[Templeton]

No. The Prime weighs 1000 lbs more than the hybrid due to the larger battery. The Prime also has bigger brakes due to the added battery weight. The SE and XSE also have to have different springs/shocks because Toyota says it has a sportier suspension.

So, I was not able to tell, are the toyota part numbers different for the OE replacement coil springs for the rav4 prime, vs for the rav4 hybrid, vs for the rav4 ice models? It seemed that earlier in the thread that they use a common coil spring? Or, did I read that wrong? Thanks for the help.

 

[Tazio Nuvolari]

So, I was not able to tell, are the toyota part numbers different for the OE replacement coil springs for the rav4 prime, vs for the rav4 hybrid, vs for the rav4 ice models? It seemed that earlier in the thread that they use a common coil spring? Or, did I read that wrong? Thanks for the help.

I thought they all used the same coil springs except the hybrid XSE and the gas model TRD. Someone should post the parts numbers to prove if there really is a difference.

 

[Tazio Nuvolari]

I thought they all used the same coil springs except the hybrid XSE and the gas model TRD. Someone should post the parts numbers to prove if there really is a difference.

Even if it turns out they have different part numbers that does not mean they are different--Toyota could just use different part #s for different models arbitrarily. You would need to test the coils and get their weight or load rating; the number of actual coil turns in each; and their uncompressed length to determine if they are really different.

 

[jcmsti86]

That's my point...why use the same springs in a 1000 lbs heavier car. Its nuts!

They aren’t the same springs. The primes have red springs the hunting has blue and the non hybrid models have non colored ones. All for us to see they are different springs. You’re welcome

 

[FKHeath]

They aren’t the same springs. The primes have red springs the hunting has blue and the non hybrid models have non colored ones. All for us to see they are different springs. You’re welcome

The TRD springs are red.