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Shane64 · 08-21-2011, 06:57 PM

I have a 1997 Camry and I rebuilt the motor and it runs well, but I need new suspension for it. I don’t want anything fancy, but I do work way out on twisty roads and the springs and struts with 190,000 miles is not cutting it. Where is the best place to buy stock full replacement kits?

***BMR*** · 08-21-2011, 07:58 PM

By "stock" do you mean Toyota OEM parts? Or simply that you don't want to lower/raise it, or soften/stiffen the suspension?

If the latter, then Rockauto.com is a good place. Oh, and KYB is the OEM supplier to Toyota, so if you get KYB struts they'll be close to original in performance.

Shane64 · 08-21-2011, 09:10 PM

Thanks for the info! I went onto that website and looked, the KYB STRUT-PLUS COMPLETE CORNER UNIT STRUT ASSEMBLY is almost 200$ Do I need all that or should I just get the cheep strut's? The car is old and I don't want to sink a bunch of money into it, but I do have a very curvy drive to work and I want a smooth safe ride.

***BMR*** · 08-21-2011, 09:46 PM

I'm guessing that's the complete strut assembly... that would include springs, all rubber isolators, including upper mounts.

If your springs are OK (ride height is normal) and you're not hearing clunking, rattles, or squeaking, then you might get by with just replacing the struts. It's hard to know for sure what's really needed until it's all torn apart.