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I have 113,000mi. Thinking about replacing the struts. Do you think I should replace the front only? Or would I notice a big difference replacing the rear also. Also would the KYB GR-2 give a stiffer ride compared to genuine Toyota replacements? Thanks.
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Replying to: hallage (Jan 30, 2005 3:49 pm) I have a 97 with 103K miles, no leak from the struts and didn't really give me a reason why I should replace them. Unless you want a stiffer ride? If you decided to replace them, I think you should replace them all (4). Please let us know the outcome too.
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Replying to: loucapri (Jan 31, 2005 8:47 am) Do you think new struts would help?
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Replying to: jbkennedy (Feb 02, 2005 3:47 pm) i don't know if a new set of struts will help when riding with 4-5 adults but it probably might help. I just notice this morning when I made a big loop turn to get into the freeway ramp, my 97 felt a little lose and bumpy. lot's of body roll. I should chk my struts too, I guess 
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Replying to: loucapri (Jan 31, 2005 8:47 am)
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Replying to: hallage (Feb 05, 2005 1:54 pm) If any tire has unusual wear, that's the sign of bad struts. The shop can inspect and determine which struts are bad and need replacement, usually by finding oil leaks. Bad struts can cause loss control of cars in emergency lane changes or tight turns, esp. in FWD cars. Can be very dangerous. New struts prevents unusual tire wear and improve both tire and gas mileage. Some brands offer lifetime warranty.
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Replying to: peterpan (Feb 06, 2005 1:50 pm) Do you know if the KYB GR-2 gives a much stiffer ride compared to genuine Toyota replacements? I think it would be best if I tried to match the original ride quality. What would you recommend?
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Replying to: hallage (Feb 06, 2005 8:13 pm) If there is no leak, the struts should work OK. You should not rely on your feels to determine whether the struts are working properly or not. Chances are you cannot feel it. You should rely on hard evidences, such as oil leaks or unusual tire wear patterns, i.e. scalloping or feathering etc... I has 2 bad front struts that wore out tires prematurely but the ride was OK. When replaced with new Japanese gas struts with lifetime warr (forgot the brand), I felt no difference in the ride and handling of the car, but the tires stopped wearing unevenly and made less noise. With the bad struts, I got into a very scary loss of control of the car on freeway when I did a quick lane change to avoid merging traffic while cruising at about 65MPH. The car wobbled very hard from left to right and careened on 2 highway lane for about 30 sec. I really thought it would roll over. Luckily there was no traffic at night or I would have wiped out many cars, or crushed in a big multi-car accident. I am not easily scared but was very scared in that incident. Dealer said bad struts are known for causing lateral instability in FWD cars.
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Replying to: peterpan (Feb 07, 2005 11:57 am) I have 2001 Solara with new KYB struts with old mounts, and there was struts rubber fiction noise coming from the back. I replaced it, and problem is gone. Now the front strut mounts are giving me problem. I have 215 55 16 tires not OEM 205 60 16 with 4 KYB GR2 struts. It handles good, and ride good with Michelin Pilot. Most European & Japanese touring (coupe)cars have 55 aspect ratio, and there's more tire options.
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