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Old 04-30-2005, 09:47 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Gen5 Suspention HELP!

i have a 2003 camry se and i've lowered it only with tien's S springs... before it wasn't bouncy at all but now after a while it's getting really bouncy... i'm just wondering if i change it back to my stock springs would it be better? or change the shocks? if there's any cheaper ways of fixing this please help... is there even any shocks for 2003 camry?
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Old 04-30-2005, 11:19 AM   #2 (permalink)
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get better shocks.

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OD switched off, even when not in 3rd results in major power loss/rpm drop.
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Old 04-30-2005, 04:12 PM   #3 (permalink)
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sounds like the shocks
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Old 04-30-2005, 08:16 PM   #4 (permalink)
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did they take the strut pins out?
one of my friends did that with his camry and his rear end bounces like a friggin pimpmobile
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Old 04-30-2005, 11:14 PM   #5 (permalink)
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u have the same problem with mine, but then only my front shock is doing it, but then i just leave it because it sound cool uhehueuhehuehue................. ask the dealer or the wheels shop if you need to do anything else to avoid it.
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Old 05-01-2005, 12:29 AM   #6 (permalink)
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get it checked by people who know
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Old 05-01-2005, 06:28 PM   #8 (permalink)
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Lowering your car and keeping the stock struts will wear them out quicker and cause them to blow prematurely. Sounds like that's exactly what happened. But before you go and drop some big money on new shocks, have a shop double check it to make sure.
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Old 05-01-2005, 07:00 PM   #9 (permalink)
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i thought the SE suspension shocks could have handled the lowering? SE meaning better suspension?
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oem shocks are still very soft compared to performance aftermarket parts.
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^very true. I could compress my OEM struts by hand. Tried that on my Tokicos... ...wasn't happening--not without pain.

The drop with the s-tech is more on the current gens than on previous. You most likely blew out your struts.

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Old 05-01-2005, 10:07 PM   #12 (permalink)
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ohhh i see....then i would have to buy new springs and struts if i were to lower my car.
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