Mismatching Struts

by **kronos98** » Fri May 07, 2004 11:22 am

I've got 3 TRD struts and need to replace a bent rear strut. Jack at Fast Track wants to sell me a Tokico for $85. Will I have a problem with putting that on?

If so, where can I find a replacement TRD strut :evil:

Hard to find this suckers.

by **kronos98** » Fri May 07, 2004 3:40 pm

hmm...nobody knows? or is it such a stupid question nobody wants to tell me? haha

by **WTF??** » Fri May 07, 2004 4:00 pm

if it was up to me and one blew out *knock on wood*, id replace both front or rears (whichever it blew from) to even out the ride quality...

but thats just me :roll:

by **Yanks0114** » Fri May 07, 2004 6:22 pm

how many miles on teh TRD struts and what kinda driving do you do?

by **thealkimo** » Fri May 07, 2004 6:40 pm

solara nytez wrote:if it was up to me and one blew out *knock on wood*, id replace both front or rears (whichever it blew from) to even out the ride quality...

but thats just me

not just you, I agree...symmetry is a beautiful thing!

by **kronos98** » Fri May 07, 2004 8:47 pm

not me. ask iazuncupidi. i bought them off of him. didn't realize how hard it was to replace freakin' trd struts. best i can find is $237/strut.

by **indiglosolara** » Fri May 07, 2004 9:49 pm

kronos98 wrote:not me. ask iazuncupidi. i bought them off of him. didn't realize how hard it was to replace freakin' trd struts. best i can find is $237/strut.

hmmm.. i dont remember how many miles where on these.. it was soo long ago... its been about a yr i think... but they were still good when i sold them to you... so im guessing they should still be....

by **kronos98** » Sat May 08, 2004 9:18 am

they've been sitting in a box in my closet :lol:

yeah, i bet they're fine. but i gotta find a replacement. last year, when i bought the strut, i thought jack at fasttrack was selling TRD struts, but he just told me he's only doing tokicos.

nobody knows a good place to buy 1 trd rear strut?

by **Yanks0114** » Sat May 08, 2004 11:27 am

just get a bilstein strut from jack. It'll be fine

by **adam2562** » Sun May 09, 2004 10:10 am

if its $237 a strut just buy 2 Tokico's for cheaper wherever the one TRD is bent... yes symmetry is beautiful

by **kronos98** » Sun May 09, 2004 6:16 pm

the problem is, jack doesn't seem to have a TRD strut. he says he doesn't have any.

by **Yanks0114** » Sun May 09, 2004 7:14 pm

kronos98 wrote:the problem is, jack doesn't seem to have a TRD strut. he says he doesn't have any.

I'm pretty sure he carries bilstein which is the exact same thing as the TRD strut

by **krawzyazn** » Sun May 09, 2004 10:03 pm

mix matching is ok if you replace both like both front or both rear

by **WTF??** » Mon May 10, 2004 9:33 am

Yanks0114 wrote:I'm pretty sure he carries bilstein which is the exact same thing as the TRD strut

yup try looking for bilstein's! if not then get two tokicos

if you ask any mechanic, MOST of them would recommend you change right and left at same time...

my friend got his right one changed (before he told me), and i told him he shoulda did both... what do u kno, within a month, the other side was crying to be changed too

by **Jai_Jai_Binks** » Mon May 10, 2004 11:15 am

I'm on my 3rd set of struts on my gen 4 Camry (all front). Although its always been the right front that needs replacement - front two get replaced all teh time (THANKS extended warranty)..its symmetry. I have no clue why you are looking for just one. Unless you have another NEW one..then its not going make real sense in replacing/or looking for just one strut.

And the TRD struts were made by bilstein (just as how trd springs were made by eibachs').

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