Suspension hlelp - 200k miles

[zoidberg444]

My Yaris has 180,000 miles/13 years on it and i have noticed some of my suspension components are getting a bit past it. My rear shocks at least 1 of them is starting to leak. The bushes for my trailing arms and lower control arms look like they are on their last legs. In fact the last few months i have been getting this clunk when i brake heavily. So i think one of my bushes might be ripped or have become separated. I was going to use aftermarket parts KYB or Bilstein shocks i think those were something like £40 for the rear and £80 for the front, i was going to use aftermarket control arms £100 each (Blue Print brand) and stabi links. Near as i can tell my track rod ends are still good. For my trailing arm bushes i will probably have to use OEM. I have a feeling those are at least £50-£100 each from Toyota.

I have already had to replace some of my CV boots, i also replaced some of my brake lines including the flexible sections which the rubber had perished on.

Seen as you're in Arizona mate i wonder if your suspension is in as bad a shape as some of ours is. Here in England we get a lot of salt on the roads in winter and everything on my car is pretty rusty. Replacing some of my suspension parts would be a fight to the death because everything is so rusty, some of it might need burning or cutting out. Where as in Arizona i bet you could do the job with hand tools fairly easily.