But it reached perfection once I replaced tyres, shocks, struts (so just the gas part) and did a wheel alignment.
Owner reviews for strut assembly
Eibach Pro Struts and shocks came in. Installed the front struts with Z1 springs.
I only replace shocks and struts with Billstein. You pay for what you get these days and I’ve replaced OE struts only to find out the leaking OE struts performed better than Monroe or KYB’s.
Tuned by STI. Often shortened to TBSTI. Was never available in North America. You get some exterior bits including wheels, Brembo brakes, STI 6 speed, Bilstein struts & other suspension improvements, some interior bits (namely seats), strut tower brace, different mufflers, and of course the ECU tune.
I've been on B4s for two years on my 2nd gen. Granted they're on springs that sit almost an inch lower than OE height, but performance is solid and consistent all the same. Id imagine they're even more plush at OE height versus that small amount of preload from sitting slightly lower. Worth the money.
I noticed similar results with kyb excel g on my sienna.
Ran original stock struts on my 2012 Outback until this year and 145k miles. And they honestly weren\u2019t even terrible yet, just starting to notice ride quality start to suffer.
I started hearing and feeling a clunk over specific bumps, and eventually both front struts had to be replaced under warranty.
Bilstein is low quality
I bought these new in the box got them installed today and both struts immediately have problems. I replaced my old N3 struts that made the truck ride terrible and with all 3 dials set to the softest setting it rode about the same if not worse than the N3s.
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As of March 2026, PartReview has 381 review across 36 manufacturers for strut assembly. 6 of them have enough reviews to participate in the ranking of this part.
Popular manufacturers of strut assembly
The most popular manufacturers of strut assembly on PartReview include:
- Bilstein - 95 reviews. PR Score: 77, average rating: 3.8.
- KYB - 88 reviews. PR Score: 73, average rating: 3.7.
- Monroe - 64 reviews. PR Score: 52, average rating: 2.9.
- KONI - 28 reviews. PR Score: 87, average rating: 4.4.
- GABRIEL - 21 review. PR Score: 75, average rating: 3.7.
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Top manufacturers of strut assembly
There are enough reviews to build a ranking. Top manufacturers of strut assembly:
- Bilstein - 77% positive votes. Balance: +159 votes
- KYB - 73% positive votes. Balance: +132 votes
- KONI - 87% positive votes. Balance: +66 votes
- GABRIEL - 75% positive votes. Balance: +33 votes
- Sachs - 69% positive votes. Balance: +18 votes
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