Strut Mounts - Will I need them?

[FRANKENCAMRY]

Getting ready to replace front and reat struts for my 93 Camry (130K). Is there any way to know if I'm going to need front or rear mounts before I get everything taken apart?

[Eye8Pussies]

nope.

though if you're on the original ones, and you have the money, it wouldn't hurt to change them at the same time

[toyoonly]

I would replace them. They arent that cheap, but they will go bad, its a matter of when not if. The guy who owned my car before me replaced only the struts, and now I have a broken mount and a bunch of squeaky ones. So you can save some $$ for now, but eventually you will have to buy them anyway.

[RED171]

I had my gen4 for 2 years now. I got mines strut mounts from this site. I paid 284.32 shipped to my house for all four

http://www.toyotawholesaleparts.com/parts.html

STRUT MOUNT, Avalon, Right - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-04 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Avalon, Left - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-04 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Camry, Right - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-98 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Camry, Left - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-98 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Corolla - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON98-02 $80.54 $58.10

[_VVTi_]

Originally Posted by toyoonly

I would replace them. They arent that cheap, but they will go bad, its a matter of when not if. The guy who owned my car before me replaced only the struts, and now I have a broken mount and a bunch of squeaky ones. So you can save some $$ for now, but eventually you will have to buy them anyway.

sorry to dig up old thread. But how will I know they are broken??

[mescalito]

^ clunking when going over bumps and if you take them out and physically look at them, they appear broken.

[MonsoonP]

Does anyone here have any experience with the KYB replacement strut mounts? Do they offer any handling improvement over a genuine Toyota replacement strut mount? Are they stiffer or have a beefier bearing? Any input would be appreciated. thanks

[DAMON]

ive had the kyb replacements for over a year, theyre just oem replacements... nothing beefier i dont think and they wont improve handling but they will stop the noise and youll be on safer suspension

[prnc_chrmng]

Originally Posted by RED171

I had my gen4 for 2 years now. I got mines strut mounts from this site. I paid 284.32 shipped to my house for all four

http://www.toyotawholesaleparts.com/parts.html

STRUT MOUNT, Avalon, Right - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-04 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Avalon, Left - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-04 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Camry, Right - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-98 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Camry, Left - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON97-98 $71.05 $51.25 STRUT MOUNT, Corolla - CAMRY, COROLLA, AVALON98-02 $80.54 $58.10

i think i paid something like 200 for all four driving down to nappa.

[mxsurf]

The front mounts have bearings and can start to rattle over even small bumps.Mine are doing so with 65K. The back w no bearings should be fine.I just bought front mounts today fom the dealer for $88 each. I found that I didn't need them and took them back. Just flare out the hole in thelower plate - below the bearing ring, so the bearings fit in there snuggly. I did this and installed new struts - it's great now, no rattling . Mike