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Car keeps bottoming out.....What to do/replace?

Discussion in 'Diagnosis/Help' started by Mojos89CelicaGT, May 17, 2012.

  1. Mojos89CelicaGT

    Mojos89CelicaGT Active Member

    As the questions says. It bottoms out in places it shouldnt have. It sits on 14inch tires and the front shocks need to be replaced. Would replacing my shocks help with this? What other parts should i check/replace for this problem? Would bigger tire(15 or 16inch) be a better move?

    Thanks to whoever answers all these questions!! lol

    Kyle C.
     
  2. 4thgenceli

    4thgenceli Test Dummy

    Shocks/struts, strut mounts. 80% of the time that'll fix it.
     
  3. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    bigger tire won't really help. stick with oem diameter
    185/70/13
    205/60/14
    205/50/15 or 195/55/15
    205/45/16
    205/40/17
    will give you all the same diameter with a difference of less than 2% for all of those rim sizes.

    your problem is shocks!
     
  4. ST165-2765

    ST165-2765 Well-Known Member Donated!

    What do you mean by bottoming out ?
    Are you getting tires rubbing the fenders or just a loud clunk when your suspension bottoms out ?
    All 4 corners or just 1 ?
     
  5. Mojos89CelicaGT

    Mojos89CelicaGT Active Member

    Its the suspension bottoming out. And just one side, the front right.
     
  6. 4thgenceli

    4thgenceli Test Dummy

    Replace them all.

    Just like brakes and tires, you don't want to replace just one.
     
  7. eNtraxGT88

    eNtraxGT88 Well-Known Member Donated!

    i only replaced my front struts as a pair as the rear ones are still good...is that bad?
     
  8. 4thgenceli

    4thgenceli Test Dummy

    You did a pair, that's fine.

    It's like replacing on 1 tire when you have 2 bald ones. Sure you can do it, but you open up a huge weak point.

    If you know your front's are destroyed yet you choose to just replace the drivers side, the first time you have a holy shit grab brake check moment, the car is going to pitch forward and roll to the right.
     

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