Valve adjustment shims 5sfe - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

chcwf · 03-30-2011, 08:20 AM

Other that Toyota is there any other source buy these shims?

***Mister_Perkins*** · 03-30-2011, 08:44 AM

any Machine shop can get them for you

***BMR*** · 03-30-2011, 02:49 PM

Cylinder Head Supply. I'm not sure, but I think the 5SFE takes 28mm diameter. Better check that though.

***N/A Camry Sleeper*** · 03-31-2011, 04:55 PM

You can also use the shimless buckets that the 1zz and 2zz Corolla and Celicas share. Instead of having a "wafer" insert that goes into the bucket part of the lifter - it is a one-piece design with a fixed thickness (downside is that you have to exhange the entire lifter if for some reason your valve clearances change which means camshaft removal). These came about in the late 1990s (I believe) as a lightweight alternative to the older design. Weight savings are close to 12g each and work exceedingly well in the high-revving 2zz-GE Celica

Toyota Corolla 1zz and 2zz motors, Toyota Supra 2JZ and the Lexus V8 also use the same exact shims, but I forget if the latter are shimmed or shimless bucket type. I have 20 shimless bucket lifters that I won't need if you are interested - the thicknesses vary on these from 5.100 to somewhere close to 5.4mm each

Let me know if you're interested...