Wow, that is dope. I cant wait to get mine done now!

@ resolve : right you are. my first experience with coilovers so itll be fun.

@ kylexd: im a couple hours or so depending on traffic. if you give me enough of a heads-up i might take a drive and assist with the install. im no pro but itll get familiar as we go. after you do this id recommend a rear sway in the near future. youll notice some body roll in tight corners like on-ramps. it was a great investment for me.

Ok, that sounds cool. Did you do your suspension?

And since I got my car I have been suspicious about the suspension, it seems real tight, and like it takes bumps kind of rough, the few other xd's I have seen around town look different than mine, mine also looks a little lower. Is there anyway to know whats going on...without jacking the car up and looking under there. I feel like the person who had it before me did "something" to the suspension, and im hoping he didnt take the cheap route and cut the springs.....and insight on this would be awesome.

what year is your xD? if your on stock tires that could be it. i remember those being pretty stiff in the sidewalls. after i did my springs and new wheel/tire combo it was a lot softer. if youre getting springs anyway, i wouldnt worry too much about it. personal opinion tho. someone might have some more insight.

and yea i did my suspension, with some buddies.

Go to the back of the vehicle and look underneath at the springs and see what color they are? This can be done without lifting the vehicle. Anything other than black is non stock. Also park on a flat surface and use a tape measure to measure from the center of the wheel well arch to the ground.

Well as far as I know at the moment, it should be stock. But the way it drives makes me think otherwise. Quite honestly, I think it drives like sh*t...lol. And yesterday I just noticed a squeaking noise coming from the left rear. So I def. need to look under there, and also need to post some pics. because it even looks lower then some other xd i have seen.

Well here are a couple of pics of my xD, by the way I did get under the back of my car and there are aftermarket springs. Gonna take a pic of them tomm.

Yeah from the pics it is definitely lowered. What color were the springs. and pics would be great when you get them.

just from eyeballing it, appears you might be on TRD springs. looks about the same stance mine had with them on stocks. if you get down there and your springs are red, which they may be to match the rest of the car, then they are TRD springs.

^^^ that's what I was thinking TRDs

and now seeing how you said the car rides, i would really think you have TRDs. i thought mine was stiff and a lil rough while on those springs. IMO the ride with the Teins is a lil softer and less stiff.

yea either trds or cut springs based on ride quality. trds ride pretty rough, and cut springs seem pretty common place in the scion world (unfortunately). does seem a little lower than trds though. maybe the tanabe nfs? id kinda bet on cut springs though. unless his trds sit lower for some reason

this was my car on trds:
http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3297/3...d7e407b4_z.jpg

Cut and heated springs are big no-nos

this is very true, and yet somehow they seemed like they were everywhere when i was part of the scion community.

It also depends on angle/view of shot and tire differences between both cars. but even so his does seem lower. but then factor in all car are different. hmm now you got me thinking. we def need pics of rear springs.
maybe it is some cheap dropzone coils they are red also. Those can drop low and are really cheap and ride rough as hell. Had them on my 1st gen xB

true that but those 16s were running the factory 195/6?/16 turanzas that come on the car. so unless his tires are bigger which they dont seem like it, its either a diff spring or cut. thats almost DF210 low with the lower back end than front (diff rake than what the teins give). dont know anything about drop zone, and cant really think of anything else from the spring options for the xD

Yeah he said red so first thoughts were TRD, but if it is that low based on comparision pics then Dropzones are red maybe a few other knockoffs which would explain rough ride also. I think they give roughly a 2 inch drop like the DFs

Dropzones are cheap EBAY springs. They are like $100

df210s are red

Sorry for late response, I dont know alot but I know something aint right here with my springs. I still need to take a picture of them but they are green and black.

well the only springs i know for the xd that are green are Teins. but, i havent really looked at a lot of different kinds for this car. so, they may be some knockoff brand.

anyways, i wouldnt worry too much about it if you are gonna change them out for Teins in the near future. i guess just grin and bear it til you get em changed out for some springs that you actually know some info about.