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As everyone knows, the stock 96 camry's springs and shocks and whatever else sag and almost drives like a cadilac.... what would be better to replace? OEM springs or tokico shocks? i dont like lowering springs or eibach... i heard just going with OEM springs, tokico shocks and TRD sway bars/strut bars is much much better than getting stiff lowering springs... is that true?
i heard that if you change the struts, you should change the springs too. (anyone can correct me if i'm wrong.)
just curious, why don't you like lowerring springs or eibach? i have eibach, tokico struts, rear sway bar (whiteline), and front engine strut bar/brace and i love the handling
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Lowering springs give you a lower (better) center of gravity, along with usually being a bit stiffer than stock springs. You combine this with the fact that you're going to get performance struts, the increase in handling will be considerable in comparison to just going with stock springs and tokico struts.
If you really don't want the lowered look, there's quite a few companies out there that offer springs that don't have a huge drop. I believe the H&R's are like 1" front and back. It's small enough that you likely won't really notice it much, it might even take away a little from the Camry's 4x4 ride height.
^i heard that OEM springs and AM struts provide a better handling???...but, H&R's are what i would pick cus they are good for performance and are only a 1.25" drop (noticable, but doesnt give up too much handling)
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1.25 doesn't seem like a lot, but i bet it will look a lot different. But that would probably be the way to go....If your shocks aren't farely new, you might as well replace them when ur under there.
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If you only did one, Tokicos.
Straight up, your shocks probably have been dead a while.
But why not do the springs?Better rates.
Eibachs don't slam your car. They make it handle better.
I wanted it lower so I went with H&Rs and frankly speaking, you got to be looking to call it lowered. Eibach's drop was even less noticable.
If you can see the difference in an inch with a total of three feet, you got a good eye.
Only tell tale sign is the tires in the wheelwells.
My neighbours stock camry looks lower than my car. Thats cause his springs have sagged and he pumps air in the tires when the metal hits the road.
But the choice is yours...
Other way around. If you put new springs on you should get new struts as well. Assuming the new springs are lowering springs of course.
thanks for the correction.
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dude...you want it slammed f' replacing you OEM's with OEM's you will thank me later for say this....You have like a Fist and a half of gap on a camry....thats not to pretty...trust me!!! My tokico's and whiteline/b&g on my car is the best thing i have ever done...I can corner like a mother!!!
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dude...you want it slammed f' replacing you OEM's with OEM's you will thank me later for say this....You have like a Fist and a half of gap on a camry....thats not to pretty...trust me!!! My tokico's and whiteline/b&g on my car is the best thing i have ever done...I can corner like a mother!!!
Yet how come the camry bottoms out even when its higher than the lowered ones? i'm talking about real life, and the area i live in, every time i enter into a sidewalk, someones driveway or a business parking lot, i always screech myself when i go over the bump, and alot of the time, not even depending on how fast i go, i bottom out... and i'm not that heavey of a person.
well drive slow and at a angle over bumps and drive-ways....dude you sould see the crap I have to go through in are town.... at are school too...Speed bumps that are 2 1/2feet long and about 1/2 foot high...I can still take them and i am lowwered.....its your choice...if you want to have a HUGEEEEEEEEE gap in between you tires and still try to take turns fast with sweet OEM springs that will be awesome man.... call when you crash because your car will lean against the turn becase the OEM springs gave out on you...if you are keeping your car stock don't lowwer it....but if you want trick it out...You have to...Dude YOU NEED TO LOWWER A CAR IN ORDER TO CORNER FASTER
*Edit so you can understand what i said lol*
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Last edited by CamryWhat?; 12-19-2004 at 12:31 AM.
well drive slow and at a angle....dude you sould see the crap me and JWA have to go through in are town.... at are school too.....I AM TALKING REAL LIFE lol man o man....its your choice...if you want to have a HUGEEEEEEEEE gap in between you tires and still try to take turns with sweet OEM springs that will be sweet man call when you crash your can becase the OEM springs gave out on you
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i'm talking about real life, and the area i live in, every time i enter into a sidewalk, someones driveway or a business parking lot, i always screech myself when i go over the bump, and alot of the time, not even depending on how fast i go, i bottom out... and i'm not that heavey of a person.
My friends parents 2005 camry le bottomed out hard on this persons driveway entrance that i always bottom out on...
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