed? Is that true?

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    ok din ride using Tanabe 1.5"... close to stock springs yung comfort nya.

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    Question mga ser gusto ko sana palowered yung fiesta okay ba yung ride ng eibach?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pippo21 View Post
    Reasonable naman pala tein and h&r... kasing presyo ng Tanabe... i heard harsh daw ride ng maxspeed? Is that true?
    Sabi nga nila, you get what you pay for. So kung may budget ka naman para sa mas magandang brand, wag ka na lang mag maxspeed. BUT, ride comfort is subjective. Pwede sa iba, matagtag na, sa iba naman komportable na. So mas maganda ma experience mo first hand. Kung may kakilala ka na naka maxspeed, try mo kung pwede makisakay para masubukan mo. Pag nag lower ka ng oto, talagang magiging matagtag regardless kung anong brand ng springs ang gamit. Basta legit springs ang gamit mo hindi putol or init, you should be fine.

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Lowering springs/shocks help