westopill

Greetings everyone! I've decided to keep my 94 LS and I am gearing up to do some suspension work on it since it bottoms out pretty hard on even slight bumps. I am going to go with KYB GR-2 struts for the rear, and I've been looking for strut bellows to get, but I have not found any that are available. Also, I'm not sure if I should replace the coil spring seeing as that is 24 years old? I am going to get new beck/arnley sway bar end links in the rear also. What are your thoughts or suggestions you might have for me before tackling this project?

Thanks!

oldskewel

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I did all 4 corners on my '91 at around 170k. Original springs are still on there as I approach 200k, with no problems.
I used KYB GR-2 all around, and am happy with them. I put in new KYB mounts too, but probably did not need to.
I used OE Lexus parts for the rest, including the bellows and the lower pads, both of which they call "insulators". Here are the parts for my '91, and I think 90-94 are the same for all these:

48257B INSULATOR, REAR COIL SPRING, UPPER <== this is the bellows
48257-50010 UCF10 2 $36.50
48258A INSULATOR, REAR COIL SPRING, LOWER
48258-50010 UCF10 2 $15.93
48341 BUMPER, REAR SPRING
48341-50010 UCF10 2 $26.28

bradland

Stick with Lexus insulators (aka bellows) as the aftermarket options are a joke.

westopill

I didn't think about going to the dealer to get the bellows, I will do that. I also appreciate you listing the part numbers so I don't have to call the Lexus dealer for those! I will tackle this job mid summer, and when I do I will come back here to report.

westopill

I've got some news! So, first thing is that the struts and all other parts are in and I'm almost ready to do the job. Second, after I do the strut job I am actually going to sell the car for a few reasons that I will list here. And third, I recently heard a lot of noise coming from the rear of the car and it turns out that the coil spring snapped in half at some point.

So, the main reasons I am selling the car is because I don't have a garage to store it in currently and I won't for a while, and parts continue to break on it and those parts will be harder to find as time goes on. Don't get me wrong, I love the car and I absolutely don't want to sell it, but it is what it is. I'm hoping that I will get a decent price for it after all the work I've put into it. As stated above the coil spring on the driver side rear snapped in half, and the picture is below. EDIT(I don't have a picture yet, I'll snap one once the strut is out) Its not severe since it broke at a point on the top of the spring but I won;t be driving it until that spring is out. I just ordered some moog springs part # 81613 for the rear and they should be in next week. I already dealt with the sway bar end links which were a huge pain! So the rest of the job should be easy as 123. Just have to compress the new springs, assemble the strut and slap it in.

I'll update you all as the process continues!

spuds

There are others here who have had a broken rear spring issue as well.The replace with a junk yard spring was the advice given.

Edit,never mind,I see you ordered new springs.

westopill

Hey guys, the deed is done. It took me about 2 hours to figure out that I had to push up on the suspension to get the strut out. It just did not make any sense to me, but I managed to get it. The new KYB GR-2 struts ride like a dream. The car actually feels brand new, and it doesn't bottom out on bumps any more. I don't see any reason that the next owner of the car shouldn't be happy with how the car drives. Glad I had you guys to help me find the right parts to get the job done.

Your help was very appreciated!

spuds

Congrats,good to hear.