suspension or rims?

['[00] TRD]

me currently drivin 4AFE as my signature, if my budget was to be 3k maximum.. should i change my suspension into titan, tien, trd, hwl, etc, etc.. or changin my rims into 17"

FYI, my car is alr rather low (IMO), it looks lower than most normal sedan car on the road, thats y makin me confuse which one to change??

if changin suspension (lowered ride), scare if go into shoppin complex parkin area.. it will scatch my bumper

if changin rims, scare sacrifice my mere 1.6 stock engine performance.. no doubt i could change into lighter rims, 17" rims wouldnt light into any extent if i were not talkin abt ori te37 am i right??

so.. welcome any advise :X-:

 

[Fluffy]

with ur budget u can get a set of adjustable suspensions...so...its ADJUSTABLEu dont need to worry about hitting ur bumper...coz u can adjust the height...:_:

IMHO...rims and suspension in ur case is 2 diff things..u can choose either one..no headaches.

 

[levin]

No for both !
Keep that money and drop in an engine ................

 

[SkYwAlKeR]

No for both !
Keep that money and drop in an engine ................

true true... agree with that... with powerful engine, u can add anything to ur car without have to consider underpower....:regular_smile:

 

[davidchen27]

bear in mind, 17" rim could be rather expensive depending on brands and its quality..

also, u needa consider its matching low profile tyres too.. with 3K, u cant do any better neither with good rims nor good tyres.. therefore u hafta sacrifice one of them..

also, since u r driving a toyota corolla, i afraid 17" rim could be too much for since ur car is rather low and u ll definitely burden ur existing suspension.. so my advice 16" could be good enough in place of ur current 15" rim.. hope it helps..

 

[davidchen27]

also, u needa consider wat s ur purpose of modifying both items? for decorative purpose? if u not for handling purposes, so i think there s no need to spend ur money on those.. u might as well invest on ur ICE system.. cheers :)

 

[supernatural]

go for adjustable suspension.
first ; u can improve ur car handling
second; u can set ur own ride hight as desire.
third; will not affect ur car's engine
forth; will improve ur braking

but make sure u buy branded adjustable like GAB, CUSCO, TIEN for better handling and tahan lama .

 

[Fluffy]

it wont improve braking.

 

['[00] TRD]

i was quoated for rm3,900 for tien, adjustable of course.. wat abt GAB? CUSCO? anyone has got info on that?

rims, i prob change to 16" will do coz.. as davidchen27 said, expensive n burden my engine..

speakin of droppin in engine, i know there are lotza zth ppl talkin abt that.. but IMHO, might as well buyina new car.. takin into consideration of application in jpj, changin other parts like suspension n etc etc.. bear in mind the list goes on man :X-:

any has link on nice lookin 16" rims? pcd100

 

[davidchen27]

pls bear in mind, if u are aftering a comfortable ride.. my advice is not to switch ur current rim an suspension system.. just afraid u might not like the "bumpy" and stiff ride.. :)

 

[davidchen27]

3.9K for ur car's adjustable suspension.. woah! that's really expensive!! why dun u consider hot bits? if i'm not mistaken.. a complete set for Nissan X-trail cost 3600.. furthermore, it s from Speedworks.. not chap pa lang workshop le..

 

[davidchen27]

where did u get the quotation from? N1 racing? or sunway's workshop?

 

[davidchen27]

sunway's workshop i heard was known to "tong" ppl wan le.. if i were u, i would go to speedworks.. more reknown for their tuning and performance upgrade..

 

[davidchen27]

anyway the final decision is on u.. well, good luck in ur survey ya.. cheers!

 

[davidchen27]

since ur budget is limited.. i would suggest tat u change ur rim 1st, then slowly as ur "savings" increase, then only change ur suspension loh...

 

[davidchen27]

and factory recommendation for rim change is 1" on top of ur current rim size.. this way, ur car wouldn't affect much.. changing in rims will definitely decrease ur on-wheel power slightly due to its heavier weight.. lighter rim is good but it's subjected to easier dent if u were to go into a pothole.. hope it helps.. (\^_^/)

 

[TiBuN]

Davidchen, it'll be better if you could summarize all your post into 1.....
I know you're trying to hit 1000 post but this is not one of the good ways, :_:

And TRD, I would change suspension if I were you. Coz tyre still left alot, no point wasting it by buying another set of rims....

I have 2 similar car, 1 with good suspension, crappy rim&tyre, another car with old stock suspension, but very good tyre.

The uprated suspension rocks!

 

[EvoGanu]

put 16" wheel wif nice rubber there is more cun...
if u change abs or adj abs.. ur car is stock..u change those for what??
ur speed also same,so ur cornering also same...

better change nice rim n tyre for nice looking car.

imagine... if ur car load wif all performance part,many gadget,many extra acc.. but ur car still stock wheel... hahah very ahbeng la.. never nice.
rim 1st. chears

 

[SkYwAlKeR]

must make ur car look fast n furious first before start to make it really fast n furious... haha...

 

[davidchen27]

i agree with wat evoganu said.. wat he says makes sense too! toyota is meant for comfort rather than power unless u really modified it loh.. u really needa consider y u wanna change to adj suspension? just for lowering purposes? if u r driving like a turtle, then no point changing lo coz u ll nv fully utilise it.. no offence ya.. cheers!!