Help me modify my daily for more comfort (toyota echo)
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We modified a guys echo a few years back for similar reasons. We used a set of decent 15X7 wheels with 205 tires. A set of lowering springs off an older corolla and cut half of the first coil off to make the car fit right in the front. They were progressive springs and the car felt a whole lot better. Then we fit a set of cloth Acura TL seats out of a 90's TL he got at the junk yard and put a head unit in it. He found some car I don't know what kind with bigger sway bars and we modified his stock links to make them work. It felt a whole lot better and I feel if we used some dynamat or similar it would have been pretty nice for a daily.
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Tanabe now makes a set of springs for it that are direct fit. Here is the link they are $165.
http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/TANAB...311928819.html
http://www.dragtimes.com/parts/TANAB...311928819.html
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If you're staying with 14" wheels, have you tried Miata daises? Painted black they're a nice light wheel. No idea about bolt pattern or offsets though.
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I'm using Peel and Seal and Reflectix for my sound/heat issues on the V8:
http://www.lightweightmiata.com/v8/dynamat/
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Sean: Then we fit a set of cloth Acura TL seats out of a 90's TL...
Tanabe now makes a set of springs for it that are direct fit. Here is the link they are $165.
Tanabe now makes a set of springs for it that are direct fit. Here is the link they are $165.
I think I would get the springs if I could be sure it wasn't going to make the ride too stiff. It would definitely help the body roll issue. I think they make an aftermarket sway for the echo, or just try to use an xB rear sway. How much do you expect a rear sway to affect ride comfort? Remember, this isn't an autox car, it is slow as molasses, so high speed cornering isn't a goal at the expense of comfort.
Curly: If you're staying with 14" wheels, have you tried Miata daises? Painted black they're a nice light wheel. No idea about bolt pattern or offsets though.
I'm stopping in Monday at the shop to get an estimate on the parts. I priced a lot of stuff out at rockauto. Labor will be the killer. Now I need to decide if I want to do some of the work myself, of just say f' it. Drop the car off and pick it up finished. With my ABR exam the last week in May, I don't have a free weekend between now and then. It just sucks, because brakes are so easy to do myself. I guess I can just be happy with buying the parts myself, to help offset labor.
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