my Vios 2014, had passed the warranty period and personally, I felt that the absorbers are damn soft.. looking for a set of stiffer absorbers... any recommendation?

No intention to lower it at all in order not to sacrifice the comfort too much.

PS. my car had done full car soundproofing (floor pan, car boot, 4 doors, wheel arch, except roof). This is one of the reasons that made the car absorbers felt softer due to the additional gross weight. It also made the car felt sluggish... hahahah

soundproof here is for cabin NVH. My "stiffer" absorbers exploration here referring to something harder than current stock setup; guess won't caused too much direct energy transfer to car body. Not even looking at coilovers~

we saw alot cars otr changed their rear drum brake to disc; or even halfcut from other compatible model over.

So, definitely its possible as long as the wheel holes are the same and make sure the disc is not bigger that your current rim size coverage~

in aesthetic point, no visible brake dust on rims~

don't think SC will do it, look for reliable workshop that provide such service and parts.

realiability wont be an issue if you able to find the stock parts; which is basically plug and play

nowadays Toyotas are covered with 5 years warranty? mine was only 3 years... bought the FL version in end 2013.

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HU sold.

Thanks all who had viewed this.

This post has been edited by RoxyMunky: Sep 28 2020, 05:03 PM

your ODO is configured in accordance to your tyre size.

If you wish to get increase the size by using the same rim 16; following is the reading variance:


if you upsize to 17's following is the options with reading variance:


in this case, stick to your stock size, I would recommend.

front lower arms

TRW ouside around RM150 per side.

nowadays original toyota parts are pricey, nearing the parts price of those C segment and above.

cracking noise upon steering normally is steering rack issue; can be only just the tie end rod; which would be a smaller part to repair vs the whole rack.

17" easily RM300+ per piece; depending on the size and brand/model.

but normally stock size is odd ones, hence the hefty price.

normally need to change 2 at a time to have a more balance thread wear utilization; unless the other one is still spanking new

hope this helps.