Kit Includes: (2) Front Sway Bar Links (2) Rear Sway Bar Links (2) Front Strut & Spring Assemblies (2) Rear Shock Absorbers
Quantity: 8 Piece
Specification
Trim
Sport
Location
Front & Rear
Engine Displacement (Metric)
V6 3.5L
TRQ suspension kits are manufactured using premium raw materials and coatings for extended service life. Each TRQ suspension component is designed to be a direct, maintenance-free replacement to the stock unit. To extend the life of your steering and suspension components, TRQ recommends replacing components in pairs, sets, or kits. All products are fit and road-tested in our Massachusetts R&D facility to ensure we deliver on our promise of Trusted Reliable Quality.
Product Features
Application Specific Design: No modifications necessary
Anti-Corrosion Coated: Enhanced surface life
Pre-greased: No additional maintenance required
Kitted for Restored Performance: Improved road-feel and handling
Our direct fit gas-charged shock absorbers help restore your vehicle's handling and ride quality to just like new.
Replacing struts used to require specialized tools to compress, remove, and transfer the old spring and mount. Our Pre-assembled, complete strut & spring assemblies come with all new parts and make the job much quicker and easier for the do-it-yourself mechanic.
Strut & spring assembly contains:
Upper Strut Mount
Strut Bearing
Coil Spring
Boot & Bumper Kit
Gas-charged Strut
Our steering and suspension components are pre-greased and sealed for long life and do not require the extra maintenance typically required by greaseable versions.
Item Condition:New
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Lifetime Warranty
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How to Replace Front Sway Bar Links 2010-15 Toyota Prius
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Tools used
21mm wrench
6mm Allen Wrench
Flat Blade Screwdriver
Torque Wrench
17mm Wrench
17mm Socket
Jack Stands
Ratchet
Floor Jack
1/2 Inch Breaker Bar
1. Removing the Wheel
Pry off the wheel cover with a flat blade screwdriver
Loosen the 21mm lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground
Raise the vehicle with a floor jack
Secure the vehicle on jack stands
Remove the lug nuts
Pull off the wheel
2. Removing the Front Sway Bar Links
Loosen the upper sway bar link bolt with a 6mm allen key bit and breaker bar and a 14mm wrench, or vise grip pliers and a 17mm wrench
Remove the upper portion of the sway bar link
Insert the upper portion and gently tighten the nut
Loosen the lower sway bar link bolt with a 6mm allen key bit and breaker bar and a 14mm wrench, or vise grip pliers and a 17mm wrench
3. Installing the Front Sway Bar Links
Insert the upper portion of the sway bar link in place
Insert the lower portion of the sway bar link in place
Counter hold the upper portion with an 18mm wrench
Tighten the upper nut with an 18mm socket and ratchet
Repeat for the lower portion
Tighten the nuts 55 foot-pounds of torque
4. Reattaching the Wheel
Slide the wheel into place
Start the lug nuts by hand
Tighten the lug nuts preliminarily
Lower the vehicle to the ground
Tighten the lug nuts to 76 foot-pounds in a crossing or star pattern
Hi, I’m Mike from 1A Auto. We’ve been selling auto parts for over 30 years!
You can use a small pry bar, or you can use a large flat-bladed screwdriver. We're going to pop the wheel cover off. Going to use a 21 millimeter socket, a large breaker bar. Loosen the lug nuts with the vehicle on the ground, so the wheel doesn't turn. Raise this sporty vehicle with a jack and jack stands, or we're going to use our two post lift. The vehicle in the air, the lug nuts are loose, I'm going to use the socket to finish taking the wheel and tire off.
Remove the sway bar link. Spray some rust penetrant on the top nut. It's a 17 millimeter nut. Try to break it free first. It might want to spin on the ball joint part. There is a way to counterhold it. Typically, before I try to counterhold it, I like to try to break it free a little bit. It started to move, and then, now it's spinning on the ball joint part, but I did free it up a bit.
We're going to take a 6 millimeter hex drive on the breaker bar. Put it in here to counterhold it. Now, loosen the nut. It's possible that these could be so rusted together that you may have to cut the sway bar links off. If you're replacing the strut, you should have a new sway bar link on hand, in case you destroy it while you're removing it. This one came off really nicely. Pull it right out.
Spray some rust penetrant on the lower sway bar link nut. Wipe it so it doesn't drip all over the floor. Using the 17 millimeter wrench, break it free first. There you go. This one, I actually got lucky, I didn't have to counterhold it like the top one, and it spun right off.
