Parts for your 2004 Toyota Hiace-Strut mounts

Are strut mounts used on the 2004 Toyota HiAce?

Short answer: no, a 2004 Toyota HiAce doesn’t use strut mounts. Technical sources show the HiAce of this era runs a double-wishbone front suspension with separate shock absorbers rather than a MacPherson strut, so there’s no strut top mount to service or replace. This is confirmed across Toyota service literature for late H100 (up to 2004) with torsion-bar double wishbone, and early H200 (from late 2004) with coil-sprung double wishbone, plus Toyota’s Electronic Parts Catalogue, and major suspension catalogues from KYB and Monroe that list front shock absorbers (not strut assemblies) for 2004 HiAce models.

Why no strut mounts on a 2004 HiAce? The HiAce is a cab-over, heavy-duty van designed for load-carrying and durability. A double-wishbone layout gives robust camber control under load, keeps the cabin floor low, and avoids tall strut towers intruding into the body structure. With shocks separated from the spring (torsion bar on H100, coil spring on early H200), there simply isn’t a combined strut unit that would require a strut mount at the top.

Owners chasing “2004 Toyota HiAce strutmounts” usually need one of the following front-end parts instead:

• Front shock absorbers and their upper bushes/washers
• Upper and lower control arm bushes
• Upper and lower ball joints
• Stabiliser (sway) bar links and D-bushes
• Torsion bar anchors and ride-height adjustment (H100) or coil seats/insulators (early H200)
• Tie-rod ends and rack ends

Common noises often blamed on “strut mounts” usually come from tired sway bar links, flogged-out control arm bushes, worn ball joints, or perished shock upper bushes. A proper inspection on a hoist with a pry bar, plus a bounce test and a wheel alignment check, will point to the real culprit quicker than replacing non-existent strut mounts.

Good servicing practice for a 2004 HiAce front end includes replacing shocks in pairs with quality units, checking ride height (H100 torsion bars) or spring condition (early H200 coils), torquing control arm bolts at normal ride height, renewing sway bar links/bushes if cracked or loose, and doing a wheel alignment after any suspension work. Re-check fastener torque and alignment after a few hundred kilometres, especially on vans that work hard on Aussie and Kiwi roads.

Technical references consulted: Toyota HiAce H100 and H200 Repair Manuals (Front Suspension sections), Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue for 2004 HiAce (KZH/KDH series), KYB Australia and Monroe Australia catalogues listing front shock absorbers (no front strut assemblies), and Toyota global model suspension overviews noting double-wishbone front architecture.

• Does a 2004 Toyota HiAce have strut mounts?

  No. The 2004 HiAce uses a double-wishbone front end with separate shock absorbers, not MacPherson struts, so there are no strut top mounts to replace. Late H100s run torsion bars, early H200s (from late 2004) use coils, but both keep the damper separate from the spring tower design used in struts.

  If there’s a clunk up front, the likely suspects are shock upper bushes, sway bar links, control arm bushes or ball joints, not strutmounts.

• What should be checked instead of strut mounts on a 2004 HiAce?

  Focus on front shocks and their top bushes, upper and lower control arm bushes, ball joints, sway bar links and D-bushes, and steering tie-rod ends/rack ends. On H100, also verify torsion bar condition and ride height, on early H200, inspect coil seats/insulators.

  After any repairs, a wheel alignment is a must to dial in camber, caster and toe for proper tyre wear and stable steering.

• How can someone tell if their HiAce has struts or double wishbones?

  Have a look behind the front wheel: a MacPherson strut is a large combined spring-and-damper assembly running up to a top mount in a tower. The HiAce shows an upper and lower control arm with a separate shock absorber and either a torsion bar (H100) or a coil spring (early H200) mounted apart from the damper.

  No tall strut tower and no single combined spring/damper unit equals no strut mount on the 2004 HiAce.