bouncy??, what type Options

[95STHATCH]

I've heard you guys that have lowered cars talk about a boucy ride. Do you mean that it's rough like the car was mounted on cender blocks,,,,or do you mean that the ride is like the car is out of alignment? The only thing that would stop me from getting my car lowered would be if it caused the car to seem like it was out of alignment(like the steering wheel shakes when you hit certain speeds or wobbling of the steering wheel). Please enlighten me with all of your almighty and wholy knowledge

[GeEkBoY]

I'll try and explain this one in lamens terms. When you lower your ride, the springs are stiffer (at least they better be) due to the shorter suspension travel. If you do not change your struts, the spring stiffness has significantly increased, however the damping forces have not. Once you hit a sharp bump and the car moves up quickly, the damper tries to slow it down , but the springs are stronger so the car bounces up and down a couple times after the initial movement hence the bouncy ride (too heavy of a wheel can cause other problems too!!!). The TRD springs only lower 1" and you can get away without stronger dampers, more drop than that, you need stronger dampening or else you will be bouncing around like a riced out civic.

As for the alignment issue, when you lower a car, it does need to be re-aligned. If it is an extreme drop, you may need camber plates ( I am not sure on how much adjustment there is in a celica)

P.S.
freinds don't let freinds drive a civic!!!