I've been running Hotchkis springs w/ stock struts for well over 15k miles... no issues. Of course there's no way to know for sure if yours will last that long, but I think there are a lot of people with more mileage than that on stock struts.

 

yea i mean i might even juts go TRD which i hope would prolly make them last longer

 

In theory... ya, that should help extend the life, but you just never know.

 

any more suggestions on my problem? could the sway bar have shifted?

 

It's possible... but not very likely if you haven't replaced it. Have you tried to tighten the strut tower bolts under the hood?

 

yeah i looked all over under the wheel well and couldn't see anything loose or hitting so i went under the hood and the top strut bolt was loose. its gone for now. thanks for the info.

--Keith