Thread: So you want to make your own coilovers? DIY How To

I dare you to buy them MagicBlue!

Originally Posted by 4THGENCAMAROFAN

Well help me out here. And what's this "our". You buy another GP we don't know about? LOL. Anyway. Help me out. I can take measurements of everything

take measurements of the mounts and strut length. call up stance (the coilover maker) and see what coilover kit would have the closest dimensions. modify accordingly. you'd obviously want a shorter strut, though. how much shorter? not sure.

i sent a message to kuntzie about his. i believe he bought a set of BC meant for a lexus and modified the mounts.


edit: this is the information you want.

Originally Posted by kuntzie

too many pics to post on here so heres the slideshow over the last couple months (no particualar order)

Bigbuild Slideshow by kuntzie_86 | Photobucket

Originally Posted by kuntzie

06+ camry, or es300,

i used stock rear mounts and i made my own fronts,

i cut and welded new ears on the bottom mounts, was pretty simple,

the front can still go down about 1.5" if i wanted, but i wont be going that much lower.... the suspension is super stiff now

look through that album. he shows how he modified the fronts.

he made a new upper portion of the top plate on the camber plate and then welded on new tabs on the bottom to match up with the GP suspension.

edit 2: the BC coilovers he has are toyota C-17 for 7-11 camry (without rear mounts), MSRP: $1250. you'd probably get them for around $800 brand new from ebay or a rep.

here they are for under $1000 from a reputable company. you could probably get them a fair amount cheaper after searching around.

http://www.importimageracing.com/bc-...ota-camry.html

CONGRATS.

YOU JUST SAVED...

five dollars

this isn't about a cost savings. it's about having a set of coilovers on the car that are actually setup to perform well instead of being some single adjustable, lose travel, stock strut pieces of garbage.

I was kidding.

My BC's were alright though...for a short amount of time.

While the structure of them were generally good...the struts/shocks themselves were just basically junk. Might have had something to do with the fact they were ran all the way down, but I still wasn't impressed with the ride at all, at any setting.

there's other alternative brands that you could go with if you wanted something nicer.

I figure making your own would kind of dictate the quality...

the springs and struts would be the parts that make the difference, of course.

Thanks for digging that up Nick. Looks like some good stuff. The custom bottom mount I couldn't do. I could probably do the top mount. But I'd rather use a stock body and do a shorter shock insert.

you don't know ANYONE that can weld? it's just a plate with two holes in it, welded to the threaded lower piece.

yeah we are looking at the Strange stuff. with just their lower sleeve/collar, you can weld your own ears on...even laying back the strut for more room for rubber...

Of course I know people that can weld. Finding someone that can weld something like that I don't know though. My other reason for wanting to do a shock insert is I can use something like a Bilstein or a Koni that I know is a quality piece. Last I heard BC coils weren't all that great.

that's why you get stance coilovers.

They don't have any for 07-11 Camry's

Anyone know the part number for 7 inch coil sleeves that'll fit on agx's