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Old May 3, 2006 | 03:43 PM
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Hi I own a 1998 Toyota Camry CE. I wonder what the best mod would be for improving my handling/ride for the least amount of money.

I have about 2k to spend.

I hate the smooth feel to the ride, and I want better cornering.


I currently am running on 14" 195/70R14 (tires are due to change)
I recently changed my shocks so I prefer not to change these
I am running on steel wheels.

thansk for all ur help
 
Old May 4, 2006 | 04:25 AM
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well i was gonna say lower it change the springs and struts, thats what i did to my 93 and its a nice stiff ride
 
Old May 5, 2006 | 03:00 PM
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Can I change the springs to stiffer shorter one (lowered) and keep the oem shocks?
 
Old May 6, 2006 | 02:22 AM
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yeah u can, i changed my struts when i got it lowered because they were just stuffed so yes u can keep the stock struts if there still good, just do the ol' push the car down on the front and back and see how many time it bounces i think its 2 or more u need new struts
 
Old May 31, 2006 | 05:49 AM
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since u have a gen4 camry...if u plan to spend alot money u can choose tein or jic for coilover...they cost around between 1000 to 2000.....or u can do the cheap way get a tokico shock, tein or eibach spring,trd front strut bar(its for gen1 solara but it fit on gen4 camry too) and whiteline front and rear sway bar(or u can get trd rear sway bar)
 
Old Jun 13, 2006 | 09:36 AM
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Thanks for the advice, I'm lookin on the web for a strut brace, will any do or should I be looking for a particular brand?
 
Old Jun 27, 2006 | 06:17 AM
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2k will pay for springs with higher spring rates... an equally matched struts... new high performance summer tires
 
Old Jun 28, 2006 | 03:16 PM
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Can anyone help...I'm trying to find a good quality strut bar any suggestions? I would really like a TRD, but all the dealers I called are telling me that the bar for the 98 camry 4 cyl is discontinued. Any one have somewhere else I could purchase it from
 
Old Jun 29, 2006 | 12:31 PM
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whiteline do swaybars i kno they do 95s, search it up im sure they do the 98 aswell
 
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