lowering springs with....

[cressydan24]

doin my suspension soon but im not super savvy when it comes the suspension. Ive read over many threads but havnt seemed to get the answer ive been looking for.

my questions are...Are short stroke shocks neseccary when lowering your vehicle?

If i want a comfy daily driver with good handling, which shocks
should i be looking for?

As i said before im not super savvy with suspension but my toyota needs it bad, so any info would be greatly appretiated

[RA35GT]

Short stroke shocks with lowered springs generally used to keep the spring captive. (i.e. at full droop the spring shouldn't be loose or become dislodged)

[cressydan24]

soo its better to have short stroke with drop springs

[RA35GT]

Well, not necessarily better, in somes cases you need it to keep the spring captive.

(ie if its not lowered a lot, a factory length shock may still be fine)

In my cressi, i ran king springs standards (which despite its name is lower than stock lol) and munroe gas shocks or
was comfy as me daily.

What setup are you planning?

[cressydan24]

Comfy is good, as long as it gets better handling too.

well im planning on tokicos all around and i haven't made up my mind about the springs. 800lb, 900lb, 700lb
i dont really know

[Draven]

similar to RA35GT, I put king springs (low) on my old ma61 supra for a ~2" drop, and while I fitted sportier shocks (KYBs from memory), they weren't short stroke iirc

[cressydan24]

similar to RA35GT, I put king springs (low) on my old ma61 supra for a ~2" drop, and while I fitted sportier shocks (KYBs from memory), they weren't short stroke iirc

they weren't short stroke but they worked good? i have king lowering spring for the rear but my rear tires are fatties and i dont think they will clear the fender. the front could definately use a 2'' drop tho