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All of the above is good advice. That said, I'd check the anti-sway bar bushings, because it's an easy thing to test and a cheap fix.

Simply disconnect the brackets holding the bushings to the chassis, and then bounce the suspension. If the noise is gone, head to your dealer and spend the $20 to get new bushings. If not, then add $20 to your budget when you replace the struts/dampners to also replace the bushings, because after 220,000 kms they'll be in need of replacement.

Sounds like struts to me also. How many miles are on your car? I think struts (shock absorbers at each wheel, surrounded by a hefty coil spring) should last around 90,000 miles. I had a similar sound in my 94 Celica a few years ago, coming from the rear when I was rolling over "slow humps" and other kinds of road bumps. I had gotten used to the sound and it took someone else to point it out to me and say "strut problem."

Some unsolicited advice:

My 94 Celica just crossed 300,000 miles, and replacing the struts was one of my first efforts at doing my own car repairs, and though somewhat difficult, it made me feel proud to have done all four by myself (with a little help from friends ), and it felt so nice driving with those things doing their job correctly. Made the car handle so much better. If you have a buddy that is mechanically inclined, you might attempt the job yourself as a way to begin to learn how your car works as well as how to take care of it. Just plan on how you will get around during the time you are doing the job.

6g Celicas are getting old, and that means their parts are wearing and the weakest will be failing soon. If you really feel that you want to stick with your Celica, you probably would be doing yourself a great favor learning how to do your own repairs, otherwise it is going to begin to cost you big bucks taking it to be serviced going forward. I'm talking about the basic car, not the "builds" (add-ons, improvements, renovations and complete rebuilds) you read about on this website, where guys go to extremes to enhance, beautify, and otherwise make their Celicas their own.

Just a thought about saving money, building confidence, making sure repair jobs are done correctly, knowing how your car actually works, and being able to know what is wrong with your car when it experiences problems in the future. It's also about a kind of 'being in love' with your car. Sick, huh?

Cheers!

As i'm new here and still trying to get the idea of this in my head, please add a picture ^^

And if you can get the bonnet latch aswell, ST205 is a bit longer than a ST202.

Build a SS-Four front.

Pricing in every country is different. In Australia for a decent set you are looking at roughly $350 each ($AUD). Since there is a much greater import market of st205's in NZ I only imagine they would be cheaper there.

Another Chch memember! Sweet.

I'm pretty sure i've seen your celica around before....

The car shaking could be a broken transmission mount. Possibly you bent/broke the half-shaft, leaking gear oil would account for the smell of sulfur.

There's an easy way to tell from the engine bay, but I'm keeping it secret until I finish my new updated ST202 info thread

For yourself to find out turn the wheel and it should look something like this

that's all good, enjoy driving it

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Not often you come across the SS-II with superstrut & E series gearbox. how do you find the gear ratio's TomC?