Here's the original sway bar link we pulled from the vehicle, and the brand new one from 1AAuto.com. Comes with new hardware. Similar in design, this will work great and fit great in your vehicle. This can be installed in either direction. They're reversible. I'm going to start with the bottom one. Put it through. Use the new nut that was included. It is a locking nut, so it's going to get to a point and then stop. Take the one off here, and we'll install it here. Bend it a little bit. Nut installed here.
Now, we'll work on tightening the bottom one first. Nuts that come on this new one were 18 millimeter. Hold the bolt in place and tighten them up. It's starting to turn the ball joint. The stud's turning with it, so now I'm going to have to counterhold this. Use our 6 millimeter hex drive with our breaker bar. I can counterhold it and tighten it up. Get it tightened down, come back and torque it. Torque the sway bar link upper nut and lower nut to 55 foot-pounds. Once it clicks, you're all set. Do the same for both.
Reinstall the wheel. Start the lug nuts by hand. These lug nuts do have a shoulder on them. The opening in the wheel is a little bit bigger, so you might have to line it up, and just fiddle with the wheel a little bit while you're tightening these down. Just going to use the socket to snug these down. When I'm done, we'll lower the vehicle to the ground and torque them to spec. Torque the lug nuts in a cross pattern to 76 foot-pounds. To reinstall the wheel cover, line up the hole for the valve stem, and then snap it in place.
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2007 Rav4 Front & Rear Struts/shocks
C
November 25, 2019
Pros - Price was very good on these products. Installation videos were very professional and easy to understand. Shipping time was super fast. The original struts were completely blown. I have only had the suspension on my Rav4 for a few weeks now, so I can't speak of quality of parts yet. My car does ride much better.
Cons - the struts were not marked for passenger/driver side installation (which wasn't a big deal). The installation instructions and videos didn't mention how far to tighten the rear linkage. I'm pretty sure the front links are too long. The video made it look as if the old to new transition was seamless. We spent more time replacing the links, than any other part of the process. Also, the little hex nut on back side of joint is so thin, and so close to the rubber boot, it was almost impossible to get a wrench on it to hold down while we tightened the nut.
Parts for a complete job
Lane
January 26, 2020
It was so nice dealing with the customer service. Helpful and knowledgeable people on the phone. And having all the parts there for a complete job taking care of the most prone parts to wear. Having a complete struts makes it so much easier for installation and having all new parts instead of just buying the strut
Front and rear suspension
N
September 16, 2020
Recently I purchased front and rear suspension for my toyota rav4. I was thoroughly impressed with the whole process, parts werent too expensive, they shipped really fast and installation was straight forward and exactly as i expected. The videos they offer for every part definitely make things easier for those who dont work on cars for a living and maybe even those who do. Overrall i was happy with my experience and would recommend to anyone!
Struts good -shock bad
B
September 18, 2020
Ordered the full kit of struts(front) and shocks(back). The price and ordering was easy as was the installation. The struts seem to be quite good, but the rear shocks to awful. My RAV handles much worse now and I am ordering replacement shocks. I recommend NOT buying the kit of all 4 items. Get the shocks from a better manufacturer
Fixed my problem after a bit of sweat
T
March 24, 2021
The shocks were easy enough to install, the stubbornness of the old bolts and gunk inside the allen bolts on the OEM equipment were the only issue. My Rav4 rides solid now, very pleased and will check back for my next repair.
perfect fit
Scott
March 31, 2021
fit right into place nice to know you can count on 1A auto to have video for your project
Do not waste your money and time
OGUN
November 3, 2021
They failed in 6000 miles. Front strut assembly started making noise and rear shock absorbers can't handle the spring. Poor handling at high speed over bumps. Never buying another cheap part for my rav4. Gonna change the whole set with KYB this time. Also they didn't reply my e mail when I asked for warranty.
Thomas
March 11, 2024
So far so good, raised the vehicle back up to where it should be, and the rides is nice
No point in buying OEM for Toyota
Gabriel
September 28, 2024
This suspension kit is exactly what I needed, and I'm extremely grateful this website exists. No complaints, everything works great, for less than half the price of a new Toyota kit.
Customer Q&A
Does insulator & dust cover come with your strut assembly?January 30, 2020
Wayne H
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Thanks for your inquiry. Our parts will come as shown in the images on the listing. Please let us know if we can be of any further assistance and we will be happy to help.
January 30, 2020
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