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  1. Riff Raff

    Riff Raff Junior Member

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    I'm not new to online forums, but I am new here. I live in Arlington,VA and own a Black 2007 Prius, I've just recently as of this week done some suspension work. Tell me what you think, FLAME ON!

    I was able to grab some Tien lowering springs from a Toyota Matrix for $40 from a friend, then ordered some stock kyb shocks online and ran into a problem. Since I was using matrix springs the prius shocks were too long and pretty tiny honestly, so I ended up using shocks from a Corolla XRS that my buddy had laying around.

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    Here's the final product(sorry for instagram photo, I never took one with my potato)

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    Surfed craigslist and found a set of 17x8 +45 Enkei RPF1's with tires for $800, the tires were 225/45/17 and damn they fit nice in the rear. The front with +45 offset not so much..... so I'll be ordering new tires in the next few days.
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    Still trying to figure out what tire size I want to run, I'm thinking 205/50/17 with a spacer in the rear. I want to run 215's just for looks, but idk how the front fender will enjoy that.
     
    #1 Riff Raff, Feb 15, 2015
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  2. 69shovlhed

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    looks cool, but I think if you put 205's on it won't look right. like the idiot yo boys that think "stretching" a tire looks "tight" or some stupid $#!+ like that...
     
    #2 69shovlhed, Feb 15, 2015
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    Nice to see an 2007 getting some attention!
     
    #3 wjtracy, Feb 16, 2015
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    now to complete the suspension upgrade, install a corolla/matrix front sway bar and a progress or trd rear bar. with those big tires, it will handle like a sports car. and you will say goodbye to excessive body roll.
     
    #4 69shovlhed, Feb 16, 2015
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    hey! we don't let just any old riff raft in here.
     
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    According to his profile he's only 23, so I guess that's OK...
     
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  7. Riff Raff

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    XRS sway bar in the works soon, thoughts on chassis stiffener plates?


    this ain't my first tango :D
     
    #7 Riff Raff, Feb 17, 2015
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    chassis stiffener plates might help; but the biggest problems with prius are excessive body roll and weenie tires that break loose too easy. you got the tires nailed if you can make those wide wheels work, and the sway bar upgrade will flatten corners out -- it feels like it squats when you hit a corner hard. I had 205's on my '04, but since my '06 has stupid tpms, I couldn't just swap the wheels.
     
    #8 69shovlhed, Feb 17, 2015
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    215's and XRS sway bars getting installed Tuesday

    Japan :eek:...............

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    ;):sneaky: really thinking about this exhaust setup.
     
    #9 Riff Raff, Mar 7, 2015
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    TPMS and 215/45/17 mounted

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    Looks sick. More pics please
     
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    Looks good! Really like the Black on black with the RPF1s.
     
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    how's it ride? no rubbing on sharp turns?
     
    #13 69shovlhed, Mar 10, 2015
  14. Riff Raff

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    Soon, still raining here.

    Thanks, it really needs tint now.

    10x better than before, only rubs on the front driver-side fender and then big bumps on the plastics. I'll be removing the fender plastic and rolling the fenders flush this week, I'm trying to decide on 10 or 15mm FIC bolt on spacers for the rear.
     
    #14 Riff Raff, Mar 10, 2015
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    Side profile looks great.
    Can you tell us more about your rear lights? I like the extra red sections.
     
    #15 Melchior, Mar 12, 2015
  16. Riff Raff

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    I just taped off the reverse and turn signals then sprayed the top and bottom with Testors 1605 Candy Apple Red spray enamel. I need to sand, wax, and apply UV resistant clear coat so they look factory.
     
    #16 Riff Raff, Mar 12, 2015
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