New Celica Options

[wadeos]

Yesterday i brought my self a 1994 gt four which has done 198kms, drives well apart from when its going over rough surfaces eg a gravel driveway the driver side front suspension knocks and the front radiator fans go are quite loud even when the engines cold. The celica has the doors with the 3 speakers and i haven't seen too many celica's like that. Which celica's came with the 3 speaker doors ?

Photos to come.. (:

This post has been edited by wadeos: Dec 12, 2010 - 8:08 AM

[delusionz]

Cool!! Another NZer


The front suspension knock is a problem ive been chasing up for the entire time ive had my gt4... the culprits are generally...

superstrut arms
wheel bearings
top hats. -- due to the way superstrut works, a worn superstrut ball joint will put enuff play in the strut for it to tug the top hat enough to break apart as mine did.

the superstrut arms cost $300 + labour
wheel bearings are $160 + labour
and the tophats are $160 + labour

another knock you may have is when you hit the accelerator pedal -- worn out engine mount bushes, i went with nolathane for mine which cost $130 per mount, and $150 for the large mount on the driver side.

these cars are expensive when it comes to maintenance, i hope your turbo is ok!

also, you may have leaky shocks with a gt4 that age, mine did... i went for coilovers instead of stuffing around with standard crap.


as for the 3 speakers, it was a factory option for all celicas, you're lucky (or unlucky) enough to get them in yours,

personally I think the 3 speakers is a waste of time and space since the 8" speaker has fkall bass u may aswell ditch it and make some 8" to 6" spacer adaptors and just put 6" speakers in there, and have a sub for your bass.

unfortunately a standard 12" sub box doesnt fit in a gt4 boot so it will have to be a custom size.