What do you think of these rear struts? I got a quote of $285 for parts and labor from sears. The only thing they said is there is a additional strut mounting kit. How much do those typically run?

 

If your using them with stock springs, they should be fine. What worries me is the additional hardware they want to sell you. You should't need it.....

 

Yeah, I know, thing is they said there is a strut mount that might be needed. I will know tomorrow the price. What gets me is that Monro and Firestone wanted to charge me $450+ for the struts and labor. They were charging me $150+/strut when they only cost ~$50-$70! Sears sounds a lot more reasonable though.

 

That is pretty high. I just had 4 KYB's put on for $274 + $290 for all of them = $564.

The breakdown for rear struts and labor was $61.69=61.69 + $97.50(labor) = $220.88.

The car I had this done on was a 1995 SE, there were no additional parts necessary.

I also had the mechanic put on H&R sport springs and the car is absolutely awesome now. It finally handles better than my 91 SE

 

Paying $220 for the rears isn't too bad then. I am being quoted $285 by sear's as long as they don't try to sell me any additional parts. Problem is I will be moving from Erie and want to try to stick to a chain store in case I have any problems later. Paying the $60 more is what that's for I guess... Thanks for the info!

 

True, very good thinking. I was considering the sensatracks too, but went with the KYB.

 

forget monroe...

get tokico illumina rears
they are 5 way adjustable and can handle abuse appropriately.
they go for $160 for the rear pair...which is a good price.

 

Where is a good place to get them?

 

Well...how do those Monroe shocks work? Any improvement in ride over the stock versions? Are they really "Sensatrac"? When I replaced mine a couple of years ago they did not have the new valving available for the Max.

 

I had the sears monroe sensatracs put on the front and rear and I don't like the ride. My 96 maxima is hitting hard when it hits a bump and the car seems more wobbly.
mechanic said he can't find anything wrong but that it might be the struts i had installed. By the way I paid that price and they did not tell me I needed a strut mounting kit. good luck. oh, by the way goodyear was less.

 

Sears has been offering the lowest price of all of them and I will be moving so that was why I was choosing Sears so the warranty will go along with me. They mentioned that a strut mounting kit maybe necessary. How much did they charge you? Did you have to buy four strut mounts?

Does anyone else have any thoughts on the monroe sensa tracs? I have a '95 gle so the suspension is softer than the se.