My Poor St205

[gt4jonny]

3 days ago i bought a gen 6 gt4 st205 have waited for 3 years finally got it everything was soooo good. until driving to work every1 stopped i noticed there was alot of smoke coming out of the engine. plenty of coolant. when i fill the radiator up i think it leeks from somewhere has any1 had this problem or can u help me please what could it be. thank you so much...

[gt4jonny]

also can any 1 tell me if this is right every bump i go over the car seems to turn i hav 2 hold the wheel solidly..... any help would be appreciated

[GTForbes]

replacement radiators are easy to find for the ST205's try TCB, as for the steering it sounds like your super strut suspension is in need of replacing

[GT4 BOOSTER]

maybe just a Front steering rod (GT4 ST205 & ST202 super strut) screwes into end of steering rack .. part no. 45503-29525 mate ,as you dont mention knocking of sorts, have a look at those here its all under suspension http://www.tcbparts.co.uk/ , also check the ball joint on the front strut where it meets the hub - dont rule out the superstrut though :ffs: :censor: thing

let the car run hot on tick over and watch for the steam , could be a faulty rad cap or the cap on your charge cooler

[daktari]

Is it possible to convert superstrut back to proper suspension?

[GT4 BOOSTER]

yes with new struts,springs,brakes,hubs,and steering rack.that gives you wibbly wobbly mcphearson struts proper suspension otherwise known.

people ""dont knock"" the superstrut suspension , it does that on its own.

[daktari]

Yeah. Proper suspension on a proper car :P :P Ha. :D I was just wondering if it wouldn`t be a cheaper option assuming you had to do both sides. But looking at that lot probably not. Not that i have to worry about it cos i got wibbly wobbly stuff.

[GT4 BOOSTER]

could be toyota knew that the gen 6 was so reliable they needed an achilles heel to make money on it, so invented superstrut .????????

[daktari]

could be toyota knew that the gen 6 was so reliable they needed an achilles heel to make money on it, so invented superstrut .????????

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Totally agree with you on that. Still on the look out for a CHEAP Gen 6 engine and box. Stuff the suspension. I like life on the edge.

Sorry for the hijack Jonny. :D

[mikeb]

I think it was Toyota Team Europe that devised the superstrut suspension, initially for the works rally cars. After a while they found that it was unreliable (failing rather than wearing out), and they stopped using it. They went back to the wibbly wobbly setup, cause it would at least get to the end of the rally. :P

[gt4jonny]

thanks alot fellas my baby is in a garage as we speak. hope theres no long term damage its only done 45.000 miles. would be a shame il post my pic. after only having it 3 days i was heartbroken. cin her get towed nearly ripped off the bumper