Gen4-camry97. need some tips

[toyota_Camry97]

ok here it goes to all the camry gen 4 enthusiast. i have a 97 camry le
just starting to dress it up but the problem i dont know what to put on or in it.
ok i already have my 17" mag wheels, universal trunk lip from ebay, hid kit 6k,
orange guage cluster backlit, and thats about it..

1st i need some help in finding some front lip that will fit on my front bumper.
or even the trd skirts. or where could i find this parts, like this one in this picture.


2nd i wanted to lower my car but i dont know how low because i still want it to
have that nice ride smooth ride of the car. what kind of lowering spring can you
guys recomend. i am thinking of atleast 1.5 front and 1 inch back. but still send
me your suggestions.

3rd i could not find a clear headlight for this model camry 97. like this one in this pic.



ok for now that all i need to know. but i open to all suggestions. please help.

by the way here are some of my 97camry.

[humanoid]

Welcome to the Nation! I'll move your thread to the proper forum where you'll get more help with your questions!

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1. That looks like One_to_hate's Camry. If you're lucky, you can usually find the TRD lip kit here in the For Sale section. It comes in 7 pieces including the lip spoiler.

2. I'm not aware of any springs that drop the car like you specified, although the Tein S-Tech's are supposed to give you a "raked" look if that's what you're trying to achieve. I have the Eibach Pro's (1.2" all around) with KYB GR-2 struts and the ride is pretty tolerable IMO, even with the TRD strut bar and RSB. They haven't sagged much at all and I've had them for close to 5 years iirc.

3. Those are hard to come by and will be pricey. If you want better light output, you could still consider doing a retrofit.

[bigbird]

if you want to mantain the smooth ride then get whatever springs you like (eibachs or teins are good) and then get KYB struts. they are slightly stiffer then stock but are still pretty soft and cumphy. also, add a TRD RSB to your list. its a must!

theres actually a guy selling MOST of a TRD kit in the forsale section, it has a custom front lip and actually looks pretty cool. try solaraguy.com as well.

the car looks good man, love the wheels

oh and welcome to TN.

[toyota_Camry97]

thanks to both of you.. uhm.. do you guys have any ideas how much those spring would cost me? i saw some generic lowering springs they cost like 120bucks i think..

and what is retrofit for the light output?

how about for the foglights? any idea? i wanted to put some of those universal projector headlights.

thank you again to both of you.

[toyota_Camry97]

http://solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=47905

found this looks like the trd kit

[toyota_Camry97]

by the way two thumbs up to both of you.. nice cars!

[ONE_to_HATE]

Originally Posted by toyota_Camry97

http://solaraguy.com/viewtopic.php?t=47905

found this looks like the trd kit

...eeeh- i've been on here since 2005, and i've yet to see anyone rock that kit. but if you like it, go for it! LOL!

Originally Posted by toyota_Camry97

thanks to both of you.. uhm.. do you guys have any ideas how much those spring would cost me? i saw some generic lowering springs they cost like 120bucks i think..

and what is retrofit for the light output?

how about for the foglights? any idea? i wanted to put some of those universal projector headlights.

thank you again to both of you.

1) Lowering springs are cheap if they're used.. if yr planning to buy new, then it'll be bank. For what yr looking for, i think you'd be good with the Tein S-techs like the ones i have on.. the drop is pretty good and the ride is very smooth.

2) Retrofits usually consists of opening the headlight housing, and mounting on projectors inside so when you turn on yr HIDs, instead of the light scattering everywhere, its focused onto the road thus giving you a lot more light output even through the fluted lenses we have.

3) If you can find somewhere to mount foglights with projectors, do so- it'll give you more light output in addition to yr headlights.

Welcome to the boards!

[Creeps228]

X2 on what One_to_Hate said. Here's the type of light you were talking about But recently people have been having some problem with the seller of the light. If you have anyway to go to the place that sells them I'd do that if I were you just to make sure you'll be able to get them. That kit is also amazing definitely would be one of a kind. Welcome to the board.

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One_to_hate pretty much answered it. But just to confirm, that ebay link is for a Razzi kit. Not sure why it was listed as TRD as well. If I were you, I'd get the TRD lip kit since it flows pretty well with the lines of the car. The Razzi looks pretty messy/tacky, especially the side skirts. LOL that's probably why no one's buying it.

And yeah, a used set of springs usually fall around that price range, depending on how much they've been used. I'd say look for some Eibach Pro-kit springs (1.2"), Tein S-Tech's (~1.5" front, .6" rear), or H-Tech's for a real mild drop. Make sure to get some struts too (ie. Tokico Blues, KYB GR-2, TRD, etc.)

http://eibach.com/cgi-bin/htmlos.exe...42728900017802

http://www.tein.com/products/s_tech_price_list.html

[toyota_Camry97]

one_to_hate: yeah i agree your car seats just so right. did you just installed it yourself? or did you have installed in a shop..

creeps 228: how much you selling the clear lens?

touge star: so yea i am still thinking about that skirt kit, cause i don't really like how the design goes.. and i check those spring just now. on the tein they have sample picture of camry wth the springs in..

thanks again too you guys..

[ONE_to_HATE]

i had a friend do the first one, and the second one was through my mechanic's shop.

Here's the two spring set-ups i've gone through.. i hope a couple pics would help you solidify yr decision. I like the S-Techs alot better than the H-techs because the h-techs got really sloppy on turns, it really is- just a dress up spring. For the S-techs, they're a tad firmer and lower- but if you pair these with tokico struts.. the spring's softness is supported by stiffer struts. This way when yr cruising to socal, you have a plush ride and when you take corners.. the tokico will do the dirty work for you.

I've never got to try S-techs and Tokico because i have coilovers now.. but if i can do it again, id definetly go with the s-techs/tokico. Good Luck!

Tein H-Techs



Tein S-Techs

[bigbird]

thoes S Techs look good, i was about to get thoes for the cam when these COs fell out of the sky. no goin back now.