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![]() ![]() Drives: 2007 Yaris Hatch Join Date: Sep 2019
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Front strut mounts replacement: OEM or Aftermarket?
My Yairs is nearing 140k miles and it's time to replace the struts and rear shocks. I bought TRD shocks, TRD springs, bushings, strut mounting plates, bearings and most of the other required hardware from Toyota. The last thing I need to buy before I complete the job is front strut mounts. KYB strut mounts are $39 at my local auto parts store or $98 from my local Toyota dealer.
I think deciding to go down the aftermarket or OEM parts route typically just comes down to personal preference, but figured I'd ask anyways. Personally, I'm leaning towards OEM since I drive over 35k miles a year and I want maximum reliability and cornering performance. I can’t have my car out of commission long and I don’t want to touch the suspension again anytime soon, but of course paying over double is insulting. Anyways I know I’m over thinking this, but what are your thoughts? Last edited by Ecefour; 11-14-2022 at 12:11 PM. |
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you have done a great job with keeping the suspension nice and factory woth trd parts, might as well do it 100% not 90%, get the oem mounts
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![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: NCP90 TRD Yaris Manual Join Date: Oct 2022
Location: Auckland, NZ
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016
Location: pacific north WET
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Yeah KYB makes just about all the japanese car companies OEM shocks and a bunch for other car companies from else where.
I will not buy Munroe we had so many come back failed leaking in warranty period that I do not trust anything they make, we always recomended KYB over munroe even tho they cost more. |
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![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() Drives: 2007 5dr canadian import Join Date: Dec 2016
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TBH kyb is the bottom of the barrel for me..its what ill grab is i cant afford better, with "trucks" being the exception..some of them gabrials work well
i tend to lean heavy on koni and bilstien |
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false, the kybs are far different than the oems, kyb makes them for toyota with their standards and specs
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Quote:
Back in the 90's for a lot of the random JDM models imported to NZ the only way to get replacements was with the KYB serial number stamped on the OEM kyb which I would then get in the exact same serial number stamped shock Direct from KYB to replace them. |
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must be a european market thing then, US spec toyota shocks compared to kybs brand are completely different, especially when it comes to trucks like the tacoma and tundra
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with trucks i expect that..as they can get away with a broader interchange as well as longer(lifted) shorter(lowered) and then the fact that 1 shock may fit multiple brands and models across a decades worth of them..where cars are mostly made to a specific model...
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3 years ago I replaced the struts and shocks with the black KYBs and also bought KYB strut bearings. The bearing were absolute junk.....so much so that I just reused the OEMs. Despite having 150k miles on them they were much more solid feeling than the KYB turds
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Can't say Ive ever used KYB bushings just the shocks. I always put Nolathane bushings in cars I owned in the past.
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