TRD struts tightness

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

hey guys i just installed some TRD struts with the springs before i just had the springs on stock struts and that lowered my car less than 1 inch in the back and 1 inch the front but the struts were hella weak so it was really bouncy... but now with the TRD struts in place... looks like i gained 2 inches in the back and 3 inches in the front like its close to stock look again so im like WTF?! and the tightness is seriously a really tight drive like its giving me motion sickness.... any good advice to fix this up?? im planning on letting everything settle till the end of this week... i liked my car being slammed low... so if everything doesnt settle to great i might just swap it back to stock struts... and sway all over the place any ideas on how i can fix these TRD strut tightness and drop height??

[---CAMRAZY---]

Wait for them to settle..... And if you hate the stiffness, try COs...... LOL

[Sp33d]

if you dont like the stiffness. give me your front struts and ill switch out with tokico's with you. its a softer ride

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

hahaha yeah i heard about those tokios... how was the drop in them?? did they raise your car or anything? cause these TRDs gave me a 3 inch lift in the front

[Sp33d]

well i have TRD rears with Tokico fronts. i used to like the ride, but now i find it soft.

when i had TRD's all around, i thought it was stiff as well. but now comparing it to TRD rear and tokico front, TRD all around was great.

-mark

[unbalancedwood]

did you cut your bumpstops?

[Sp33d]

yeah, about half.

-mark

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

hey guys is there anythign i need to know about alignments?? cause right now my steering wheel is vibrating like crazy whenever i hit 60 haha i switched back my stock struts in the front with TRD's in the rear but i feel like i might just switch everythign back stock haha crazy huh... but when should i get the alignment>? after the shocks settle in or after a week later? i also feel like im not getting the same acceleration after i swaped the struts its like its lagging more... ?

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

bump for alignment question

[unbalancedwood]

Well I got mine aligned a 3 days after I installed my suspension. I'll go back sometime in a few days to get it redone. I got it done at Merchants Tire (already looked, and their not in CA) but I bought a 3 year, unlimited mile alignment so i can take it back every month...every week if I want to, it was $130. I would look for a place like that in your area. My stering wheel did vibrate at 70 a few months back, ended up being my rotors. It could also be your tires need balancing...?

Where in SD do you live? I was born on Coronado, miss the area

[ReaDY-SeT-Go]

i live around the fashion/mission valley area with me and funboy live close to each other haha at least you had a beach right next to you i wish i lived somewhere cold i hate when it gets too hot down here haha did you go to coronado high school?

[unbalancedwood]

Yeah, my dad's military, I was born there, and then revisited for about a year. Went to Coronado HS for...hummm...7th grade, the year pokemon was the craze lol

But with your question, try swapping back to 'TRD' and letting them settle in, which ive heard is about a week. If it wasent shaking at high speed when you had it stock I would try to get it aligned, maybe find one of those unlimited alignments for a year or two. Which is usually cheaper then bringing it in a few times anyways.

PS, I dont know that much about stuff, i just read about it and do it.