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Sep 29, 2014 | 07:39 PM

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need struts

I need struts but who has the best deal on some good brand name struts?

Sep 29, 2014 | 07:51 PM

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Buy some.

Sep 29, 2014 | 08:54 PM

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SENSEN!!!! Wants YOU!

Sep 29, 2014 | 09:44 PM

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Wasn't the ???

Sep 29, 2014 | 09:48 PM

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Check rockauto.com for Japanese made Sensen strut/shocks assemblies...

Sep 30, 2014 | 05:22 AM

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Google is your friend.

Sep 30, 2014 | 07:11 AM

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Thank you cmax,a straight forward answer. Just wanted to know what good reliable brand names most people use.

Sep 30, 2014 | 07:40 AM

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Sensen from apx auto on eBay. ~$100 shipped for all 4.

Sep 30, 2014 | 09:07 AM

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KYBs have worked well for me on the max and the last couple cars. When I got mine it was around $160 for all 4 shipped from ebay

Sep 30, 2014 | 12:17 PM

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Hopefully, it will be 2 or 3 years before I need more struts. When the time comes for the I30, I might try some Sensen.

Sep 30, 2014 | 01:05 PM

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KYB's are solid proven products....Sensens are an economical/reliable replacement for those with an extremely tight budget!

Sep 30, 2014 | 01:28 PM

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Quote:

Originally Posted by CMax03

Check rockauto.com for Japanese made Sensen strut/shocks assemblies...

Sensen is a Chinese company.

Sep 30, 2014 | 05:27 PM

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Quote:

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Check rockauto.com for Japanese made Sensen strut/shocks assemblies...

If i remember correctly, a few car manufacturers use sen sen as oem..did i read that right?

Sep 30, 2014 | 07:46 PM

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I'd recommend Tokico HP.

Oct 1, 2014 | 01:27 PM

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Sensen is a Chinese company.

Yeah, They're Chinese!!!!!! My bad!

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Oct 1, 2014 | 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by max-nutcase

If i remember correctly, a few car manufacturers use sen sen as oem..did i read that right?

From the eBay ads

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OE Supplier to Volvo, Audi, and Volkswagen
Sensen Shocks & Struts is an OE supplier to domestic China for Volvo, Audi, and Volkswagen

Don't get me wrong, I like my Sensens, couldnt be happier, but does

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domestic China for Volvo, Audi, and Volkswagen

really mean

Oct 1, 2014 | 08:59 PM

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Keep hounding ebay n you might find a deal. I got a pair of AGX for like $120 once.

Oct 2, 2014 | 09:49 AM

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For those wanting loaded struts, Sensen has "Speedy Struts".
LF 9214-0118,
RF 9214-0117,
Rear (x2) 9212-0003

http://www.sensen-na.com/catalog/sensen-web-catalog.pdf

http://www.sensen-na.com/

Oct 2, 2014 | 12:00 PM

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Don't know how they perform with a drop but at stock height sensen is best bang for the buck

Oct 2, 2014 | 04:39 PM

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Any replacement strut will blow in short order. lowering springs should only be used with lowering struts.

Oct 2, 2014 | 11:15 PM

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Any replacement strut will blow in short order. lowering springs should only be used with lowering struts.

So no struts should ever be installed with lowered springs unless the strut is lowered?

You mean to tell me that I've been shortliving all my struts for all these years?

All 3 of my Maximas are lowered!!!!! Damn!!!!! Damn!!!! Damn!!!!!

Oct 3, 2014 | 05:03 AM

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That makes 2 of us...the only thing I have heard was....it's not good to put oem struts/shocks with lower springs. I have seen a few people do it with no ill effects

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Oct 7, 2014 | 04:39 PM

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Lowering springs have a higher spring rate. The OEM and cheap replacement struts will not have high enough dampening to control the springs for very long. Sometimes struts blow just because the car is too low and they bottom out, no matter what strut was used. Our suspension was not meant to be lowered, especially far enough to rid the front wheel gap.