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antb2009 · 10-29-2009, 09:18 AM

My parents just gave me their '04 toyota camry xle 4cyl for graduation.
and i want to make it look pretty sick and i want to make it a bit quicker but i dont know what to put, this is my first car also

. first i want to know what size rims would like nice on it i dont know if 18's would look good on it and i also want to drop it like 1.5 inches but i dont know what shocks and springs to buy. and i want to know if its good idea to put a supercharger or whatever to make it faster just let me know someof your ideas. people please help.

***bandit*** · 10-29-2009, 09:29 AM

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Originally Posted by antb2009

My parents just gave me their '04 toyota camry xle 4cyl for graduation.
and i want to make it look pretty sick and i want to make it a bit quicker but i dont know what to put, this is my first car also

. first i want to know what size rims would like nice on it i dont know if 18's would look good on it and i also want to drop it like 1.5 inches but i dont know what shocks and springs to buy. and i want to know if its good idea to put a supercharger or whatever to make it faster just let me know someof your ideas. people please help.

Please do a search on the forums. All your questions have been discussed numerous time and has been answered and some with pictures.

There is a sticky at the top of the forums that showcases peoples cars. Users have their own thread specifically for their own cars. Information about size of tires and all that is in the sticky above.

If you want to drop your cars, there are coilovers that cost more money or lowering springs such as TRD, H&R, Tein, Eibach and many more. All are good

Supercharger/Turbo has been discussed already. There is none readily available nor any bolt ons. It has to be custom done.

Also go to CarDomain if you want more pictures and information.

JFD27 · 10-29-2009, 09:32 AM

search mannnnn. but 18's will look sexy. id go with trd springs, you can find them for like 200$ they're lower it 1-1.5 inches. as far as making it quicker there's not to much you can do. these cars were designed with fuel economy in mind and not speed. but you could get a trd/k&n filter and a bolt on exhaust and theres not to much you can do after that unless your trying to spends thousands and fabricate something up on your own.

antb2009 · 10-30-2009, 12:55 PM

thanks for the advice. but i dont ant put coilovers on it want to drop it with springs and get new shocks but i don know what size of schocks i should buy.

njerald · 10-30-2009, 01:00 PM

Search........another lazy kid used to getting all the answers w/o lifting a finger.

Help him out.............

**PRINCESS PEACH** · 10-30-2009, 01:09 PM

well first of all, whats your reasons for springs and shocks?

antb2009 · 10-30-2009, 01:13 PM

I want to drop it and I'm plannig to have this car for a long time so I just rather change the shocks also. The car has 83xxx miles on it so I think it's time to change it too.

**PRINCESS PEACH** · 10-30-2009, 01:14 PM

well, if you're going to spend about 650 bucks for that combo. You might as well spend 200 more and get coilovers.

antb2009 · 10-30-2009, 01:18 PM

But the only reason people get coilovers is because you could adjust it and I don't want that. And with that 200 I could get it install

**PRINCESS PEACH** · 10-30-2009, 01:21 PM

true true. Well I want to save you money. A lot of ppl here got springs, were unsatisfied w/ the drop, and got coilovers afterwards. Me, redline, moky, gene, kenny, Epsilon, etc.... If you will be satisfied w/ a very very conservative and little drop, springs and struts will be perfect for you.

You can check out KYB's website for struts, which run about 80-90 bucks per corner. Springs, TRD springs are very common and pretty good actually.

Don't forget alignment after the drop.

Redline_Me · 10-30-2009, 01:36 PM

Listen to Peach, coilovers are the best option if you can spend that much money on springs/struts.

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 10-30-2009, 02:09 PM

I'm happy with my springs and drop height....

antb2009 · 10-30-2009, 03:19 PM

I dont want to drop it that much. just 1.5 inches but I'm planning on buying eibach and they drop it 1.6 inches so does it sound good?

***Punks_Not_Dead5*** · 10-30-2009, 03:35 PM

i have Eibach, have had them 3 years no complaints or problems..still on stock SE struts as well.

my drop is 2 in the front, 1.4 rear i have a V6 that's why the front is lower.