Thread: front suspension

ok so i went to change the strut mounts the other day on my car and after removing the old strut mount and shock i noticed that the spring was broken on the drivers side. I was quite pissed cuz i thought this would be a quick fix and id be out of the shop n home in an hour. so now i have to buy new springs for the front so i decided id put it all back to gether the old parts and fix it when i get the new springs, while putting the shock into the old strut mount i saw that i was able to compress the strut by hand and the strut would not return to its normal position so now i need new struts too. FML!

I got an estimate for the parts and its 500$ for the complete front shocks. I said no way i can get better than that. so when i got home i was looking at coils springs on ebay and found some lowering springs for 75$ i know im kinda cheap but dont have alot of money right now.

so now I have new strut mounts both sides, I have new coil springs coming with a 1'' drop i didnt want to go too low cuz of the winter (I live in Montreal). what else do i need besides the struts? do i need the seats for the coil spring? i saw those on the internet and im sure they dont come with new struts. also the boots and bumpers? I can use those from the old shocks but the seats are all ****ed up.

am i missing something here? Thanks for the help in advance.

You're going to end up much lower than 1"

All that stuff you'll need to purchase as well.

This is why the quick strut is beautiful.

Do they not have partsource up your way?

See if anyone can price you out some of these: http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/moreinfo.php?pk=2215684

MONROE Part # 181661

106 a piece on rock auto.

its the new monroe econo quick strut.

never heard of partsource lol. but why do u say il be lower than 1''?

Hmm, seems like there aren't any PS's up your way.

Well most companies claim they only lower a certain amount but bio's suspension thread shows tonns of cars much lower than they claim simply because they do lower the car much more.

those are for a toyota.....

Originally Posted by matt5112

those are for a toyota.....

It links me fine. Guess if the op is interested he can enter the year/make/model. The price is still 100 a side shipped.