tein s.tech, will they fit?

[pmesfun]

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/TEIN-...item3a5a5dcce9

Will these fit on a 1999 avalon?

[ImDisaster]

Not sure. I put Vogtland's on my car and they work great (same price.) The Vogtland's are heat treated and should never sag. They lowered the car just short of 2 inches.

http://www.vogtlandsuspension.com/p4...duct_info.html

The only issue was waiting for them to be manufactured in Germany.

[100bajan]

How long was the wait?? I am liking the suspension Kit which includes the Tokico struts, does anyone have the entire kit and has taken pictures?

[pmesfun]

Yeah ImDisaster does,
Just got done installing new rear struts and springs. What a PITA!!!

Also which one would be better to get, Kyb-gr2 or Tokico

[ImDisaster]

Originally Posted by 100bajan

How long was the wait?? I am liking the suspension Kit which includes the Tokico struts, does anyone have the entire kit and has taken pictures?

As pmesfun mentioned, I posted a few pics. The "kit" is just the Vogtland springs coupled with Tokico HP's. I bought the struts separately but the didn't save much over the kit cost...if at all. The car handles night and day better than before.

They make the springs in small batches in Germany. I made the mistake of not ordering the springs when they weren't in stock. By the time I noticed they were again, they sold out, so I had to wait for another manufacturing cycle...3-4 months.

Originally Posted by pmesfun

Yeah ImDisaster does,
Just got done installing new rear struts and springs. What a PITA!!!

Also which one would be better to get, Kyb-gr2 or Tokico

The KYB-GR2's are a bit softer than the Tokicos and provide ride and handling more similar to the original shocks. I also, thought I read somewhere that the Tokicos had a better durability record, but I don't recall specifically where I read that and plenty of people post good things about the KYB's which are a little cheaper. Because I was lowering the car, and didn't want it to bottom, and because I like sportier handling, I went with the Tokicos.

[pmesfun]

Last year, when the avalon belonged to dad he only replaced the front struts(KYB-GR2), and mounts.. Now, when ever I have a 5 people in the car, the back bottoms out on almost every little bump. The kyb's are still to soft in the front, that said I will go with tokico struts and vogtland springs.

Thanks ImDisaster for your help.

[ImDisaster]

Originally Posted by pmesfun

Last year, when the avalon belonged to dad he only replaced the front struts(KYB-GR2), and mounts.. Now, when ever I have a 5 people in the car, the back bottoms out on almost every little bump. The kyb's are still to soft in the front, that said I will go with tokico struts and vogtland springs.

Thanks ImDisaster for your help.

You are welcome, pmesfun. My Avalon's rear springs had totally sagged. With a couple people in the back it was nearly bottomed. Every little bump caused the tire to rub. With the new springs and shocks, and wider tires, it only scrapes when hitting a speed bump very hard. I could fix that by rolling the rims, which I might do.

[greeksoccerboy]

stechs will work, just dont use ur old oem struts. imdisaster has the rear began to sag at all? id get tokico struts if you want it a bit stiffer or sportier.

[ImDisaster]

Originally Posted by greeksoccerboy

stechs will work, just dont use ur old oem struts. imdisaster has the rear began to sag at all? id get tokico struts if you want it a bit stiffer or sportier.

The Vogtland's are heat treated and aren't supposed to sag. We've got maybe 7K on them with no sign of any change in ride height.