New Prius Coil Spring and Under Brace Install Pics!!!

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  1. StrongDoc

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    I had my coil springs and under brace installed on the lil' guy today. here are some install pics....

    Tanabe DF210 lowering springs and new Tanabe Sustec front Under Brace Install

    Pics here:

    Kyoei USA Official Blog
     
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    Looks good Doc... I have a set of Tanabe NF springs that I'm still waiting to have installed. The only problem is trying to find an installer who is not going to charge me an arm and leg for the installation. I had some shop quote me roughly $650 for the installation (springs themselves cost no more than $220).
    If you don't mind me asking, what did they charge you for the spring install?
     
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    $650????????????????? holy shit. i wouldn't have them installed either for that price. please PM me for the price my guy charged. great deal as far as i'm concerned.

    $650???!!! Wth is that guy smokin'?

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    the car rides very nice on stock shocks after lowering, BUT it does come down to scrape after speed bumps, etc if you're not very careful. i'd like a STIFFER ride/better dampening. does anyone know of a shock, specifically for a lowered application, that will fit this car? i think that you have to buy the TRD shocks in a set with coil springs.
     
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    I have the stock suspension and I've also scraped up my Tanabe 2-point brace on speed bumps as well. As others have said, it does hang low. In fact at the ends of mine where it attaches to the car, it's been grounded down to the level of the rest of the bar. Not surprisingly, when my wife drives the car, she has no problems with anything hitting or scraping underneath when going over speed bumps.
     
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    OH!! it's the tanabe that's scraping! i was wondering Wth was going on down there. cool. i don't mind as much then. i don't want to hung up a speed bump though. that would suck.
     
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    Do you have a profile shot from the side? Also what are the specs of your wheels? Oh also what's the DF drop rate for F/R?
     
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    I took out my rubber isolators when I installed them myself, rides about a half inch lower in the rear than suppose to. I scrape my tie bar often on large speed bumps as well.
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    here's some pictures of mine that I took a few days ago.
     
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    purty! where'd you get the black taillights??
     
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    That's a cool-looking Prius. What size wheels/tires are those?
     
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    18 inch Enkei RPF-1 with 225/40/18. I blacked out the lights myself with VHT Nightshades spray.

    The springs and tie-bar were well worth the wait! if you call Paul at MVPMotorsports here in texas, you can get the parts a bit cheaper than anywhere else. I paid a little over 300 for mine.
     
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    Looks great StrongDoc!
     
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    thank you! anyone with recommendations for a drop shock that will fit the prius? google is not helping AT ALL.
     
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    Still the only other option I see is Tanabe Pro SO-C Coilovers. I have been checking KYB & Tokico but they still do not have anything available for the 2010 model.
     
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    Sweet! I have a similar Setup

    I'm running on Gold RPF1 17 x 5, 215/45R17 Hankook Ventus V12 EVO

    I should have gone with 18s, i really like how you dont have much of a gap.

    I'm about to get tein H springs installed, hopefully the springs will narrow down my gap.
     
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    Awesome looking car!
     
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