Celica 7th gen rear conversion?

[olidlavoie]

I've looked a bit and I don't think it has ever been done or even discussed, I own a 2000 toyota Echo coupe, and I wonder how possible it would be to cut parts of the rear floor and convert the rear celica suspension on an echo, since it's a much better suspension setup, and it's about the same width (i've got the aero kit anyway so the wheels are already way too far inside the fenders!) so the car could take a complete celica coilover set and become a cornering beast!

[CTScott]

That's funny - Every time I am under my 92 Celica, I think the same thing. It would take some serious cutting and welding, but it would be doable.

[olidlavoie]

I meant a 7th gen because they're easy to find in scrapyards, but maybe a 6 would work too!

EDIT: I Meant 5th gen

[xnamerxx]

you might wanna take a look at the mk6 jetta rear suspension. The IRS mounts look like might be close with some cutting and welding. Its one of those cars with both IRS and a Torsion for the same chassis.


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[mitchell12]

A few people have swapped early 90s corolla suspension under tercels. Anything is possible if you really want it and try.

[CoryM]

The rear twist beams actually work pretty well at soaking up the bumps, and staying planted. Nice video of one here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5YxV8FzEWAA

Honestly, I can't see it being worth the effort, and may even reduce handling abilities if you get the roll-height etc wrong. You have to put some serious thought, and some math into custom suspension packages to get results you want. I would sooner convert the front to a SLA setup to get some camber gain in corners. I have nearly -3° camber up front and still only use the outside 1/3 of the tire (at most!). If you could get the front to use all of the tire in the corners, and still have suspension travel, you would probably be much further ahead.

Cheers.