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Old 09-14-03, 08:44 AM
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hey i got a question about my suspension system,but im not pretty smart in cars,soo i was just wondering,is the 1998 es300 back suspension suppose to be soo soft,cause everytime i only have one person in the back sit,and the whole back goes down like if it was drop 2inch,but i remember when i first brought it never had this happen,i can sit 2 person in the back and it still wont drop soo bad,soo any of your guys have suggestion to it,i was thinking replacing the springs with H&R maybe it will better and also make the suspension have a better handle,but im sure.
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that is pretty normal... may be is your strut is worn out...
if u just only changing the spring only it would not make much diff, since the damper were depend of the struts itself..
if u want to keep the orignal comfort/height of the ES.. just replace ur struts with OEM one..
but if u want a better handle go with those lowering spring that make for the MCV20/Camry/Solara chassis(more choices), which will fit our ES... since i think H&R 1"drop is never enough...
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like mcv20 said... struts might be worn down...and/or your springs are sagging
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How big are these people?

I'm just kidding..The shocks seem to wear out around 70K or 5 years which ever comes first.
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ooh alrite,probably the struts are worn out i guess,it is over 70k,but thanks guys on the help
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your welcome..... Now that your need to replace your struts are u thinking of upgrading? Doing a drop? I would recommend considering it now.
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