((What would you do)) question about struts and 189k car :P 00' camry

[bballsk8er333]

Hey, i have a 2000 camry, with struts and springs that are original, and was told by tirekingdom that they are going to need to be replaced, and they were cupping my tire. Well, they said they would replace the struts for like 400 inc taxes.

Would you:
Have struts only replaced?
Struts and springs (might as well cause they're in there?)?
Struts, springs and the strut mounts?

Also, do you think 400$ is good for the struts replacement, he says hes only charging me for parts and not labor, and im getting a deal, so i dunoo...

Thanks guys

And thanks for helping on my DIY break replacement, it went cherry perfect :P

[Stangar]

Struts: Tokico "Blues" are the way to go as it'll be close to a stock, smooth ride.

Springs: Your originals are probably good.

Mounts: You will need new front mounts but not the rears.

Call the guy at www.shox.com and tell him what you want to do. He'll steer you the right direction.

Just my opinion as I had mine replaced at 150,000 and the Tokico Blues are high quality and I was very satisfied.

[toyomoho]

How many miles on the car, what type of driving, freeway, bumpy roads, was the car over loaded weight wise? Are all tires cupping, front/rear, just one tire? Is this total amount for all 4 struts?

Many things can cause cupping. Unbalanced tire, bad wheel bearing, worn suspension parts, weak springs and worn out shocks/struts.

Push down on the front end (or corner) of the car several times to get it moving up and down then release. The front end should stop moving after two strokes cycles or less.

Normally springs don’t ‘wear out” unless overloaded (excess weight) or suppose a LOT of bumps and potholes. Are the springs sagging, as in the car body is lower then normal?

Struts cost $50-70+ each depending on brand and quality.

[Stangar]

More info:

Springs & Struts Guide

[bballsk8er333]

Originally Posted by toyomoho

How many miles on the car, what type of driving, freeway, bumpy roads, was the car over loaded weight wise? Are all tires cupping, front/rear, just one tire? Is this total amount for all 4 struts?

Many things can cause cupping. Unbalanced tire, bad wheel bearing, worn suspension parts, weak springs and worn out shocks/struts.

Push down on the front end (or corner) of the car several times to get it moving up and down then release. The front end should stop moving after two strokes cycles or less.

Normally springs don’t ‘wear out” unless overloaded (excess weight) or suppose a LOT of bumps and potholes. Are the springs sagging, as in the car body is lower then normal?

Struts cost $50-70+ each depending on brand and quality.

Ok, ill answer these as well as i can.

dad189Kmi, as in post :P first 1/2, a lot of freeway, i duno bout the weight my is fat and he had some buisness equipment. fronts were cuping the worst,... i think its total for four of them.

withI think my spring r worn out b/c i look like i lowered thecar, or am lowridin no load in it.

So...?

Thanks for links all!

P.S do you still think the way of your "shouldnt be springs, and if i should only get the struts monts on the front replaced?!?!!? tnks

[vu]

if your car has a lowered look with stock suspension, especially at 189k i would definately change the shocks. i bet your springs are probably bad because of the load it has been taking with bad shocks. so i would change both while you are at it. i had a 97 camry got it to about 190k before i sold it and i replaced my shocks twice and i lowered my car so i changed springs once. i hate the feeling of crappy suspension so i change it asap, probably a bit too soon the second time =). as in the price i only had tokico blues and those cost around 400 for the set and i installed myself. im not sure if yours is a good deal because we do not know what kind of struts they are replacing them with. if you are looking to save money then just change shocks and you will notice a big difference(you bottom out all the time anymore im assuming). if you can, just stick with OEM.