7th gen TEIN coilovers work on a 4wd matrix? YES IT DOES

[happyhooder]

well thanks to 100to5 for selling me his used tein SS coilovers i had a chance to try to put them on my 4wd matrix.

oh yea mike this was my "hush hush" project

well actually i took a 00+ celica Teins Super Street Damping system and put it on
http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/443000-443999/443483_38_full.jpg


i bought it use at a good price from a celica owner so he gave me the strut mounts too so i was suprising that the celica strut mounts work on our car. good way to earn money toyota.

the the rear slips on with no mods at all.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/443000-443999/443483_42_full.jpg

only the front had to be mod a bit. it's on hte bottom of the strut where the 2 HUGE bolts that holds on to the caliper and stuff (like my technical terms ) but yea i found out that our 22MM bolts are a bit larger than the celicas so i had to drill the hole out a bit. looks like a few MMs were taken out each hole.

ride quality. i LOVE them!!! should of have done these first than the dayam s-techs. not to hate on s-tech owners but it was not met to be on my 4wd. the rear end was way too soft for it and i bottom out on my plate that protect the rear axel thing.

http://memimage.cardomain.com/member_images/11/web/443000-443999/443483_47_full.jpg


so are there any questions?

oh am i'm the first one with a 4wd trix to do this?

oh if your wondering why i posted here about this, it's b/c i have to thanks those that help me with images of their rear suspension taht made me 99% certain that the celica suspension would fit.

plus to spread the word if you know anyone with a 4wd matrix that wants coilovers that there are some.

-pat

[Blue Bomber]

They may fit a Matrix, but they're not tuned for the Matrix's weight. The AWD Matrix is over 450lbs heavier than the Celica GT-S, so the suspension won't perform near as well as a coilover set made specifically for an AWD Matrix. If there aren't any coilovers for the Matrix yet, though, then the Celica's suspension is better than nothing. ;)

BTW, at least the Celica springs work on the Scion tC, too.

[happyhooder]

yea, it's better than nothing plus i found out is that the spring rates for the rear of the 2wd models are way too soft. so the higher rate is better. which was why my tein s-tech drop 2.8+inches in the rear instead of the reported 2.1 inches for the 2wd.

since i'm the first to take this step and report it i hope others will follow and report their findings.

plus i don't think any aftermarket would do anything more with our 4wd matrix. been out since 03 and i had to do this.

oh well i'm happy.

-pat

[boostjunkie26]

If you really feel like getting an optimal setup you could always try to send them back to TEIN to see if they could get a custom spring rate and valving for the shocks.

As a reference, I would see what kind of spring/shock rates TEIN uses for a wrx, since it weighs about as much as (and the weight distribution would be a little closer to) the awd Matrix

[Jdm_cel]

boostjunkie26
i try to PM's you but your Pm's box is full....

[boostjunkie26]

Cleared out pm box.

[happyhooder]

Originally posted by boostjunkie26
If you really feel like getting an optimal setup you could always try to send them back to TEIN to see if they could get a custom spring rate and valving for the shocks.

As a reference, I would see what kind of spring/shock rates TEIN uses for a wrx, since it weighs about as much as (and the weight distribution would be a little closer to) the awd Matrix

that is something that i have to researcch now. thanks

-pat