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New Struts and Tires

Discussion in 'Gen 2 Prius Care, Maintenance and Troubleshooting' started by fishys1, Jun 27, 2015.

  1. fishys1

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    My 2008 prius is in need of new front struts and new tires. It's only my second car (my first being a 2002 Dodge Neon) and im not familiar with the best maitnence procedures yet.
    I know it only needs the two front struts to be replaced but I'm concerned that if I replace just those two then the pressure/balance will be off and it'll wear down the back struts. So my questions are:
    1) Should I buy four new struts? Or will it be fine with just two new ones?
    2) Should I buy tires and struts together to save a few bucks?
    3) Any tips on finding the best deals/ right types of struts and tires?
     
    #1 fishys1, Jun 27, 2015
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    doing just the front is fine, what are the symptoms? how many miles on her?
     
    #2 bisco, Jun 27, 2015
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    I find buying OEM parts from dealers online is sometimes cheaper than buying aftermarket parts.

    I get my parts from camelback Toyota online.
     
    #3 JC91006, Jun 27, 2015
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    About 164,000
     
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    yeah, it's probably time.
     
    #5 bisco, Jun 27, 2015
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