Is this a good replacement for a 100% stock setup?
Monroe SENSA-TRAC STRUTS
Monroe SENSA-TRAC STRUTS
Is this a good replacement strut?
- Thread starter WhiteSnake74
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Hmmm... never heard of anyone running Monroes on one of these cars.
I don't know what's wrong with the stock Bilstein. The dealer replaced mine under warranty 2 years ago (when my car was under warranty) because they had play on the strut upper mount. And now, two years later they are popping again. No more warranty and they are expensive.
My car has only 19k miles!
Last Saturday I took my car for alignment and the guy told me that the struts had play. That's what's making the pop when driving slowly on inclines.
My car has only 19k miles!
Last Saturday I took my car for alignment and the guy told me that the struts had play. That's what's making the pop when driving slowly on inclines.
KYB doesn't make struts for the Cobra.
tokico illumina 5 ways 159 a strut
Same price as Bilsteins and I would go crazy endlessly messing with all that adjustability...
Are the Monroe's that bad? They seem to have a fair price.
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If you don't care how your car handles, they are okay.
Is Sears doing the install?
Seriously, save the Monroes for your Taurus. I would buy some used Bilstiens first.
Seriously, save the Monroes for your Taurus. I would buy some used Bilstiens first.
I've run Monroe Sensatrac's on my '01 GMC daily driver for 6 years and nearly 50k miles with no issue. They're nice and economical replacements.
Stay away from KYB's...
A set of stock Bilstein replacements if you can still get them from Steve @ Tousley Ford (1-800-328-9552) for cost +10%
Otherwise; the Bilsteins from MM are nice; but as stated above the Tokico D-specs can be had for around the same price and are GREAT all around and the adjustability is a real plus....don't fool with the older Illuma's; the Dspecs are waaay nicer and not that much more money.
Stay away from KYB's...
A set of stock Bilstein replacements if you can still get them from Steve @ Tousley Ford (1-800-328-9552) for cost +10%
Otherwise; the Bilsteins from MM are nice; but as stated above the Tokico D-specs can be had for around the same price and are GREAT all around and the adjustability is a real plus....don't fool with the older Illuma's; the Dspecs are waaay nicer and not that much more money.
I had monroe's on the rear of my '97 Mark VIII and snagged them off after 1 mo. They got REALLY soft. Replaced with Koni adjustibles..........very nice!!
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