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post Feb 19, 2011 - 2:51 AM
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The car is a '94 GT Coupe, and I'm only replacing the front ones. Not doing it myself, but my mechanic said "get what you want and I'll install everything," so I wanna make sure I get all the parts, and make sure they're the right parts.

Regarding Struts:
I found the following:
365092 (Cartridge)
334378 (Sealed, Right)
334379 (Sealed, Left)

When I search ShowMeTheParts.com/KYB for parts that fit a 94, only the cartridges come up. Will the sealed struts still fit?

Regarding Mounting:
I found the following:
SB103 (Bellow)
SM5372 (Mount)
SM5164 (Kit)

Depending on where I look, SM5372 comes up as either "with rebuildable strut" or "all applications." Will it fit both?

The kit seems to be fine for both sealed and rebuildable everywhere I looked. Will it fit both?
The kit also says "mount comes with bearing" and the price doesn't make much sense (higher than $[SB103] + $[SM5372]). That's telling me it's not just SB103 and SM5372 thrown in a box... so what's the difference?

I'm also planning to get a camber kit and saw a recommendation for this Eibach kit. Are there better ones out there?

That covers the strut, mount, bellows, and camber kit... am I missing anything?
 
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post Feb 19, 2011 - 9:55 AM
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Basically you have two options. Either get the sealed strut, or just the cartridge insert.
The idea behind the cartridge is that IF your strut is rebuildable, the you get to save money by just replacing the worn out insert. The problem with this method is that some year celicas came with rebuildable struts and some did not. So you are taking a risk at buying something that may or may not work.

I would personally go for the whole new strut. It makes things a lot easier on your mechanic too, and you know it will work.

Skip that camber kit. You dont need one and that kit you listed doesnt even look like its for our cars.


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