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Yeah, well the tie rod flip is not a bolt on deal, I think they may make it for a celica once they finish the RCA's but it will still require other parts because the celica doesn't leave enough space to make a heim joint and sleeve fit in the factory location.

If you go onto illusion performance, I lined out how to make the tie rod parts from an mr2 fit.
If you want that info go there it's under handling performance.

Since it seems that I'm the only person to really be pursuing parts to be built for the masses by a company that has a good reputation it's not surprising that everyone is still waiting.

I have built a group on FB for 5th gens mostly which I use to both show what they build as they build it and to bring that community together.

There are a few 4th and 6th gen owners on there also but they are probably the more motivated type among the groups.

I believe you need highlander/rx300 rear hubs and rear rotors.
St205 rear stuff is useless afterwards.
Fronts may be workable with an LS400 rotor or is300 rotor.

Ah fAilWD gotcha.
Use a highlander rear hub.

I have it done.

Rav4 front hub, 1996-1999 (yes 2000 works too but there's an overlap and the later ones use a different number)
1992-2005 Camry rear hubs
1992-2005 Camry rear rotors

Options: 1992-2005 Camry v6 front rotors and washers between the rotor and hub or
1992-2005(I believe all the way to 05) Camry 4 cylinder rotors (no washer, less pad contact)

Slight modification of pad clips up front when using v6 rotors because they are thicker than stock.

Assuming that ST's are the same, brake wise, as a GT/GTS this should work on all of the 6th gens.

I have had this done and working for about a year in my 92 GT, my friend completed it on his 90 GTS recently (90-91 cars are trickier)
Should also work for 4th gen fwd stuff too

Hows it going, this is more directed at 5g's but what is built for those spills over to 6th and 4th gens too so I found this would be important to y'all as well.

I've sort of been pioneering parts built by T3 (techno toy tuning in cameron park, Ca)
since I'm a local out of Dixon, Ca I found T3 and bought some MR2 parts to fit them to my 5th gen GT.

While I was there I mentioned how underrepresented these cars are and how there is a demand to be met in terms of suspension (and maybe other components) parts wanted. My car is my daily driver which I average 300 miles a week so motor swaps aren't my focus, but making my drive to school more fun comes in the form of a better handling vehicle.

After discussing the problems I'm having with bump steer and so forth they've been working to get an extended ball joint to match what I've built for a tie rod flip kit to not only strengthen the front components but to bring lowered cars back to the stock suspension geometry which removes unwanted bump-steer and also puts the cars roll center back to the stock location.

The first thing I had built was the rear control links and trailing arm. I did have the capabilities to build this on my own but figured this speeds it up a lot and maybe others can benefit from this vs just reading "how to's" on how to make your own.


So that's a bit of the background on it, currently I'm trying to locate a st185 to be a guinea pig on rear links for those. The ball joints are approaching the testing stage from what I saw last I was there.

There is also a plan to make top plates for the front that have camber adjustment and caster adjustment without both happening at the same time, im not sure if the 5g stuff transfers over but at least this is a start to new parts.


There's also an idea of ITB's rolling around (yes yes here comes the people saying that doesnt work blah blah) for the 5sfe. Should be interesting to document how they work/if they do etc.




Do note that I do not work for them, think of me more as an ambassador.
I created a 5th gen group on Facebook, If there are people who want current updates of what they have in the works you'll have to join that group.

Their website is Technotoytuning.com if you want to see what they produce already.

Thank you.

Beams is prolly the faster of the two, harder to wire and troubleshoot.

3sgte is heavy but has a lot of support and is a fan favorite because its boosted.

But if I did it, I'd go 1mz or watch what may come for the 5sfe in the near future.
ITb's anyone?

Did you have this setup in the car behind a 5sfe?

I'm about to put an E52 in mine, curious as to how it worked out. The 5sfe will be switched with a 1mz but for the time being I'm curious if the 5sfe is reasonable to drive with this trans.

I realize this is an old thread I felt compelled to comment

Now days those 1mz's are everywhere, from my perspective it is the perfect swap. its lighter than a 3sgte, produces as much in all catagories and the biggest positive is that it should be easy to get BAR'd in cali because they are all newer than my car (1992 st184)
I located an E52, I'll be working toward swapping that soon. I'm still piecing together info on what this swap requires in a 5th gen body and the main issue: what needs to change with the wiring.


oh and this is proof that the MZ v6 is stout and capable http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNWbZ53_CZo

I smoked the s53 in my car, so in the last week I grabbed a s54 from the yard(for 135 out the door) and am planning to drop it into my 5th gen. I figure while I have it out why not change the clutch(roughly 90k on it) and do a bit of upgrading.
I've already decided that a lighter flywheel is necessary as well as the 3sgte pressure plate/flywheel/disc combo.

Anyways I punched in the competition clutch part number and found they are very vague as to what it fits on most of the sites.
I was curious if I purchase that if it in fact fits the s54 and not just the one shipped from tweak fits(possibly because they swap a few things around)


I can hear it now, everyone telling me it's all overkill for a stock motor. I've determined I don't mind, I've driven a few vehicles with a clutch like this, and the lightweight flywheel is what I wanted but it requires the 3s clutch unless I get something specific to a 5sfe which is not in the budget.
Also like presure2 said, why not just have it ready to recieve e153 splined disc and you're set?

I'm working on a bolt on rear brake rotor that works, the 92-06 Camry rear rotor is the same dimentions and is slightly thicker so it would bolt on like the Camry rear hub does.

The one part I'm unsure of is if the rav4 front hub is the same spline and diameter as my 5gc's front axles.
The all Trac guys have no problems with the rav4 front hub but none of them have info on fwd 5th gens and so forth.

92-06 Camry rear hubs bolt on, no machine work, nothing. Could source em from the junkyard for cheap.