Toyota Highlander: Suspension Modifications

12 messages, Last post on Feb 13, 2009 at 5:42 PM

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#11 of 12 Regarding struts by lynnrn2410 Aug 28, 2008 (9:24 pm)
I have a 2005 toyota highlander 6 cylinder and I am experiencing alot of body roll when making turns. Recommendation from my tire guy is that I replace my original equipment with after market equipment such as monroe sensamatic struts. He says they are better than the original equipment, will not leak as fast, and give me a better ride overall. My toyota service adviser disagrees and thinks that if I want to replace them I should stick with original equipment. He also says that he "has never had to replace struts on any highlanders under 90,000 miles. Does anybody have experience with this? What is the real recommendation? Thanks.
#12 of 12 Re: Suspension Modifications [homershannon] by homershannon Feb 13, 2009 (5:42 pm)
Replying to: homershannon (Oct 11, 2006 2:50 pm) Back in October '06 I asked if anyone was making any modifications on the Highlander suspensions. Now I have 125k miles on the car and I'd like to replace the struts, as they are old and getting soft, and I'd like to lower the car at the same time. I've found some parts that will interchange from the Lexux RX300, but not enough to do the full job on a 4cyl, 2WD car. TRD-Japan does list the necessary parts but they cannot be obtained in the US and they would be an expensive option. Any ideas?