Parts for your 2008 Toyota Crown-Strut mounts

2008 Toyota Crown strutmounts — are they used or not?

For the 2008 Toyota Crown (S200 series: GRS200/201/202, GWS204, UZS207), traditional strutmounts aren’t used. The front end is a double‑wishbone setup and the rear is multi‑link, so there’s no MacPherson strut that would require a strut top mount with a steering bearing. This layout is documented in Toyota’s New Car Features (NCF) manual for the S200 Crown, the Toyota Electronic Parts Catalogue (EPC) for the above model codes, and typical aftermarket fitment guides from KYB and Monroe, all of which call out shock absorber upper insulators/supports rather than strut top bearings.

What the Crown runs instead is a shock absorber with a coil spring and an upper rubber insulator/support that doesn’t rotate for steering. Steering loads go through the upper and lower control arms and ball joints, not through a strut and bearing plate. That’s why hunting for “2008 Toyota Crown strutmounts” turns up little or gets you universal parts that don’t actually match the Crown’s front suspension architecture.

If someone’s chasing a knock over bumps or a dull thud on take‑off or braking, the likely culprits on this chassis are the upper shock insulators, worn shock absorbers, control arm bushes, or ball joints, not a failed strutmount. The rear is similar: the shock uses rubber mounts/insulators, again without a strut bearing.

Service advice that suits the Crown’s design:

• Inspect the front and rear shock absorber upper insulators/supports every 40,000–50,000 kilometres, or sooner if there are clunks, harshness, or tyre cupping.
• When replacing shocks, renew the upper insulators, dust boots and bump stops at the same time, pair them left/right to keep ride height and handling even.
• Listen for tapping on sharp bumps and look for perished rubber or ovalled mounting holes at the top hats/insulators.
• Torque mounts with the vehicle at normal ride height, then book a wheel alignment. Even though the shock top doesn’t set camber/caster, other fasteners disturbed during the job can nudge alignment.
• On vehicles with AVS or air‑assisted variants, follow the workshop manual procedures for sensor link positions and harness routing.

Technical references: Toyota Crown S200 New Car Features manual (double‑wishbone front, multi‑link rear), Toyota EPC listings for GRS200/201/202 and GWS204 (front shock absorber support sub‑assembly/insulator, not a strut top bearing), and KYB/Monroe catalogues that specify upper insulators and mounts rather than strut bearing plates for these models.

Popular questions

Does a 2008 Toyota Crown have strutmounts at the front?

No. The S200 Crown front suspension is double‑wishbone, so it doesn’t use a MacPherson strut or a strut top bearing. It uses a shock absorber with a coil spring and an upper rubber insulator/support that doesn’t rotate for steering.

What part replaces the job of a strutmount on a 2008 Crown?

The functional equivalents are the shock absorber upper insulator/support and the control arm hardware. The upper insulator isolates noise and vibration, while the upper/lower control arms and ball joints handle steering and suspension geometry.

When should the Crown’s shock upper insulators be replaced?

Inspect them around every 40,000–50,000 kilometres or when there’s a knock over bumps, visible cracking or compression in the rubber, or after shock replacement. If one side’s worn, replace both sides to keep the ride tidy and consistent.