Anyone install lowering springs on V yet?

I am wondering the same on lowering springs too. It looks like the v is still new to have R&D done on the aftermarket springs. I got new wheels installed and the gap is huge. The wife drives it though, but she likes the ride on the stock height.

 

Found these but they are not cheap.

 

I agree, please keep us (especially me) posted on this as that is something I really want to do.

 

I believe Tanabe was working on developing some V parts.

 

I found these on a website posted by Cactus Hybrid.

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Pictures of my lowered prius V is in my photo album. It has been almost a year now and the Eibach still rides smoothly and no complaints. I would not be surprised if no manufactures have yet to come out with a set of lowering springs for the V, having coilovers is over kill and too expensive and unecessary . I got the eibach pro from a 2010 prius installed on my 2012 V this weekend. The rears are direct fit, takes about 15 minutes to drop the rear. the front was a bit of a challenge since the V bottom strut plate is about 3/4 of a inch larger in diameter than the regular prius which means the springs are smaller in diameter at the bottom,top of the coil spring is a perfect fit. What I did was cut the bottom of my eibach coil half a coil about 6 inches of it off with a 4 inch cutting blade on my makita grinder which made it fit perfectly into the bottom of the strut plate, leaving the rubber dampening plate on. Just by chance this made the ride height/wheel gap exactly in the front as compared to the rear(nice). total drop was about 1.5 inch all around with a wheel gap of about 1.0 inches all around . I am riding konig feathers with 205/50/17 yokohama avids , I opted for this size because the narrower tire will give it a little better gas mileage, as compared to the 215/50/17, the overall tire diameter is only 0.2 inches difference and it weighs less . It rides really nice as compared to stock, handling is much improved. There is absolutely no spring play in the strut housing when you have the car lifted up on jacks. Again this is for eibach pros. I have not yet figured out what the mileage difference is as many who have already swapped tires on their cars already know what to expect. The look is much better with 17's and that ugly wheel gap. As for you guys who put on bigger wheels and still have that awful wheel gap, I see no point in doing that if you don't lower your car, it is ugly as sin. For all you guys who are hoping that eibach, tein, tanabe, H&R , suspension techniques to come out with lowering springs for your Prius V, it is not going to happen anytime soon , if not ever. This is a wagon, manufactures are not willing to put R&D into this wagon. I want Tanabe NF210s but they are not available for the V yet. Research of other vendors only shows springs available for 10-11 Prius but not 2012 V. With my new wheels I am anxious to drop the car but looks like I will have to wait. [/quote]

FYI, if you hate that cheap rubber steering wheel on you Prius V wagon, you can swap it with any 2010-2012 prius leather steering wheel (plenty of used ones at many toyota dismantlers, the steering wheel are identical) I just did the swap on my V, the steering wheel alignment was off a hair " no you can't get it perfect by using the splines on the hub" so I had to get it re-aligned " no bid deal" I swapped all the V accessory housing button unit along with the electrical wires and plug ( just 2 phillips screws per side and pop it off the steering wheel" and put it onto the leather steering wheel, because if you take a close look the touch buttons , the rubber has a texture to it on the V as compared to the regular prius.
my next project is putting on front fog lights since mine is a package 3. With a little research I found out that the prius V shares the same fog lights they have the same part numbers as the 2011-2012 toyota sienna, 2010 and newer 4 runner.and the lexus ct200 I found a set of aftermarket fog lights, wiring harness and switch for $109 on ebay with free shipping for the 2011-12 sienna. I also purchased a set of factory fog light grill from Camelback toyota for about $65 shipped. No need to wait for prius chat store to figure this one out and put it up for sale, it is too long of a wait for such a simple modification.

 

Hey Mac Prius,

Oops..forgot to respond..18" ssr competitions..kills the mpg, but it looks clean