kle69

Hi
Does it make a difference if I have 2 brands of shock absorbers on the front? I have one kyb and one Monroe. will it make a difference to the cars performance?
thanks

komik

Unless you're doing serious road racing I doubt you'll notice a difference. I think I have the same setup. I put new KYB's on the front of mine a few years ago, but only replaced the struts themselves and not the springs or mounts or anything (because I was cheap and foolish). While living back in New Orleans for some time the awful roads there wore out my old strut mount on the driver's side and it tried to escape through the hood leaving a nice dent. I took it to my favorite mechanic who replaced it with a "quick-strut" assembly, which is probably Monroe or similar. It's been at least a year now and I can't tell the difference between the two.

maximaxi

It may or may not. Sometimes differnet brands have differnet valving. For example, KYB's are said to be more firm than Monroe,

Have you installed them yet? If they're already on the car and you don't feel anything strange, then it will probably be OK.

But if you didn't install them yet, try to get the same kind for both fronts. They should at least be in pairs. If you can return them, you may be better off with quick struts instead. Monroe makes quick struts for the 4th gen, but sadly KYB does not.