235,000 miles, 2005 Prius suspension refresh.

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by Bunce, Jul 9, 2019.

  1. Bunce

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    I just drove my wife's Prius 2600 miles across the country and it's pretty apparent it needs new shocks. My wife will be driving it back so I'd like to at least get the front shocks sorted quickly while here at her parents house before her return home in 2 weeks.
    I'm considering the KYB KYB Excel-G Gas Strut - plus SR4223 and SR4224

    Front Right - https://amzn.to/2xBGKjB
    Front Left - https://amzn.to/2G2GoXV

    Is there anything else easy and recommended to replace while I'm in there? Or any other tips and tricks I should know?

    Thanks
     
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    I'm pretty sure those complete units contain those so I think I'm good then.
    The rears definitely need doing to but in the interest of time and impact I'll only have time for the fronts.
     
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    Same struts are 123.00 each on Rock Auto Might be more than Amazon with shipping though. Save your old ones. I have heard stories of some of the strut parts not being as good as original Toyota. The struts themselves are OEM but the other parts???
     
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    They were cheaper on Amazon, but one of them wasn't in stock so I had to order from Rock Auto.
     
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    I found a how-to for suspension on here a while back but can't find it now I need it.
    Does anyone have it bookmarked by any chance?
     
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    The lower control arms sag I'm sure. Causing tire wear on the outsides of the tires.

    Posted via the PriusChat mobile app.
     
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    So what does this mean?
     
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    What type of symptoms where you experiencing? My 2009 Prius Touring w/ 142,000 seems to still be going strong. The suspension is definitely a little stiff but all in all it is handling like it did when I bought it. The one thing I have been experiencing is a rubbing rusty hinge sound when turning the steering wheel when doing a “K” turn. I did some research and it says that some models have a known steering column defect having to do with “insufficient hardness” of splinders. It seems to be exacerbated by the cold weather. I ran a VIN number search and no recalls have been issued for my vehicle. I think it was a Toyota page if I am not mistaken but this was a while ago. Does anyone suggest any further way to investigate this issue?
     
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    Just another part that's worn and needing replacement. Alignment can't be done properly and tires wear fast.

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