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Dec 12, 2018 - 3:35 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100692 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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QUOTE (njccmd2002 @ Dec 11, 2018 - 3:28 AM) *


This is how they should look


Yep the ones I got both times the rears were about half that diameter, those look like what they are supposed to be. My husband ordered them so I’ll have to grab that.

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:46 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100680 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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Well I'm sorry I can't get pics. I don't know how else to describe it. The springs are too narrow in diameter to fit over the strut after you remove the top. They are literally too small and the strut is too big around. I don't know what else I can say. It makes zero sense to me. And I'm a mechanic so I know what I'm doing. I've never encountered anything quite like it. I guess I'm just hooped.

I have been looking at the shock/strut combo on Ebay by Stagg. Maybe best to replace shocks anyway so might as well get a set I know will fit. Anybody have experience with those?

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:43 PM Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1100679 · Replies: 3 · Views: 1,593
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No heat could be a variety of things, but first thing I would check is that the heater core is not plugged and the water control valve is operational. However you would still have hot coolant in the core even if it wasn't working. Are the heater hoses collapsed or pinched off, do they feel warm to the touch when the car is running at op temp with heat on? Water rushing sounds in the system mean that your coolant is low, so you could have a leak somewhere. If you pull the carpet back from either side of under the dash look for coolant collecting in the floor pan. Look at the drain tube that comes out of the evap box under the car, all coolant leaking out of the heater core area will collect in the evap box and drain out of there.

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:39 PM Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1100678 · Replies: 7 · Views: 2,270
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I have a magnaflow muffler on mine, cats are intact still. Sounds deep and does not have any tinny or raspy sound at all. If you so straight pipe then you tend to get that extra noise that makes your exhaust sound Honda-like.

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:37 PM Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1100677 · Replies: 10 · Views: 2,500
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You could probably expect to burn up to a litre on any old engine such as ours. But you could also be leaking it, so check for that too.

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:34 PM Forum: Engine/Transmission/Maintenance · Post Preview: #1100676 · Replies: 1 · Views: 1,070
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I recently found my rad cracked along the top as so many do, so I got a replacement, swapped it in. Drove it. Noticed another coolant leak. The o-ring was bad on the drain cock so had to fix that. Drain and refill again!

Then... and I cannot make this stuff up... my heater hoses both blew. Drain, replaced, refill. Then the heater core went. I noticed fog on the window and the sweet smell of coolant again.. the kicker? I had just replaced the heater core a year to the day before. Finally, I say to myself, there is literally nothing left but the water pump to go now. Want to guess what happened?

Yes, the water pump then failed. The bearing went and the pump was grinding away the housing. So I have now got an entirely new cooling system.

I have never heard of anything like it, and, as a mechanic, I am at a loss to explain why this happened, but I had to share since it had just been so ridiculous. I swear if I smell coolant again I'm tossing the car off a bridge. (Just kidding...maybe..)

Dec 10, 2018 - 5:30 PM Forum: Interior/Audio/Electrical/Wiring · Post Preview: #1100675 · Replies: 3 · Views: 1,368
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Mine started leaking really bad so I pulled one off of a Camry at a yard. It's pretty noisy but should be good to go for a while.

Nov 26, 2018 - 4:19 AM Forum: Buying/Selling · Post Preview: #1100553 · Replies: 15 · Views: 3,622
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Still available?

Nov 26, 2018 - 4:02 AM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100552 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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QUOTE (cheela @ Nov 21, 2018 - 1:43 PM) *
post up some pics of the springs themselves.
springs should fit regardless of ST, GT, or GT-S. I have two AT200 and have put springs/struts from a GT on no problem.
I'm gonna ask some questions just for clarification sake, nothing against you just want to be sure as well but:

Are you installing the front springs to the front and the rears to the rear? they are different and if mixed up might be why its not fitting correctly.

Are the springs you ordered for our year celicas, 94-99 and not for the 7th gen 2000+ celicas? Since you said GT-S and the order form or company or whoever you ordered from may have just seen, oh GTS celica and gave you 7th gen springs.

and lastly, are these brand new springs from a reputable company or just some seller on ebay? because it may be that they just have a box and a random set of TEIN springs and threw it all together and sold it as springs for your car when it's not.

again pics would be helpful.


