struts and springs from 4cyl to V6. (also, anyone selling v6 gen4?)

[dchriste]

ok so my car has the 4 cyl, the motor blew a rod and the chassis and everything is in bad shape, concidering buying a v6 camry of the same GEN and moving the parts i have over to the new cam. the eibach pro kit apparently is for the 97-01 camry and it doesnt specify a difference between 4cyl and v6, the kyb-gr2's say if v6 stock depleted use 4 cyl struts, any idea? will the struts and springs bought for the 4 cyl be ok with the V6. obvious the rears will be fine but the front will have a little more weight on it. p.s. anyone selling their v6 gen 4??

[Corollacrazy42]

the srpings and strut difference basically just has to do with the weight difference so if you get 4 cyl ones you may sit a teeny bit lower.

nothing to really be concerned about, but its probably just in your best interest to get v6 ones if possible.

[Eye8Pussies]

the struts should be the same

and with the springs, the v6 will just sit lower- or since you have eibachs and their drop is minimal, you will then get a much better drop

[dchriste]

thanks for the advice. i would kind of like the front to be slightly lower than the back anyways. with the 4cyl they sit even front to back. if i do a 4 cyl to v6 swap, does the entire exhaust system all the way back need to be replaced?

[Eye8Pussies]

not really, technically...

though the diameter of the exhaust systems are different- 4=2", 6=2.25"

most people go with an aftermarket exhaust anyway, so that's usually not a problem

otherwise, it would probably be a good idea though, since the 2" piping is really a bit too small for the power that the v6 puts out

[kamrhee]

Sorry to thread jack this but my situation is kind of the same.

I'm leaning towards dchriste's setup with Eibach pro-kit and may move to 17" rims. Is the eibach front and rear alignment kit required for this setup? I have KYB gas shock but not the GR-2. They're almost 4 yrs old so maybe I can switch to the GR-2s when its time to change. Also, which is better, Tein S tech or Eibach pro-kit? I noticed the Tein are alot cheaper than Eibach but from what I read, the drop for front and back are minimal. Less than the Eibach.

Thanks.

kamrhee

[Eye8Pussies]

I could have sworn the tein gave more of a drop if anything than the eibachs

and the gr-2's are perfectly fine for the eibachs



and no- no need for the camber kits at all- not even close

[kamrhee]

I think there a 2 types of Tein springs. The one I saw had less than 1" of drop. As for the Eibachs, its 1.2" for front and rear. Thanks for the input.

kamrhee