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I don't have knowledge on swapping from auto to manual but it is a LOT of work since they'll need to replace things like the transmission, pedals, ECU, and I believe the parking brake.. I could be wrong but I'm not sure how feasible it would be to have a dealer do something big like that to your...

2014 with 58k miles. My car has been lowered since 6k miles and has had no MAJOR issues. I've only replaced 1 driver side CV axle and I think I need to replace the sway bar end links and outer tie rods.

Just checked mine, looks like my Corolla needs it.

You won't be able to use those bolts for the rear. The rear struts are different from the front and don't mount the same way. You either need to have custom plates made or just use washers, threadlock as well as longer bolts to compensate for washer thickness and to place the washers in between...

I'm not sure. I don't think there were choices in smoke color when I bought mine.

Correct.

Yeah it costs a lot since it's a full fluid drain where they drop the pan, replace the gasket and refill it completely with 2 bottles of the CVT fluid they sell ($90 each). I believe each can is 4L and the car takes 7L after being completely drained.

I've read that one person paid about $320 in Florida for a fluid change.

Yes, after added the fluid I cycled through the gears, let the car warm up and let any excess fluid out after the car was warm.

I watched this video (not in English) and just followed what they did. The transmission on the car they are working is setup the same way as our cars. I would get into more detail but I can't recall the socket sizes and hex sizes I used to get the job done right now.

I did it myself. As for improvement, it feels and drives the same. The car doesn't jerk when I put it into gear and doesn't struggle to accelerate. The fluid cost me $90 from the dealership and I think it took me about an hour to do. It was the first time I ever changed a fluid on the car or any...

I have lowered my Corolla to the ground, scraped on many things, did a 2500 mile road trip and drive the car hard and surprisingly the CVT is still holding up strong. The tranny pan is dented and the axles are stressed more than stock but the car hasn't left me on the side of the road the past 4...

I have the weather tech ones as well. Here are some pics.

BC Racing Coilovers.

Also, when you stretch tires, depending on how extreme the stretch is, you need to keep an eye on the tire pressure. A slight stretch you probably won't need to worry about, but something where the lip of the wheel is poking out of the tire, I'd recommend to check the tire pressure every 1-3...

Most of the shops I've been to offer tire stretching but big tire shops like Firestone won't do it. You'll need to find a smaller tire place, usually the ones that sell wheels like XXRs, Rotas, ESR, etc.

They're perfect for daily driving. I had the XXR 526 in 17x10 +20 offset on coilovers. The wheels had a chrome lip and a gloss black face but I plasti dipped the gloss black with a gold. Never had a chipping issue and I stretched tires quite a bit on this setup running a 205/40 tire.

I had 9th gen Eibach lowering springs and it lowered the car 2 inches all around. Ride comfort felt practically the same, drove on them for 25k miles with no issues. Before and after:

Just keep an eye on the tire pressure and you should be fine. On my last set of wheels I checked it every 3 weeks and I only lost 3-5 PSI with a 205/40 tire on a 17x10 wheel, never debeaded once in my life running stretched tires the past 4 years. I'm running less stretch now 235/40 on a...