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Those would be struts not shocks. Be careful, i’ve seen guys get messed up pretty bad from struts springs. No need to replace anything else unless it has play. If you are doing them yourself I would suggest a “quick strut”, it comes as an entire assembly already put together with new spring and mount. Have vise grips on hand because sway bar links like to spin in their joint, clamp the vise grips on the tapered rod and the nut should come right off.
Well, KYB is actually OEM strut supplier for Toyota and has stiffer ride. I know as I did Monroes in the front and KYB in the back on my 07 Camry. We are sharing same cars basically. SO now front is just too soft.
But for a DIY person Monroe Quick Strut is excellent idea, as you have ALL of the components new.
If I were you, I’d have had sway bar links replaced same time. They are ‘There” simply due to age.
Be prepared for unpleasant surprise though. Toyota on Camry provides NO provisions for camber adjustment. And you now must re-align the car. Say Les Schwab will try to milk you for around $200 for that only. Or, you can DIY it. See my link:http://www.greenhybrid.com/forums/f49/how-replace-your-front-struts-25492/
and you will need set of camber bolts from any parts store, about $28 or so and fancy camber tool seen in this link:
http://www.greenhybrid.com/forums/f49/rear-struts-install-07-tch-29253/
This time I went for KYB OEM struts vs Monroes I did for the front. I am regretting, I did not do KYB for the front. I am very likely to swap Monroe for KYB. Reason being, KYB strut has a flange that takes care of camber and Monroe does not. Plus, KYB turned out to be a much more stout strut.
It looks like you have replaced your struts with GAS filled KYB. I heard they are more stiffer and it feels kind of rough when you drive. Monroe struts are more comfortable.
De gustibus non disputandum est.
I like sturdy, not sloppy ride. Whatever it was I bought was OEM spec KYB. now, 7 months down the road, front end really is soft and I can feel every bump in the road.
But, like I said – to each of his own.I drive a car with KYB shocks, struts, heavy springs and I love the feel. On another forum young people with the same car swap them out for something softer because they can’t stand the ride. Well, when you get run off the interstate at 80 mph as I have and the car is very controllable off in the weeds, afterwards those expansion joints don’t seen near so harsh.
Two weeks after this happened to me, my coworker suffered the same experience with his new Honda but the result was car on the roof in the opposite lane.
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