 Replacing Struts and Mounts, OEM mounts and KYB moutns different? |
 May 6, 2011 - 5:04 PM
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I've been lowered on Tien S-tech springs for a while now and my stock struts finally crapped out on me.
SO I'm in the market for new struts and strut mounts. I was doing some searching on what struts everyone was running and Im pretty sure Ill be getting the KYB GR-2 struts, but what about the mounts. I found a couple comments in threads saying that the KYB strut moutns were different from the OEM mounts, and actually made the car sit a little bit higher with the KYB mounts compared to the OEM. Can anyone confirm this? Should I order OEM mounts, or should KYB moutns be sufficient with Tien S-techs and KYB GR-2s? -------------------- -Protection mode, For when your amp tries to blow its load. 1995 Toyota Celica GTS - Daily Driver 1999 Chevy Cavalier - Winter Beater 1994 Honda Civic CX Hatchback - Dead My Celica! |
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May 8, 2011 - 6:28 PM
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From the pics, looks like a pair is an insert set and those are for the fronts but even at that, you can't rebuild them unless you have the non-sealed struts. IDK though on ebay I hate it when the pics don't match the description cus the description says complete. but then again their idea of complete just means it can be a set of 4 shocks and not a set of 4 complete assemblies. but according to kybs site, they are complete assemblies.
other than the mounts, you just need the strut bushings. Other things to check are your bearings, endlinks, sway bar bushings. -------------------- 94 Celica GT
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jordisonjr Replacing Struts and Mounts May 6, 2011 - 5:04 PM
SwissFerdi I'm fairly positive they're different. How... May 6, 2011 - 5:10 PM jordisonjr So which mounts do you have then? Just the OEM one... May 6, 2011 - 5:22 PM SwissFerdi Exactly. May 6, 2011 - 5:37 PM jordisonjr Is there a way to tell if the mounts need to be re... May 6, 2011 - 5:48 PM
SwissFerdi QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 6, 2011 - 6... May 6, 2011 - 8:24 PM trdproven i think thats my thread you read. Let me explain,... May 6, 2011 - 7:40 PM jordisonjr QUOTE (trdproven @ May 6, 2011 - 8:4... May 6, 2011 - 8:35 PM trdproven QUOTE (jordisonjr @ May 7, 2011 - 11... May 6, 2011 - 10:00 PM jordisonjr So do you think I should go ahead and change the s... May 6, 2011 - 11:11 PM trdproven the only thing I can tell you is it can clunk of t... May 7, 2011 - 12:41 AM jordisonjr Sorry I'm not sure which center bolt you are t... May 7, 2011 - 1:05 AM trdproven sorry i forgot to mention, I meant check if the sh... May 7, 2011 - 10:10 AM jordisonjr Alright Ill do that, Im' pretty sure they are ... May 7, 2011 - 11:34 AM jordisonjr I just wanted to confirm that this add: http://cgi... May 8, 2011 - 1:18 PM SwissFerdi QUOTE (trdproven @ May 8, 2011 - 7:2... May 8, 2011 - 6:40 PM jordisonjr QUOTE (trdproven @ May 8, 2011 - 6:2... May 8, 2011 - 9:44 PM trdproven the one in the mount, the one in the wheel is pret... May 9, 2011 - 9:44 AM jordisonjr So I should replace that one as well? May 9, 2011 - 1:02 PM trdproven ^ Actually thats the bushing I'm mentioning. May 9, 2011 - 5:32 PM jordisonjr Okay sounds good.
Should be ordering the struts an... May 9, 2011 - 6:28 PM |
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