Previous gen Echo shocks on current gen Yaris

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I have researched this quite a bit, and with no definitive answer. I have a 2007 Toyota Yaris and i really want Koni's for it. With no progress in site, i have looked into the topic again. I came across a site on this forum with toyota part numbers: http://www.toyodiy.com/parts/ so after looking on there, i noticed that quite a few parts are identical, for example the nut that attaches to the strut, the knuckle that the lower bracket of the strut attaches to is identical, leading me to believe that they are nearly the same. The major difference is the sway bar mount. The sway bar mount on the yaris is a tab welded to the strut body. Thus that is the problem that must be a addressed.

The rear is the same deal, the rear upper nut is the same, and the beam frame thing is identical part number. This leads me to believe that they should mat up pretty well, minus the sway bar issue.

So what is left is deciding how to sort out the sway bar issue, which should be as easy as having a machine shop welding on a tab for you to mount the sway bar endlink. If anyone else had ideas or inputs, or sees a flaw in my logic, let me know. Also, has anyone ACTUALLY tried using an echo shock on a yaris? ive heard alot of maybes, but no one really seems certain. Anyways, i have ordered a set of Koni's for the previous gen Echo, and I am going to give it a shot. So wish me luck, i hope this works out! But it may be more complicated that i expected, but lets hope not.

Thanks for your input!

Ken