McPherson to Superstrut Conversion Options

[DST94]

Alright, so this is how I swapped the superstrut tie rods onto my AT200 rack and pinion. We didnt swap it on the another Celica and we snapped the linkage in half so we found out the reason for the C curve the hard way. Here you go. Suggestions and questions welcome.

Compare


Dissasemble



They are the same



Pry the gold back then use a set of pliers and a 19mm to separate the inner rod from the rack and pinion


Separated


Difference is minor, an alignment should fix any discrepancies


Attatch


Attatched






Attatch Boot


Done, rinse and repeat for the other side.




any thoughts are welcome, I havent driven the car yet but ill post again to update with problems if any arise.

This post has been edited by DST94: Nov 18, 2013 - 11:23 AM

[enderswift]

Aftermarket source for st205 bearings confirmed:


Aftermarket Febest bearing on the left, OEM Koyo bearing on the right


Koyo on bottom, Febest on top


Koyo on left, Febest on right

The important dimensions including OD, ID, and height are identical between the bearings. The only difference is the way the inner race wraps over the front of the bearing. So as I suspected, Toyota used similar bearings for multiple AWD models and assigned different part numbers.

Link to ebay listing for the cheaper aftermarket bearing:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/251822010433?_trks...K%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

Hope this motivates more people to give superstrut a chance!