looking to lower my gen 5 camry

[aznlunatic206]

Hey guys, my rims and tires came in today, going to be intalling them tomorrow. The rims are Sport Edition F7 wheels that are 17x7.5 +40mm offset, weights 21.5lbs (i think its heavy as hell), wrapped in some 215/50/r17 michelin primacy mxv4 a/s tires. im looking for a small drop, nothing huge just to get rid of some of that ugly wheel gap. what do you guys suggest? i was searching in the forums and found a perfect example of how low i wanted it be, how many inches is this drop? pics from Mikey21



my rims+tires



my car as of right now



basically need suggestions on spring brands, which ones are good, dont think i can get coilovers for around $500 well atleast good quality ones, so ill set a budget at $500 before installation fees. Also im looking for good smooth ride and comfort

[Redline_Me]

Search, has been covered way too many times. Check out the sticky.

[aznlunatic206]

i cant use the search i get this:

Fatal error: Allowed memory size of 134217728 bytes exhausted (tried to allocate 71 bytes) in /usr/home/toyotanation/public_html/forum/search.php on line 1034

[Redline_Me]

What Brand Of Springs???

Lowering springs advisable for 100K gen5?

TRD Springs

Many more available. Use a different computer.

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[aznlunatic206]

thanks

[aznlunatic206]

got some pics of my car with the wheels installed, what do you guys suggest on the drop amount?

Side shots:



Front driver side:


Rear driver side:

[scamry]

eibachs or teins....the teins will give a lower drop though....


the blue cam at the top has 'bachs installed..or TRD which is the same..

[techtable]

Originally Posted by aznlunatic206

got some pics of my car with the wheels installed, what do you guys suggest on the drop amount?

Front driver side:


Rear driver side:

I just lowered my Gen5 SE V6 with Eibach springs F/R1.6 with stock 17" wheels/struts and I'm very happy with the result, it felt more road effect than the stock SE springs, but look/handling is way more than I expected. Plus I did all by myself 6hrs job, but well worth it, that I didn't have spend $500+ for labor, I have not get my alignment done yet, still on an old chewed up set of tire that need to replace very soon, to I'm taking advantage of getting a new set of wheels either of 18" or 19" with 35 offset, still in the market for one, and still searching/shopping.

I think either of Eibach or H&R Springs or some of the major brand you will be fine with, you may have to do a search on this topic, as some members complained some of the lower spring not given even drop on front/rear, the rear look kinda sag, I guess most springs are like that for a reason, unless you get coilover that you can adjust to your own height, the Eibach Pro Kit that I got the rear seem just a bit lower than the front not much, I can live with, it won't be a problem at all. Still give much better look/ride over the stock springs.

[aznlunatic206]

alright, well i found some springs. I dont know which ones to get, and how much the lowering amount should be, i want my car to kinda hug the wheels like in this photo:


i found some trd springs:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/04-05...Q5fAccessories

and the eibach:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/EIBAC...Q5fAccessories

same thing except cheaper? legit site??
http://trdparts4u.com/Scripts/prodVi...product=273441

again, i dont know how much to lower it by, i just want the car to kinda hug the wheels like the picture above, it can a be a bit higher. I just want to get rid of that huge front wheel gap. Also by lowering my car, how is the ride quality going to compare to the original suspension? sorry if this has been answered in other threads.