 Interchangeability of 5th and 6th gen springs? |
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 Jun 23, 2008 - 12:31 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%)  |
Will 5th gen springs work on a 6th gen? Long story short, I can get a good deal on some ground controls that this guy had on his 5th gen, and they should be the same right? On most sites I see for springs, it always says 90-99.
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Jun 23, 2008 - 12:40 PM
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 Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
Yeah, I believe 5th and 6th are interchangeable as long as it's FWD and not AWD
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Jun 23, 2008 - 1:27 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
Now what about the ground control springs? They look like different sizes compared to the 6th gen springs:
 These are the ones in question. This post has been edited by GotToyota: Jun 23, 2008 - 1:28 PM |
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Jun 23, 2008 - 2:28 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
I'm not sure about the answer to this - these are coil-overs, right? That's different than regular springs, isn't it?
Maybe research part numbers and see if they come up the same? -------------------- |
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Jun 23, 2008 - 5:17 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Apr 15, '07 From Fort Worth, TX Currently Offline Reputation: 12 (100%) |
QUOTE (GriffGirl @ Jun 23, 2008 - 2:28 PM)  I'm not sure about the answer to this - these are coil-overs, right? That's different than regular springs, isn't it? Maybe research part numbers and see if they come up the same? They're Ground Control springs, meaning they're meant to go on Celica struts. This means they should fit, right? |
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Jun 24, 2008 - 8:32 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 14, '08 From Toronto Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
QUOTE (GotToyota @ Jun 23, 2008 - 1:31 PM) Will 5th gen springs work on a 6th gen? Long story short, I can get a good deal on some ground controls that this guy had on his 5th gen, and they should be the same right? On most sites I see for springs, it always says 90-99. -Matt In a related question, does anyone know if shocks from a 5th generation will work on a 6th generation? Also, are there any other parts that can be used interchangeably between the two generations? Here in Canada, 5th generations are fairly cheap and common whereas 6th generation are very rare and generally expensive. Thanks. Any light shed on this would be greatly appreciated. |
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Jun 25, 2008 - 2:30 AM
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They are called coilover sleeves.
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Jun 26, 2008 - 3:24 AM
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doubt the shocks will work i looked at my friends suspension to see if i could fit my teins on there so i could get tanabe full coils
 but its different........i wouldnt chance something that keeps you planted on the road.
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Jun 26, 2008 - 4:17 AM
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 Enthusiast Joined Apr 18, '05 From Calgary Currently Offline Reputation: 20 (100%) |
i fit 6th gen rear shocks on my 5th gen no problem.. but the other way around, i don't see why it won't work
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Jun 27, 2008 - 3:33 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Feb 7, '07 From Portland, Oregon Currently Offline Reputation: 67 (96%) |
Yeah, I actually don't know off hand about the shocks, I just know that the springs are interchangable between generations. Try a parts search for shocks on like tirerack.com or something, then plug in the same search for a 5th gen and see if it returns the same part number
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