It would be helpful to get pics I realise, however the struts are in the car as it's my daily driver and the springs had to be returned ASAP in order to get my money back. Both sets were ordered off Ebay, from a source that had good ratings. They are definitely not mixed up. I'm an auto tech actually so I know how they fit. The springs literally didn't fit so I guess what has really happened here is I've been unlucky and twice received the incorrect parts. That being said, we triple checked everything and compared it to the ebay ads and they should have been right. So... that left me to ask here as to whether or not there are any differences between Canadian GT-S models or something else I'm missing. Genuinely not wanting to give up on this car but I have literally broken springs in the rear and used parts are impossible to find. Wanted lowering springs but I'm afraid to order and get nailed to have to pay return shipping again.

It's a 1994 GT-S. I was under the impression they all had the same setup as well. Anyhow, thanks for the reply. I'll have to likely figure it out myself somehow.

Nov 20, 2018 - 2:37 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100517 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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I don't know why my replies aren't showing up so I can't see my last one, but I definitely do not have Superstrut suspension.

Nov 20, 2018 - 2:21 PM Forum: General Discussion · Post Preview: #1100516 · Replies: 15 · Views: 10,191
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Hey guys, I was under the impression ST204 was also Canadian spec. Can anyone confirm? I have an ST204 GT-S spec from Canada. I'm trying to find suspension parts that fit and having a hell of a time and I think this might be why. Thanks!

Nov 20, 2018 - 2:16 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100515 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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QUOTE (bloodMoney @ Nov 20, 2018 - 8:33 AM) *


See that one you sent me lists for AT200, 1800 engine size. I have a ST204 with a 2.2. Would that affect suspension type?

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I don't think the ST202 ever had SuperStrut as an option, but it's possible someone added it. I think Tein, at least at one point, made springs for both the SuperStrut and standard McPherson strut cars. Perhaps the issue lies there. Maybe it could be the struts if they aren't a reputable brand like KYB, Bilstein, KONI, etc... I can't recall if 5th and 6th gen springs and struts are interchangeable albeit different, but perhaps something is going on there if someone went junkyard shopping for suspension at one point. Which honestly if you're going to lowering springs you should be replacing the mounts and struts anyway if they haven't been recently replaced, so might take a front and rear spring to a local parts house to see if they have the mounts and struts and see if you get a match.


I might have to do that except I cannot return the springs after a few more days so I don't have the time to wait for new struts and size them. This is the frustrating part about ordering automotive parts online I guess.

I was wondering about the GT-S, would that have something to do with it? I am not sure if GT-S is a Canadian spec only. I know it was with the 7th gen. Thank you guys SO much for your assistance.

Nov 19, 2018 - 8:23 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100506 · Replies: 18 · Views: 52,518
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Hi guys I’ve ordered the Tein S-Tech’s from eBay and they don’t fit. This is the second pair I’ve bought that don’t fit my 94 GT-S. I’m at a loss here I don’t want to spend more money and wait for the parts and uninstall the struts only to find they don’t fit again. Please help.

Nov 19, 2018 - 8:20 PM Forum: Suspension/Handling/Braking · Post Preview: #1100505 · Replies: 18 · Views: 3,359
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Hey all, I have a 94 GT-S and I’ve purchased now my second set of lowering springs for this car and they do not fit. The first set I bought were completely wrong and the Teins I just ordered came in and they don’t fit either. They’re too small at the top and bottom. I have no idea what to do now I’ve tried to install these things twice I’ve ordered them for this car, and I’ve had the struts out now twice, so getting really frustrated and wondering what the heck it is I’m doing wrong.

Thanks for your time.

Mar 23, 2018 - 1:58 PM Forum: Buying/Selling · Post Preview: #1096858 · Replies: 24 · Views: 12,106
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Interested in the clear signals, do they fit a 94? How much shipped to Vancouver area, BC, Canada?


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