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boroEF · 01-29-2004, 11:20 PM

hello king,

i'm curious as to whether or not the echo sedan and echo hatch share the exact same platform?

i dont see why toyota would change the rear suspension just for the north american market. i'm wondering this because i can locate a set of eibach lowering springs for the echo SEDAN...i'm wondering if these would work fine on the echo hatch.

spanx!

Wraith · 01-30-2004, 03:07 AM

the hatch, the sedan, xa, and the xb are all the same platform...

boroEF · 01-30-2004, 09:19 AM

sweet! thanks wraith!

wedge · 01-30-2004, 10:24 AM

Yeah, the platform is identical.
The springs were probably release before the h/b was. So it's just not included as an application, yet.
Or it could be that because the sedan and the h/b have different f/r weight distribution, that the spring rates are supposed to be different. So it will fit no matter what. But you might find that the front is a bouncy and/or the rear is a bit still, compared to what it should be.