Will I still have warranty if i buy lowering springs and get local company to install?

Question

If I buy the TRD Lowering Springs from Scion, but I get a different place to install them, will I still have warranty on the lowering springs and the car? Also do I HAVE to get the TRD struts/shocks if I'm going to buy the Lowering Springs, because for my budget it's either get the Lowering Springs or don't get both of them. and.. the 1.3 inch drop won't cause me to hit speed bumps right? ( I only am looking at TRD brand because I want reliability) Thanks for answers guys.

Answer 1

heck no that will void your warranty. what your doing is customizing your car. why would you want to lower your car so you can feel every bump and flaw in the pavement. you kids today are real stupid in my day iy was all about the ride with you kids its all about looks at the expence of the ride and those rice rocket suck *** anyways

Answer 2

I believe that if the dealership installs the TRD parts it will not void the warranty. Since they are made by Toyota who makes Scion. I believe that is the only way that you can install "aftermarket" parts on you can and still keep the warranty. You don't have to buy the struts/shocks from them to make it work right. They would provide a better ride for you, but you don't have to have them for the spring install.

Answer 3

You're re-engineering your car. Scion R&D'd your ride to handle speed bumps competently, so don't expect the ride characteristics to be as good as they are now.

I'm not going to discourage you like Rob 1 above. I lowered a '78 Honda when I was alot younger, and in spite of what I lost in suspension travel, I was happy with it because it looked the way I wanted it to look. That's always been very important to me. That's why I have a '62 Triumph motorcycle, a Studebaker truck and a '55 Chevy Belair.

Mr. Rob 1 is just jealous.

If you have to choose between the lowering springs and the struts, get the struts. Then lop off one coil of your springs. You may have to cut and weld your lower control arm to bring the front wheels back inboard so they're straight up and down, but that's the price you pay to get what you want.

That's the way I did it, only I didn't buy new struts. OEM was fine for me. My lowering cost me time, acetylene and welding rod, that's about it.

Hope you get the ride you want. Don't settle for less. You'll never be happy.

I bet Rob drives something bone stock less than 10 years old.
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Answer 4

You will still have the warranty if you buy toyota's products (trd). You can install the trd springs and struts and whatever and you will still have the warranty. If you get any other brand, it will probably void your warranty. Ask your dealer for which brands that you can get that will not void your warranty. Also Borla is from toyota so, yeah, it's aftermarket, but it's from toyota.

Answer 5

Call the dealership and find out. If they install it and they screw it up they should fix it. If another place screws it up Toyota won't fix it but that's just my guess. Also the 1.3 shouldn't have a problem unless there is a big rock or piece of wood sticking straight up out of the road. Or a cat (personal experience). Also get the shocks you'll really want them if you don't get them. and you will feel a lot more bumps and stuff when it is lowered but you'll feel them a lot more without shocks.

Answer 6

you can actually buy them from the dealership. they are built by toyota so they dont void warranty you have to have the dealer install them and you need to install bumpsteer kit and do alignment there too. I do discorage it though. ride is harsher. we have had a few custs bring in their cars to have the orig springs put back on beacuse they didnt like the ride ahndling. they look nice with nice wheels but you give up alot of the other benefits of orig suspension.

Answer 7

Obviusly the answer is no. The "manufactuer warranty" covers only original equipment and design. If you lower the car, you are S.O.L. on the warranty