Suspension compatibility

What does that mean? It means that if you buy a coil-over set from a 97-99 Tercel (96+ Starlet) for your 91-96ish Paseo or Tercel, that you won't be able to use that nice pillow ball or hard aluminum top mount for the front. All you have to do is unbolt that top support from the front struts and reuse you factory top mount support. Not too bad right? Some good news; all the front strut bars are compatible. Just don't worry about the missing stud or extra hole depending on car and product. This three bolt/four bolt problem is further compounded by companies not really knowing what fits what year Tercel or Paseo, even though they make the product. For this very reason, I bought a 96 Paseo over a newer one because I knew that the front suspension was the same as my 92 Paseo and it would simplify my ordering of parts.

Now you are not "out of luck" one way or the other. You can always modify your car to fit either the three or the four bolt top support, but I recommend staying with the factory set up in your car. There are no issues with the rear as they were all the same two bolt set up. I hope this helps out someone who may have bought a coil-over setup or a front strut bar for there 91-94 Tercel and found that it didn't fit. Now you know what to do. Also be sure to ask for a picture of the ACTUAL part being ordered so that you get the right one. This is especially important on ebay where nobody knows anything about what they are selling. Good luck and happy tuning!