🔧 KYB SM5485 - Black Spring Seat Kit: Superior Suspension Upgrade Review

I replaced worn struts on my 2002 Toyota Camry LE V6 at 100,000 miles anyway to replace all strut components. Maybe it can deform without making proper contact with the bearings and strut mount, who knows. This coil spring seat (which sits above the spring) comes with an insulator (a rubber ring that sits between the top of the spring and the coil spring seat). ). This design differs slightly from the original Toyota OEM brace (in the OEM design, the isolator is connected end-to-end with the…

Arrived on time. Easy to install when replacing racks and associated parts. My old seats were in good condition so they don't need to be replaced as often as the strut mounts which have an integrated rubber bushing and bearing.

Metal seat over spring, strong and elegant. The rubber/neoprene seat that sits between it and the spring is very flimsy. It's just a skinny donut. There are many opportunities for metal-to-metal contact over time. On my Sienna I cut off some of the stock strut boots/bellows under the top of the spring. Mine were torn making that part an easy task. As a result, the OEM top seat is thicker and much more comfortable to fit as it wraps around the top of the spring and the spring footprints also…