I bought aftermarket front KYB strut mounts for the Lexus (note, these are coilovers, they do not have bearings).
I was thinking of OEM but the dealer told me they sell almost none, and they are expensive!. He said they reuse unless the boots are torn (mine aren't torn, but I don't want to be doing this again). Car has 100K. He said they sell a ton of shocks for the car.
The original ones have a deep rubber imprint, so hopefully the rubber will compress in the new ones, and level the car. New OEMs look very similar to mine (but not identical).
The new bumpstops are also almost 3/4 inch longer - and solid foam. The toyota ones are soft at the end. I can only imagine hitting a bump! OEM is Still fine. I am going to reuse the OEM.
I'm wondering though if I should just reuse the old mounts. They are a bit rusty and worn, but I don't know.
The shock protector has a skirt that attaches to the rubber seat.
I was thinking of OEM but the dealer told me they sell almost none, and they are expensive!. He said they reuse unless the boots are torn (mine aren't torn, but I don't want to be doing this again). Car has 100K. He said they sell a ton of shocks for the car.
The original ones have a deep rubber imprint, so hopefully the rubber will compress in the new ones, and level the car. New OEMs look very similar to mine (but not identical).
The new bumpstops are also almost 3/4 inch longer - and solid foam. The toyota ones are soft at the end. I can only imagine hitting a bump! OEM is Still fine. I am going to reuse the OEM.
I'm wondering though if I should just reuse the old mounts. They are a bit rusty and worn, but I don't know.
The shock protector has a skirt that attaches to the rubber seat.