strut problem Options

[LewFX]

go to the store and tell them you want to order sl240, its 40 bux for 1 tho, not a pair. they should get em by the next day.

[6gc_driven]

c thats the problem tho..i cant go to the store..im from florida and we dont have kragen or partsamerica. We just have Autozone and Discount Auto parts..and the price for the end links is $60 a piece. So i just looked up the website for partsamerica and found the part there. I c i can order it online, and havd them ship it to my house. but before i order it, i want to make sure its the right part..since they dont state it as "sway bar end link"..they call it a "McQuay-Norris Sway Bar Repair Kit"..heres the direct link: http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail....artnumber=SL240

so i just want to make sure thats the right part before i order it. Think you can take a look at it and tell me..thnx for ur help

[LewFX]

ya it works fine, but thats for one link. so order 2 if you need both. srplayr helped me find it.

This post has been edited by LewFX: Jan 24, 2006 - 11:13 AM

[presure2]

if your paying 60$ ea for the end links, why not get the REAL toyota parts for basicly the same price?

[playr158]

cause it doesn't make a difference

[FSX_Celica94GT]

could i install the links by myself, even if im just a minor and have never done anything like this before?

[playr158]

yes

[LewFX]

try doing it without a jack and a lowered car, thats reallllll fun!

[FSX_Celica94GT]

so yea, reviving this thread. i took my car in to have the links replaced. 160 bux total. the mechanic said since my car was sooooooooooooo low,*B+G springs* that he said the links probably wouldnt stay on there very long. Still knocks just as much as ever, idk what the hell the problem is, maybe the mechanic just doesnt kno s*** cuz i dont think springs would cause that kind of problem. said that there was hardly any room for the strut to move up and down since the springs lowered it so much(which is bs cuz they're only springs, only dropped it about 1.5 inches)

[FSX_Celica94GT]

ok, i asked my mechanic and he said if i got a shorter sway bar it might put my links out of the bind they're in. Can anyone recommend a good cheap rear sway bar?

[presure2]

what brand mounts did you get?
i had a problem when i did my springs years ago with moog rear strut mounts.
they lasted about a week before they started knocking really bad, theyre really crappily (is that a word??) made, and basicly ate themselfs away within a week.
replaced them with toyota parts(and yes, they were expensive 110$ea, compared to the moog ones@ 40$ or so, , and its just like stock again. no noise.

[FSX_Celica94GT]

i got monroe, but the knocking was still there after i got them put on.

[LewFX]

why would you lower your car with monroe struts, they arent performance struts and cannot handle it.

[K-ESD]

i believe he was talking about the monroe strut mount

[FSX_Celica94GT]

yea, the mounts are monroe. i have bilstein struts, pretty sure those are performance lol