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My 01 Camry needs new struts. i Dont want the same floaty boaty stock feel, i wanna tighten up the handling. i dont wanna lower. anyone got any suggestions for what brand struts would give me the sportier tighter feel?
Tokico HP struts, new OEM mounts and rubber parts, you can probably re-use stock OEM springs.
or if looking for a cheap get away go with Gabriel Ultra struts, they seem tighter/stiffer than OEM. Some say KYB are stiffer too ... but also OEM is supposedly the KYB actually, so I am not sure.
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not so fast, getting a set of solara SE springs or gen3 camry SE springs will tighten up the suspension more and not screw with ride height. mix that with the tokicos and youll have a pretty good ride. and id vote no to the KYBs, they are too close to stock to really have much of a noticable difference on stock springs.
^ I'd never thought of that before, Rob. That's actually a REALLY good idea with the springs.
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I beg to differ. I have KYBs on mine and I notice a huge difference. If I had to do it again, Tokicos would have been better (my parents paid so I felt bad for spending their money).
If you're looking to sell or dont want to dump loads of money in your car, or know that your camry is on its last legs (like that will really ever happen) get the KYBs. If you want to lower, make more sporty, keep your car til it dies, get the Tokicos. They have a life time warranty. Only thing KYB has over Tokicos is that its 100+ cheaper.
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not so fast, getting a set of solara SE springs or gen3 camry SE springs will tighten up the suspension more and not screw with ride height. mix that with the tokicos and youll have a pretty good ride. and id vote no to the KYBs, they are too close to stock to really have much of a noticable difference on stock springs.
I beg to differ. I have KYBs on mine and I notice a huge difference. If I had to do it again, Tokicos would have been better (my parents paid so I felt bad for spending their money).
If you're looking to sell or dont want to dump loads of money in your car, or know that your camry is on its last legs (like that will really ever happen) get the KYBs. If you want to lower, make more sporty, keep your car til it dies, get the Tokicos. They have a life time warranty. Only thing KYB has over Tokicos is that its 100+ cheaper.
Errr. You're probably just noticing the difference between blown struts vs new ones. I'm still 100% unsure if they're firmer than OEM struts... but it's something to consider.
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After inspecting all four of the old ones, only one was blown and they rode like a boat whether going left or right. Also, bounce test was pretty inconclusive.
O well, we DIY for the experience, which is why I do preventative maintenance so they don't have a chance to fail on me later.
Edit: My 03 Camry rides like a boat too and so far it has 60k. So my guess is Toyota designed these things for comfort. I can feel a lot of the road on KYBs.
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Errr. You're probably just noticing the difference between blown struts vs new ones. I'm still 100% unsure if they're firmer than OEM struts... but it's something to consider.
++^My 4 strut replacement experience with KYB was not good, not so much for the sturts but for the hardware, poor quality and tolerances. I would not buy KYB again (Keep Your Bilsteins) as if they cheap out the hardware I have no confidence in the strut quality. Replacing blown struts with anything will give remarkable new feel, but I'd steer clear of KYB.
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Not sure if this is a concern, but IIRC someone tried to use Tokico blues with OEM springs and they didn't fit? Or was it OEM springs with lowering springs, I forget which. Actually, it makes more sense that the springs were too short for OEM application, so I think you'll be good to go. My recommendation is the Tokicos with SE springs, so that ride height doesn't change but you're not having a floaty car. Also realize that if the tokicos ever blew you have warranty.
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(like that will really ever happen) get the KYBs. If you want to lower, make more sporty, keep your car til it dies, get the Tokicos. They have a life time warranty. Only thing KYB has over Tokicos is that its 100+ cheaper.
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