Ok so I just got new struts and spings, now people have told me I need to get bushings and bearings is this right. Should I take apart the my OEM struts and just take those parts out of should I just get new parts, and if so what other parts may I need all I have is H&R springs and the illuminas. Any help would be great!!

TJ

 

You don't NEED bushings in bearings, it's just that they are typically replaced at the same time. FWIW, I didn't replace mine when I put in my sprints/struts. I did replace the bellows though.

 

I would get moog strut mounts for the front. They come with bearings. Mostly everything else you can use from the oem setup. You could replace the bellows but its not necessary if yours are still in pretty good shape.

 

Is this something that I would need for the rear or could I salvage that from the OEM setup?

http://www.courtesyparts.com/55320n-...-p-193421.html

So, all I need is the strut mount bearing for the front?

 

If you have over 100K, I think it'd be a good idea to replace the strut mounts and the dust boots, esp. if your original ones are ripped. There is also a bump stop that sort of looks like a hockey puck, but I think bump stops come with the boot, or you can re-use your existing bump stop. Aside from that, I think you're good to go. If you're tight on money, I'd personally suggest do the front strut mounts, but probably you can get away with re-using the rear ones since there's generally more stress up front.

 

I just installed eibach/illuminas last month on my car. My dust boots were all shredded so I replaced those along with the front strut mounts because I was hearing a front end noise and wanted to make sure there was no problem with the mounts. I did re-use my rear mounts though because they were in good condition still and have had no problems. Overll I am very happy with the results and should have done it sooner.

 

Dustboots and strut mounts <--

 

I have moog front strut mounts for sale right now if you want them