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No problems at all with 245 on 6.5" Rim?

This happens to not be the one 95celica5spd posted.. So someone take that off his hands.. Drive was just too far and price wasn't as well.. .

Here is the list of people who done this conversion:



and the side skirts are the 96+ sideskirts.

The springs are designed to work exactly as they are, and when you remove a coil the characteristics of tension and undulation change. If they don't sit the same they don't work the same, and you can have a dangerous failure occur. But it's your car, do as you wish. Megan springs are about $130 or so, for that price you can reliably lower all four corners. Then add to that $200 for a strut that can handle the lowering. Or, $560ish for Megan coilovers, which are a two-in-one and height-adjustable solution.




Fair enough, I would agree with that too. I suppose this also is reported mostly with 17 and 18" wheels, so I guess that's an isolated issue due to that as well.

I would absolutely advise against that.

Box, most everyone with a Tein spring reports bottoming out. I have never had such an issue with mine and I never heard of such with Megan, which is why I name those two as reliable choices. I'm not sure if Intrax is still available.

Tein makes great lowering springs, KYB GR-2 struts are good to pair with the Teins. Suspension Techniques makes good sway bars. I'd keep the tires equal all the way around, being FWD and all it wouldn't make sense to have wider tires in the rear. 205/50-16 is the proper size for our car on 16's, so that the tire diameter matches the OEM diameter as closely as possible. There were OEM fog lights for 94-95, but they were on Euro and JDM cars.

Here's info on how to turbo your 7A-FE: http://www.6gc.net/howto/turbocharge_your_7afe

Welcome to the forum. 245/50 is a wicked incorrect size for this car, Box is correct on sizing. I would like to add that our Tein spring version is very soft, almost too much so. I really recommend Megan or Eibach instead.

The 5S-FE is also an economy engine, just with less economy and a little more power than the 7A-FE. The amount of work it'd take wouldn't be worth it, as it'd be much easier and cheaper to just buy a GT. They use different transmissions. The ST has a C series transmission, and the GT has a S series transmission. As far as worthwhile swaps go you have the 1MZ-FE V6 which is easily found here in the states. You have the red top BEAMS 3S-GE which would have to be imported. You also have the 3S-GTE which in its second generation was used over here in the MR2 Turbo and Celica All-Trac, then the third generation which was used in the 6GC GT-Four and would have to be imported. All of those engines can utilize the GT's S series transmissions. When it comes to swapping the GT is a little easier to work with. That being said there is the 4A-GE in 20 valve varieties that'll work with the ST, but those have to be imported. Also the 4A-GZE used in the supercharged MR2 which could be found over here, but there's really not much out there on it for swapping into our cars. Keep it around as a daily driver that gets good gas mileage and save tearing up with streets to your Mopars.

Welcome, Lots of great info on this site. Just look at all the sticky's at the top of each page. You can also use search to find almost anything but here is a start for you . http://www.6gc.net/forums/index.php?showtopic=47845

The ST uses the 7A-FE engine. Not much you can do with it performance wise, it is an economy engine in all senses of the word. Just think of it as the highest quality, best handling, and best looking economy car ever made.