new struts, everything needed Options

[eclipse_04a]

ok, so after reading this entire section and not completely finding my answer, I have this question. I need to replace my struts, and at least rear strut mounts. now what else in the assembly should/do i need to replace? I am planning to go with the kyb gr2's and kyb mounts. do the mounts come with bearings? any other parts commonly wear out? car has almost 160k on it. is there a way to tell if I need front mounts before I take them apart? also does anyone know of a place cheaper than Import Replacement Parts? Any other advice tips in changing my struts would be appreciated. I have never done them before, but am mechanically capable. I have a chilton's manual for my car, (95 gt liftback) for reference, but everything seems pretty straight foward. not sure if i have the sport suspension package or not... will check tomorrow. If i have the normal suspension, what is different in the precedure? am I just undoing an extra nut, and inserting a cartridge and putting the nut back on vs. just replacing the entire piece?

[LewFX]

get the whole assembly, if your car is rusty at all, you dont want to deal with getting a rusty nut off. i looked at the website for a 99 and they carry all 4 struts. you might need new sway end links too.

[eclipse_04a]

when your talking whole assembly, what part are you talking about exactly? what I'm looking at is the kyb gr2 struts and rear mounts.

Numbers I found are:

95-99 sealed struts
Front R - 334378
Front L - 334379
Rear R - 334125
Rear L - 334126

94-99 unsealed struts <----- are these the whole assembly or just replacement cartridges?
Front R - 365092
Front L - 365092
Rear R - 334125
Rear L - 334126

Mounts with Bearing
Front - sm5372 <----- for cars with sport suspension package
Front - sm5164 <----- for cars without sport suspension package
Rear - sm5087


and just for anyone elses convience:

Dust boots
Front and Rear: sb103



This post has been edited by eclipse_04a: Mar 20, 2007 - 10:15 AM

[markie]

when your talking whole assembly, what part are you talking about exactly? what I'm looking at is the kyb gr2 struts and rear mounts.

Numbers I found are:

95-99 sealed struts
Front R - 334378
Front L - 334379
Rear R - 334125
Rear L - 334126

94-99 unsealed struts <----- are these the whole assembly or just replacement cartridges?
Front R - 365092
Front L - 365092
Rear R - 334125
Rear L - 334126

Mounts with Bearing
Front - sm5372 <----- for cars with sport suspension package
Front - sm5164 <----- for cars without sport suspension package
Rear - sm5087


and just for anyone elses convience:

Dust boots
Front and Rear: sb103

so i havent been able to find an answer to my question in the forums, so i was wondering if anyone could point me in the right direction

i noticed that the sealed struts are offered for the 95+, but only the unsealed is offered for the 94' i was wondering if anyone knows what happened with the suspension from 94 to 95 and why the sealed 95+ struts wont work with the 94'.

on a side note, im currently on s-tech springs and planning on getting struts. planning on getting unsealed gr2s for the front and sealed gr2s for the rear. how is this set up? any problems? should i get the kyb mounts to go along with it?

[eclipse_04a]

as far as I've been able to find, the only difference was they offered the sport package (sealed front struts) that uses a little different mount on the front. If you have any questions you can call KYB. Theyre really helpful actually. They answered most of my questions (which is good because I had the numbers backwards, but I fixed that in my first post.) I dont think the teins should be a problem, I thought about putting them on, but wasn't sure, and will use the money elsewhere for now.

As far as sealed fronts a 94, they should if you bought the right mounts. Anyone else know for sure? I know people with sealed that want to go unsealed can just take mounts off of another car with no problems.

This post has been edited by eclipse_04a: Mar 26, 2007 - 10:40 AM