Previous gen Echo shocks on current gen Yaris

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Originally Posted by Loren

Photos would be helpful here. But, I'm not hearing anything that would make it impossible to fit.

In the rear, you say that the Echo uses a larger lower bolt. That can be easily fixed with a bushing to fit the smaller Yaris bolt to the Echo shock.

In the front, use the Yaris upper mount. If the shock shaft diameter is larger, can the upper mount hole be enlarged to fit it?

The front lower mounts, as long as they fit around the hub assemblies, shouldn't be a problem. Fix the too-wide bolt spacing by redrilling the lower hole.

Unless I'm missing something, it sounds doable with some very minor modifications.

couple problems with front upper

yaris has socket head inside the top of the strut rod
echo(and most other struts that have a 3bolt mount) has flatsided portions that the spring top hat fits into to keep it from rotating. also the bearing surfaces are different between the two shocks. the yaris upper mounts would bind up if used with echo shocks

how much "off" are the lower bolt holes between the echo and yaris?


next question...

why are we sticking to toyota here? anyone thought about maybe a mazda strut?