strut problem

strut problem

I just lowered my car today and while i was changing the springs i noticed that on one of my struts when i pulled up on the strut rod it stayed out while on the other one it went back in. Is there anything wrong with this?

I hope that you changed your stuts and put some performance ones on. Cause what that sounds like is a blown sturts

the struts are stock and the car has 60,000 miles on it.. which one would you say is blown?

Well since you lowered the car you should change the struts to performace ones. Look at the website in my sig.

KYB will give you a softer ride and Tokico will give you a harsher ride.

What year car do you have

Dont forget about Koni's.

They're adjustable.

its a 2001 corolla with 17s.. i only have tein s-techs on the front because the back is almost rubbing due to the weight of the battery/sub/amps.. the springs on the rear are stock

Replace all 4 struts will stiffer ones like Tokico and that should also help the sagging.

On which sides did you notice the prob, cause the weight of everything in the truck will not help the struts at all, LOL

its on both of the rear wheels.. i think i probably have around 200lbs in there

There is the answer man, put some stiffer struts and things should level out and you might even be able to put the rear springs in

when you say stiff do you mean the handeling is good/bad or its a bumpy ride.. im looking for performance not comfort

you said that tokico are stiffer right? i have stechs and i heard people saying they dont work well with tokicos

Yep, I will testify to that. Tokico's are stiff as hell on any type of spring. I had the S-Techs and now I have Eibach's and it still rides stiff as fuck. Come to think of it, my S-Runner came stock with Tokico's and too the ride was stiff as fuck.
First off I would suggest you get your fenders rolled to eliminate the rubbing issues then install your lowering springs with kyb struts. If your rear rubs now it will get 10 times worse upon installing the rear Tein springs.
sorry I don't have the link but check out carreview.com, they will comply with my statements.

I mean stiff in the bad sense...well for a daily driver anyways. The ride is stiff and you feel every single dip and bump on the road.
Performance wise it hugs the corners quite well. I had always used JIC, Tein or Koni/Ground Control combo...first and last time Tokico user.
I mean there good stuff...I'm just used to being able to adjust the dampener for daily driving.

For those of you that have/had tokico struts, whenever you go over small imperfections on the road, does the tire skip or do they hug the ground perfectly? I've got Apex with KYB and i think the spring rate is too much for the struts cause whenever suspension is on it's rebound, it is bone-jarring.

what kind of struts do you suggest for use with tein s-techs?

If your looking for performamce, get some coilovers. You'll have full adjustability. Spring/strut combo can only do so much when spirited driving.<br />
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Progresive springs are made for comfort, with some performance in mind.<br />
Linear springs are meant for performance.

I already have tein stechs so Im just looking for some struts.. are kyb struts with stechs a good combo? if not what struts should i get?

Yeah, from my research, the Tein Kyb combo should be just fine.
I have not read any reviews on Koni's in the 98-02 corolla's though.