Replacing Shocks and Struts

Kyb on eBay

 

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Replaced our 2010’s shocks at 175 k miles woth OEM.

Good luck and keep us posted .

 

Just researched this and ordered the parts from RockAuto.

Part Number, Part Type, Quantity
KYB 349035, Shock Absorber, 2
KYB SM5840, Shock Mount , 2
KYB SR4246, Strut / Coil Spring / Mount Assembly, 1
KYB SR4245, Strut / Coil Spring / Mount Assembly, 1
MOOG K750043, Stabilizer Bar Link, 2

Total for me was $545 with tax/shipping and using a 5% discount code which can be found on multiple sites. Parts will be replacing the originals on a '12 with 211,000 miles. Long over due and good weekend project in the next couple of weeks.

As far as upgrades, I did not find many options and the ones I found did not have the best reviews. KYB are basically OEM, but after 211,000 miles anything will feel better.

The other way to improve the ride is tires. I'd suggest putting money into better tires than premium suspension parts.

 

what are the symptoms? I never had to replace them in any of my cars yet (under 160,000 miles). yet in my prius there is grunting noise on bumps that started under 100,000 miles.

 

I diy-ed it.

But I had access to a professional spring compressor as I was not willing to play woth those forces otherwise.

Done in about 2 hours.

 

I'm in the middle of replacing the front struts and not off to a good start. The two knuckle bolts needed a combination of an abundance of PB blaster, air impact, 6 feet cheater bar and choice words to remove. Finally removed the old strut and found the new KYB strut top bolts alignment do not match.

Does anyone know if this can be resolved without returning them? Just compress the spring and rotate? Thanks for any guidance.

 

Trying to understand the problem. That 3 bolt assembly doesn't line up on the car? It turns on it's own.

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Ebay where I purchased my KYB struts and strut mounts.

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Got it now. Went ahead and installed with the 3 top bolts finger tight. Twisted the bottom strut to the right orientation. I've done strut assemblies before, but, first time of seen this. Thanks.

 

Finished replacing the struts and shocks.

Tools that were used included:
- floor jack
- 6 feet cheater bar
- 1/2" impact wrench
- 3/4" torque wrench for the knuckle bolts (177 ft.-lbs.)

I was able to the remove and replace the second strut in an hour. The first one was painful because of the knuckle bolts.

Suggested technique:
- soak in pb blaster overnight
- run the impact wrench for 5 seconds on both ends
- use the 6 feet cheater bar and slowly break it loose
- finish removing with the impact wrench

Depending on the person and skill level, this could be done in a day. This was spread out over 3 days and included a spark plug change, brake pins relubed and lots of breaks.

 

Are the KYB MORE HARSH than the originals? Or softer? Any personal experience with it?

 

Would you reciomed the KYB? Dont want to end up with stiff ride. Found them at ebay for 127/ pair.

 

KYB’s work. I just went OEM as I know a guy out here who got me a 30% off price.

I also figured if I could get 175 k miles or more out of the originals, they were good enough for me on my daily driver.

But I’d buy KYB’s if I was in a spot and had nothing else.

 

Thought kyb's what the car had originally I thought. I have them. Not harsh, don't scrap the front end so much anymore either.

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Seems like more expensive than i thought. A complete KYB set including the sleeve and the spring costs $170 ea at ebay.is that the price or can be found cheaper. Any direct link for a good deal will be appreciated.

 

@working1 . Parts you ordered are gas charged right? At least thats how its described for sr4245 sr4246. i thought its supposed to be oil charged. Am i wrong? Or thats an upgraded struts. Confused.