Re: Struts for an 854ksq

["Ken Keith" <auditude@impulsedata.net>]

tturse@ps-b.com (Thomas Turse) wrote:
> 
> Just wondering what the best struts for the money would be.  I don't want
> Monroes or crap like that but don't want to spend the money on Bilstiens
> or konis.  What is the best value for performance shocks/struts?  How $
> are the Boge Turbo gas struts- roughly.  I was quoted $475 for KYB gas
> front strut replacement including bearing plates and alignment.  Good
> price?  In the dark on this one- any help would be very much appreciated.

You'd have to find someone that's owned/used many different brands to 
really compare.  Myself, I've got (only) two Bilstein's in the front of my 
CGT, and I don't regret buying them.

I've heard KYB's suck.  Koni's are supposedly to be good, but some have 
had bad experiences with them.  A friend of mine is running Tokico's in 
the front of an '86 4kcsq, those are working out OK and are inexpensive.  
I have heard that Tokico _used_ to have a problem with the chrome coming 
off, and then they wouldn't honor the warranty because they blame the 
owner for using ViceGrips on the shaft.

I've bought some cheap PepBoys Gabriels, made in Mexico or Brazil that had 
a lifetime warranty.  I did replace them once I think, so I don't 
recommend those.

Word of mouth, alot of it.  I can recommend http://www.shox.com for 
pricing tho'.  My Bilstein's from them came with some kind of weird Betty 
Boop rubber stamp in the box for some reason.  No explanation.

HTH,

Ken