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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() Joined Dec 6, '05 From South Carolina Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
![]() ![]() ![]() Do I need new Struts? I'm a car n00b. Basicly I drove my car around Late Mother's Day like any other day, but it was raining hard so I came home. The next morning my Dad noticed my passenger side Tire was flat. So When I knocked off work, I took the wheel off and ran some water on it to find the leak. Basicly the tire was ripped alittle. It was rubbing up against something. So we looked at the car and noticed that strut was messed up alittle. My dad told me that the greese/oil on the inside of my rims isn't normal. I always thought it was because it was kindof always like that. I have one more pic that I really don't feel like resizing at the moment. I took shots of both sides because if I replace one, I'm gonna replace the other. Does KYB do regular Struts cause the last thing I want to do is lower it. My car is body kitted with the Invader Body Kit and is low enough as is. I basicly live in the Country with pretty messed up roads. You should beable to see where it is messed up alittle ![]() Oh Yeah, How much will I be looking at for the fronts. A guy I've known for years was suppose to come by and give me a qoute and tell me all the good stuff, but he forgot and said he would come in the morning. Tomorrow is gonna be a busy day ![]() I know it is dirty. I so need to clean it ![]() |
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![]() Enthusiast ![]() ![]() ![]() Joined Mar 17, '05 From Auckland, New Zealand Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) ![]() |
What caused the tyre to 'rip'? If it was rubbing on the shock, then you have other problems to worry about - such as incorrect wheel offset and/or too wide tyres.
Diagnosis just by looking at those pics is nigh on impossible. My advice would be to go to a suspension shop and seek their advice. Grease on the inside of the rim is more likely to be from a split CV boot, so check that out too. KYB do make 'standard' type shocks - they are actually standard Toyota replacements. Ride height, however, is determined by springs, not the shocks. Gary -------------------- ![]() 1994 ST205 Celica GT-FOUR Group A WRC - running in new engine 1993 Rover 220 GTi tarmac rally car (under construction) 3SGE power here we come.... GT-Four spec list |
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