My shop puts quickstruts in all the time. No complaints yet.
I'm a fan of quick struts, especially for the DIYer. I can't count the number of people I've seen buy brand new struts and ignore the shitty bearing plates, insulators, ultra-rusty springs, etc. They are also very easy, and that placates my laziness nicely. As far as the spring being sold compressed vs. non-compressed, I agree with TrouserPudding completely. An automotive coil spring spends the vast majority of it's life installed in a strut, and it's compressed the entire time. Makes no difference as I see it.
Quick Struts are fan freaking tastic.
Pep Boys made good on their previous hack. This is a prime example of why it is SO important to say you need parts for a 1998 MKIII when you have a 1999 MKIII made the first half of the conversion year.
Yeah, New Konis Note: I am replacing my Strut Housings completely ,but you may choose to just replace your cartridges if you have the Struts that allow new cartridges to be used.
I've actually got the FK hightec springs/koni str.t combo, and love it. handles great, and (imo) looks really good.
I have bought Monroe struts for a toyota from rockauto, and swapped out the strut bearing and coil (With a spring-compressor) for the front. Everything was peachy until it got cold outside (40s) and the front right started clicking (not clunking!).
I've dealt with Koni before and, while cumbersome, they backed their stuff up and sent me 2 new front struts after the seals popped.
I put the Monro-matics on my 99 es300 a few years ago, one winter later I was back to replacing them. Monroe is generally my go to brand, but I will no longer buy their economy line.
Get Monroe/Gabriel/KYB instead of cheap no name crap like you linked to.
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