I just bought a stock 2000 Red Tl and i was wondering what i should do to it first. Sound System, Ground Kit, Air Intake, Lowering Kit, Exhaust System, or Rims?

 

intake!

 

why make two threads?

 

one thread's enough man. give people time to reply and you'll have a wealth of info!

 

I meant to post it in here but i didn't sorry.

 

lower it ...
the lip kit
then rimsss...

 

What do you want out of it. If you want looks i would lower it first. I you want performance, get an intake first

 

I would get new wheels first, I cant stand the stock wheels. Plus a new set of wheels also give the car the biggest visual change.

 

no, you def want a drop before new wheels, you do the new wheels + 4x4 status, looks really bad.

 

im droppin my soon prob next 2 weeks. and whats the best price an AEM intake go for ?? i want one

also what lower springs should i get witout breaking my wallete

 

if youre starting out from stock .. i'd definitely go with getting your car lowered .. intake wouldn't do much for performance anyways .. mainly just for sound.

and it really depends ... how low do you wanna go ?

if you want a decent drop without sacrificing ride comfort .. then i'd go with the H&R sport springs part # 50103 (drop is F: 1.75 R: 1.5) .. these go for about $200 .

if you wanna be slammed .. then get the neuspeed race springs (F: 2.2 R: 2.0) .. these also go for about $200 ..

and if you get these lowering spings.. you gotta also invest in a good pair of front and rear shocks .. i'd suggest koni yellows or tokico blue. but then again .. that whole setup would run you about $500-600 .. so i suggest just saving up for function and form type 1 coilovers.

 

First, decide if you want to go looks or performance.

 

However, lowering your car does go toward both looks and performance.

 

200 is not bad but is really neccasary i change my shocks (500)??? and if so would you suggest i get coilovers? and would i have to change my shocks with coilovers?? dont mean to steal your thread hope im helpin you too ....

 

but shouldn't i get the ground kit first so i know how low that will make the car THEN lower it?

 

you've asked this question many times and even posted in a thread "need help with lowering" where jeremychrist asked the same question. especially having your car being a 2000 and probably higher mileage, yes you will need new shocks.

however, coilovers are different. you won't need shocks because that's part of the assembly, but coilovers are not cheap.

i know you are a n00b and i'm trying to help, don't call it a ground kit, that sounds ricey. it's a lip kit, hence it clips onto the existing bumper parts. as far as which to do first that's up to you. many people are lowered with lip kits so it shouldn't really matter much.

 

sway bars. lowering your car without them actually hurts performance

 

or tires.

 

how low are you gona dump it? camber it

 

yes, it's necessary unless you want your shocks to blow on you .. which won't take long considering you car has high mileage. yes, spring & shock combo will run you about that much .. so you might as well get coilovers since it's one whole package .. you won't need shocks unless you're getting coilover sleeves (like ground controls for ex.)