I work at discount tire and i was working a new hybrid Camry. when I took the wheels off i was surprise to see it was almost exactly the same as the tC. Couple differences are the Camry has bigger rotors and calipers in front, and also uses a 5x114/3 bolt pattern which is easy
to find wheels in. specially ones with big lips. everything should bolt up the same seeing as they're both Toyota's and share parts. I have a buddy that works at the Toyota dealer and is going to loan me a steering knuckle to see if it bolts up, as anyone ever seen anyone else do this yet????

Well I keep you guys posted.

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Okay, and the point of this would be...what? we don't have regenerative brakes, and bigger brake rotors and pads do not equal better braking automatically.
The Camry probably has larger rotors and pads for greater overall heat capacity since it is a family sedan that is likely to be full of people and their things, and a hybrid drivetrain.

so this isn't likely to be a very worthwhile brake upgrade, and there are already Big Brake Kits out there for the tC. There are also plus sized rotors available for the tC,
but they don't yield any benefits other than heat capacity, larger rotors mean more unsprung weight and rotational mass which means less Whp.

So do this little project if you want, but the returns don't sound very worthwhile.

 

That's a huge maybe. Toyota doesn't share too many chassis parts with other models. Camry does not equal tC. You might be lucky to get some Celica parts for it to fit or the Toyota Avensis parts.

And like the above person said, It's really not worth doing.

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5x110 to 5x114 conversion?

 

the point of this would be more wheel options. and the the big brakes as a bounus. how many times have you looked for wheels and really liked a set but it dosent come in 5x100. or the 5x100 only have a 2in lip when the 5x114 has a 3in.

 

don't really care about wheels, i'm still on OEM, but that is alot of time, effort, money and head aches to try and get that choice set of wheels to fit. don't they have adaptors anyway? somebody posted about those a while ago...anyway.

anyway, making OEM parts from a hybrid which is an economy car fit the tc doesn't sound like a worthwhile endeavor. if you were trying to get something high performance to fit, like OEM parts from like the lexus is-f, that would be cool if they could fit on a tc. but come on, a camry, a HYBRID camry? your going int he wrong direction.

 

Just because the car is a hybrid doesn't necessary mean that the breaks are worse than ones from a non-hybrid car...correct me if I'm wrong.

As for the adapter from 5x100 to 5x114....it like a spacer of 15mm? I remember when a member did that same conversion to get G35 wheels on. It looked good,
but he had to get the fender flares to make it remotely flush. And even so, he still have to saw off the studs from the OEM 5x100.

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not sure if they would be worse, but probably not better, so why spend all that money to have something that either isn't much better, or slightly worse?

 

Well one thing for sure and that we can kill the Camry brake topic is that it's not going to bolt on to the tc because of the bolt pattern. Case close. No need to think about if the hybrid version will brake better or worst than the regular Camry. Answer: big brake kit made for the tc.

As far as sawing the original studs, you're pretty much screwed if you want to go back to stock. You would need to get new studs, get the old studs off, maybe take the front hub off. Easy fix is if that member brought the correct spacing adapter, that he wouldn't have to saw off the excess studs. The original stud would sit flush with the face of the adapter and he can then safely put any 5x114 rims on.

 

exactly what im saying. Im all for the new selection of wheels!

 

drax, dosent seem like ur into changing ur car anym ore than stock ne wayz so this dosnt look like its for you. But most i have wheels on my car now that are both 5x100 and 5x114 so to do this swap i can use the same wheels, of course the stock wheels wouldnt work, same reason why the 240sx guys use the 300zx rotors and hubs for more wheel choice....and beside big brake kits for the tc are 800+ This swap you can use junk yard parts and use the camery wheels till u get new ones. And about the spacers, or adapeters they have to be at least 1 in and which makes the wheel stick out where as the new bolt patterrn would l;ike stock. if everything bolts up woulbnt be much of a headache either

 

^^^ I don't see how you can still mount a Camry rotor onto a TC. It won't work because of the bolt pattern. The Camry's hub can't fit on the tc. It's like saying put a Supra hub onto a Corolla. It won't work.

 

right...not into changing my car anymore...i just have my own priorities. performance over looks. wheels are just about the last thing on my to do list. i might get a new set of rims when my current set of tires wear out, but i've been spending most of my time and money on performance rather than shiny bits and pieces.

 

i never said you can just bolt up the rotor, i know the bolt patteren is different, you;d have to bolt up the hole hub asselby . just like 240sx and 300zx brake assemblys are interchangble. Supra is also rwd vs fwd. never said that would work. its not rocket science, for some peeps wheel selection is big, and having a set of wheels that know ewlse has is big at car shows.

 

I'm just point it out. some people think they could.

 

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Are the Knuckle Assemblies Interchangeable between Camry vs tC?!