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Thanks for the information. If more people do this it will be easier to separate the bargains from the crap...

 

I'm not above ordering cheap parts, I read the reviews first but that's all I ever bought for any car I've owned before this money pit.

Depending on how often they blow out, that may be a good or bad thing.

Do bumpstop's or bushings really need to be replaced if they don't show obvious wear/damage? I got all I thought would be needed/what the Bentley mentioned and now that I think of it, I think I coulda left some parts out of my order.

That grease is a smart idea, n'er even thunk of that before and I've changed A LOT of struts. I'll be swapping out my struts this weekend too.

I dig it. We should all offer some reviews on parts we've had over the years, help out the Newbies.

 

Not to hijack this thread, but allow me to share my test experience & warning w/ another hobo Chinese strut brand, Stagg.
Initially, I was awed by how much comfier these rode than stock, but after 3k miles, I noticed my front camber on both front wheels were off. The driver side had an exaggerated negative. I had stock replacement Lemforder strutmounts which looked perfectly fine, no cracks, no mushrooming & both in uniformly good condition. I recalled no major pothole incident either. Steering remained centered w/ no pulling. Toe remained good, I guess.
Note the camber difference...

My suspicion was some gradual bending on the front strut body happened, so I dug. Removing the driver side from the knuckle was a struggle. I reckoned some tube deformation may have caused the sticking. True enough, the strut tube bent by the knuckle causing way more negative camber on the driver side.
This looked hammered when it was not....

The passenger side wasn't as bad. Pulling it off took half the driver side time.
Weighed the old stock & Staggs by hand....the latter lighter. Tapped both strut tubes....Stock ones sounded more solid, thicker.
Conclusion? Lesson learned.... Got what I paid for....I honestly hope the Sensens are built as tough as stock ones. Stay away from Stagg.
Currently, I'm temporarily making do w/ the old stocks. Camber is back to normal, ride back to crappy.....Might go Special Active when moolah allows.

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Rats..they are now out of stock!

 

Thanks for the new info on where to get these, as well as the great install review!

 

I didn't even need to take my SPC magnetic camber gauge out to notice. That was how off they became that soon.
Let's keep fingers crossed on Sensen.



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