Just the rear..

[Carolyn]

I've got a TRD front bumper/splitter that does not need to sit any lower.  The car is a PFL MRS.  I've put the FL rear wheels on.  The rear could come down a bit.  Has anyone put Teins just on the rear?
Opinions??

[AndyM]

It doesn't sound like a particularly good option to me, purely based on gut feel.

Surely from a weight transfer and spring softness point of view, won't that make the front feel really sloppy on power and then on braking switch the weight very quickly to the front?

I almost think if you absolutely had to do something just at the back then either going with the TTE springs or doing a cut stock spring option might be a better route. At least your spring rates would be there or thereabouts the same, whereas the Teins would give you a firmer (and progressive) rate just on the rear which could go a bit crazy mid-corner.

Obviously coilies all round with dialled in ride height would probably be the better option budget depending.

Again, not an expert but you asked for opinions.  s:) s:)

[Carolyn]

Thanks for the input.  Coilies all round are more than I want to spend, so TTE (not a big fan of cut springs) or just leave it alone, 'cos it drives lovely as it is.

[AndyM]

Just had a thought... would another (better?) option not be to run TTEs (or Teins) all round to keep the car as balanced and stable as possible, but then use some sort spring spacers at the front to push it up a bit (or at least reduce it's compression)? I know you can get those sort of things for caravans/towing/etc... to reduce rear compression but no idea if they would work in this instance. I'm not sure that would be any better, but the more I think about it the more different springs of any kind sounds like a sub-optimal solution.

However, if you love it as it is then maybe don't try and fix it?  s;) s;)

[Carolyn]

Thanks.  I'll leave well enough alone for now then.

[mrzwei]

I'd be tempted to try cut down OE coil springs if done properly and you seem to have the means.
I had them on a Ford 100E (yes really  s:lol: :lol: s:lol:  ) and they worked really well. Also had a leaf removed from the rears, that didn't work so well though!

[lamcote]

I understand coilsprings.co.uk can shorten a pair of springs without cutting them so you could keep your existing springs and get the ride height you want without affecting the spring rates and therefore retaining the handling balance (other than the slight change to the rear roll centre).

[Carolyn]

Thanks for that.  I'll look into it.