Re: Groining Camry

The defective 97-01 Toyota front mounts would make noises during these
situations. The 02-06 the rears mounts were noisy. That's why some
people suggest Monroe QuickStrut that includes all new components. I
personally don't like the SensaTracs (went with Gabriel Ultras) but
others are fine with them.

Toyota installed cheap springs in the rears on 4 cyls. So these sag by
design. Maybe QuickStruts will fix them.

Your current struts should have lifetime warranty from Toyota if they
are the source of the noise. Besides bad mounts, if suspension
components weren't properly tightened they'll make noises too. This
could happen if the tech took a short cut and did not take the rear
shelf off while installing the rear struts.



On Jul 22, 8:13=A0am, "RD" <dosvader2...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> Per your questions:
> The groaning occurs during city driving going over bumps and dips.
> (Unfortunately we have a lot of them)
>
> The strut mounts were not changed out. The struts installed were Toyota
> replacements.
>
> I had noticed at one time the noise disappears when I carry a weight in
t=
he
> trunk and is prevalent while driving with a passenger. Earlier when I
pos=
ted
> this someone suggest that the solution should be obvious: put the
passeng=
er
> in the trunk! :)
>
> The other item is the rear suspension is quite soft. 2 or 3 people in
the
> back seat and I can be bottoming out pulling into the driveway.
>
> Robin