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Upgrades for a 1997 MCV20 V6 Camry CSI


Igor

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Hi guys,

I have a 1997 MCV20 Toyota Camry V6 CSI and seeing as I am probably going to have the car for a while, I am debating whether or not I should do some upgrades on it. If I leave the engine standard, what sort of upgrades would you suggest on a budget of around $800?

I was thinking of some Whiteline sway bars (front and back), slotted DBA brakes for the front with new brake pads (maybe Bendix for all four wheels) and a Whiteline strut tower bar. How much will this improve the handling of the car?

I'm not sure that I should lower the car because I don't want to scrape on bumps or going up/down driveways etc. - what do you think?

Igor

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Whiteline sway bar for the rears is a must! Dont need to do the fronts. I'd also get low springs + shocks combo if you want something harder and not scrap. Mind you my superlows + stock shocks when I had them still left plenty of clearance. (135mm off the ground at the chassis rails under the front doors) At the moment I have coilovers and its sits about 110-115mm off the ground. It does scrap over some badly designed carpark ramp but I can still make it into most driveway abeit a lot slower.

As for brakes, I'd go to the wreckers and see if you can find a set of gen3 camry twin piston calipers as they bolt on to your car. (Only the upper models had them)

I wouldnt bother with the engine unless you are willing to go forced induction.

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Whiteline sway bar for the rears is a must! Dont need to do the fronts. I'd also get low springs + shocks combo if you want something harder and not scrap. Mind you my superlows + stock shocks when I had them still left plenty of clearance. (135mm off the ground at the chassis rails under the front doors) At the moment I have coilovers and its sits about 110-115mm off the ground. It does scrap over some badly designed carpark ramp but I can still make it into most driveway abeit a lot slower.

As for brakes, I'd go to the wreckers and see if you can find a set of gen3 camry twin piston calipers as they bolt on to your car. (Only the upper models had them)

I wouldnt bother with the engine unless you are willing to go forced induction.

Okay, that helps. Just a quick one, what brand/type of shocks would you suggest? Because I get the feeling that my suspension is going to need an upgrade soon as it is quite "creaky", although I'm not sure how bad this is.

Igor

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Depends on your budget. KYB or even Koni's if you want the extra handling.

Okay, thanks for your help. I had a read on the suspension forum on Auscam and that helped a lot =) So i won't ask you the same questions, lol.

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Just a quick one though, if I was to get KYB shocks with King springs, what type of KYB shocks should I get for a comfortable ride quality, but something that is still relatively firm for "enthusiastic driving" through the hills (Premium, Excel-G, Gas-A-Just or AGX)?

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  • 2 years later...

Sorry to dig up a old thread.

I have got coilovers and sway bars in my mcv20 . Handles extremely well and the Coilovers are about half the weight of the oem strut unit. Spring rates are 7/5. Plenty of adjustment for camber depending if you want to do a track day or not.... Yellow speed racing. I had to modify the brake

Line mounting for the front struts thats all.....

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