SLE and TRD springs

by **Biggi_e** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:35 am

philosophicaljt wrote:So, I'm going to be buying some eibach springs soon.

In order to do the SE sport strut swap, is there anything special I need to know?

you can switch out the rubber stoppers and use new ones but thats about it. its just a direct swap. i have the eibach pro kit lowering springs with se sport struts and its not so bad. im already in the high mileage on my car so i will soon within an yr or so get coilovers

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:54 am

^^What do you mena by "not so bad"? How bad? compared to stock.

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 10:56 am

and what about camber? Is that an issue? Should I buy a camber kit?

by **PXLpainter** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:15 am

Depends on your aftermarket wheels - offset issues.

I had to use a camber kit (bolts) because I had such a low offset on my G35 rims. If you don't have an offset issue then don't worry about it unless you're rubbing the back fender wells.

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:33 am

^^I dont want to ruin my tires. I have the OEM wheels and tires. I don't want a lot of negative camber.

how bad is the camber on the TRD or eibach drop?

by **Biggi_e** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 11:53 am

no need for a camber kit. i have a 38 offset with my wheels and i wanted some meat on my tires so i do rub sometimes but i will be getting my fenders rolled soon. you'll be on stock 17's so you'll be fine

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 12:55 pm

^^I think you are mis-understanding me.

Whenever you lower a car, the camber goes outward, or negative. (Unless its leaf springs, etc...)

Camber, wears the inside of the tires before it wears the outside. I don't want that.

Is camber a problem on this car, or does it not change much?

by **Biggi_e** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:10 pm

to my knowledge i have no camber issues with my tires. =)

by **philosophicaljt** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 1:38 pm

cool.

Has anyone ever tried these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... %26fvi%3D1

They are some coilovers. I am sure these are going to have the worst ride quality between the TRD and the eibach, but they are also adjustable, which is a HUGE plus for me.

by **Jakecallun20** » Sat Aug 11, 2007 2:20 pm

I know that this may not be the same for a gen 1, but I would like to put new struts/shocks in my SLE and I was thinking of just doing the whole setup TRD. New everything, is there any thing I should watch out for or anything I can't do? I'm new to this whole thing so please forgive me if I'm not making any sense.

by **PXLpainter** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:20 pm

Again - if you're running stock, you won't have camber issues or even rubbing issues. Just dump that bitch already!! :roll:

by **PXLpainter** » Sun Aug 12, 2007 4:26 pm

philosophicaljt wrote:cool.

Has anyone ever tried these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... %26fvi%3D1

They are some coilovers. I am sure these are going to have the worst ride quality between the TRD and the eibach, but they are also adjustable, which is a HUGE plus for me.

Hard to say - but any time someone post ads like this that are for "03-07" Solaras obviously doesn't know anything about our cars. I sent a message to the seller asking more about them. Seems awfully cheap to me - you might just be getting what you pay for here - be careful!

by **PXLpainter** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:02 am

philosophicaljt wrote:cool.

Has anyone ever tried these:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayI ... %26fvi%3D1

They are some coilovers. I am sure these are going to have the worst ride quality between the TRD and the eibach, but they are also adjustable, which is a HUGE plus for me.

I just got an answer from the seller....

"there is honestly not much difference is the suspensions betweeon. but let us know your year, make amd model if you decide to get them an I will make sure you get the right ones."

:roll:

by **redgen1** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 11:31 am

i have eibachs on my 02 sle, its a little bouncy yea, but i plan on getting some tokicos in the near future here so im not too bothered by it.

by **philosophicaljt** » Mon Aug 13, 2007 12:10 pm

PXLpainter wrote:I just got an answer from the seller....

"there is honestly not much difference is the suspensions betweeon. but let us know your year, make amd model if you decide to get them an I will make sure you get the right ones."

thanks. I'll probably just skip on these.

After seeing a Gen2 lowered on teins, I realized I cannot be that low. The Eibach drop might even be too much for me. I am gonna search some pictures to see if I can find some good side shots of a Gen2 on TRD springs.

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