suspension rebuild advice / kits? Options

[homebuilder]

Hi,

I have a 1995 GT convertible. I was told it can not be properly aligned since ... okay I forgot the name of the part that was bad, I was told two years ago. It may have been an upper or lower something or another, but not sure.

Anyway, I am wanting to fix / renew the entire suspension instead of just one part, and then another going bad in a few months.

But really, not an expert mechanic. I may hire a local mech to install the parts. But what parts?


I have seen polyurethane kits, it that all I need? Which kit?


Pretend it was your car, you are on a budget, you had an old car that was not very well taken care of...ever... and now you want to renew the suspension. How would you go about it? What kits or parts need to be replaced?

I know this is an open ended request, I am looking for good ideas.


Thank you in advance.

This post has been edited by homebuilder: Jul 19, 2015 - 1:53 PM

[1994Celica]

My guess is it was upper or lower control arm business. You could go polyurethane but that will make your car ride harder. I'd say do new struts and strut mounts on all 4 corners and see how that goes. Kyb is a good strut brand that doesn't break the bank. You could defiantly do struts yourself. They're no hard at all to do. This MCM video shows more or less how to install them.

http://youtu.be/qT_jgVqxH5U

[homebuilder]

My guess is it was upper or lower control arm business. You could go polyurethane but that will make your car ride harder. I'd say do new struts and strut mounts on all 4 corners and see how that goes. Kyb is a good strut brand that doesn't break the bank. You could defiantly do struts yourself. They're no hard at all to do. This MCM video shows more or less how to install them.

http://youtu.be/qT_jgVqxH5U

Thanks,

Can you tell me if I buy one of the polyurethane kits or an OEM kit like it, is that all I need? or do I need to get new control arms as well. New tie rods etc... or will the kits basically renew the old parts and make them"tighter"?

I found a great at home mechanic, only charges 20 an hour... and he actually knows what he is doing.

[1994Celica]

My guess is it was upper or lower control arm business. You could go polyurethane but that will make your car ride harder. I'd say do new struts and strut mounts on all 4 corners and see how that goes. Kyb is a good strut brand that doesn't break the bank. You could defiantly do struts yourself. They're no hard at all to do. This MCM video shows more or less how to install them.

http://youtu.be/qT_jgVqxH5U

Thanks,

Can you tell me if I buy one of the polyurethane kits or an OEM kit like it, is that all I need? or do I need to get new control arms as well. New tie rods etc... or will the kits basically renew the old parts and make them"tighter"?

I found a great at home mechanic, only charges 20 an hour... and he actually knows what he is doing.

The only poly kit I know of is from Poland. There might be others but I'm not sure. The Poland kit is sold in two sets. One for the front and one for the rear. I'd probably go ahead and do tie rods if it was me since you're already there. I believe Moog makes some for our cars and that's a good brand.