new rear springs, oh what a feeling! - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Jack Deth · 04-07-2011, 06:59 PM

moog, $75 bucks delivered (thanks amazon). a great investment, the handling improved all around and it rides like a new car.

i did all 4 struts last fall, my ride improved, particularly cornering, but i was still disappointed.

i found it hard to believe that the springs were bad, so i didn't replace them when i did the struts.

i work with springs all the time, a properly designed coil spring should last for 10 million cycles, forever if the load is static. they must be under designed or overloaded.

pmesfun · 04-07-2011, 07:02 PM

Thought I would need new rear springs too, but I got lucky.

Front springs seem tired though, maybe its the sway bar links. Replacing those with Deeza's in a couple of weeks.

pmesfun · 04-07-2011, 07:03 PM

Did the rear height increase? Mine did significantly, higher than the front. I like it though, kind of a raked stance.

Jigg007 · 04-07-2011, 11:29 PM

I was iffy on the life of the springs too.. upon releasing one of the front strut towers, the coil spring split in-half. My ride hight, after the new Moog springs I put in increased a good 2", maybe even 3" Never really took a ruler to it. I cant say much for the rear, because I have a good 100-200lbs constantly in the trunk.

I didn't intend on replacing mine either, but I got them for 99/pair after sweettalking the guy at NAPA, haha.

Jack Deth · 04-08-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by pmesfun

Did the rear height increase? Mine did significantly, higher than the front. I like it though, kind of a raked stance.

like jigg007, i didn't measure. the rear looks higher, though... like you said.
i kinda lost track... you replaced your rear springs too, right?

pmesfun · 04-08-2011, 07:42 PM

my bad, no I didn't replace them. Just the struts and mounts. I thought they would be bad, because the struts were blown for over a year. They were overloaded and destroyed in October.

Ride height after new struts:

pmesfun · 04-08-2011, 07:44 PM

Blown original struts.

fourwheeler · 04-09-2011, 08:54 PM

Jack, I too need to replace my springs and refresh by suspension. What struts did you end up using when you replaced the springs?

Jack Deth · 04-10-2011, 08:54 AM

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Originally Posted by fourwheeler

Jack, I too need to replace my springs and refresh by suspension. What struts did you end up using when you replaced the springs?

i used the monroe sensatrac's. they ride nice, not at all mushy.
FYI, if you can wait until october, monroe has a "shocktober" rebate, buy 3, get 1 free.
i missed it by 1 day, then came across it accidentally. oh, what a feeling indeed