byacs

Thanks for the suggestion...not a bad idea. I just pulled the trigger at $1900 bucks for the whole deal....all 4 struts, front control arm (what causes the drift when changing gears) bearings...etc. I could save some money....buy cooler parts...but my instincts tell me i'd just beat the car to death pretending to have a sports car...i need to baby the thing from here on out. The mechanic was schooling me about putting my original wheels back on...that its thrashing my suspension having larger wheels and hard tires...etc. Not changing them for now though...assuming thats all normal and accepted wear/tear with anything not oem?

I like this mechanic...he is trying to do what he can...i can tell. He's never done anything but try to help me out...so i can at least feel good about giving him the business. yeah...i feel better

dewinks

Fine job...........support your local mechanic!!!!!!!

byacs

Ok...so it was holy ***** expensive...but it feels great now at least. No more switching lanes and gears at the same time.

He pointed out a few little things on the rear-end that needed to be replaced down the road....to the tune of a couple hundred bucks i think.


Thanks for the info and suggestions here...was very helpful.

BunthaKev

I bought a couple of motor mounts for my LS400 there for $80 each. they were $189 a peice at toyota. Plus they come packaged with a free refrigderater magnet and air filled plastic as a shipping material to protetect your stuff. Not those sissy little bubble wraps, but air filled bags the size of sandwich bags. My kids have way more fun popping those then the bubble sheets. It's as loud as stomping a milk carton. LOL!!

nicks88

My buddy used the monroe quick strut. and replaced all the necessary old parts that go with it.. It is a huge differenc. Anyone else used this before? I am going to replace mine as well. Does any one have a step my step in replacing front struts?? Do I need an alignment afterwards as well? or do I just mark some parts. I know my struts are shot. The front passenger strut binds when it is cold.. meaning, the actual rod that goes into the strut catches when I turn because I think the oil is all gone.. did that make sense? anway.. you guys are amazing!!

tomf

I used Monroe quick struts on the front of my 99 ES. It was quick and easy. Take the old ones out and put the new ones in. After removing the wheel It's only a matter of removing the strut-to-knuckle nuts and bolts. Then removing the three strut-to-shock-tower nuts. Installation is the reverse. Well it's a little more complex than that but not by much.

I'm not a mechanic so I followed one of those auto repair manuals.