L67LuminaEuro Posted July 13, 2007 Report Posted July 13, 2007 Hey all heres my story. I have a '93 Lumina Euro Sedan that acquired 150K before i got it. It is in great shape but needs stiffening up so i will change the struts to KYB's. I have a 68 Impala which has KYB's and i love them. So are KYB good for W cars like i have heard? I'm changing the strut mounts, front cartridges, dust boots, rear struts and mounts. How much would a job like this cost in parts. I'm doing the work. Quote
mdelorie Posted July 13, 2007 Report Posted July 13, 2007 A lot of members here have KYBs all around, including myself. They're a decent shock, definitely an upgrade from stock. There used to be adjustable Koni's available, but I believe they're long discontinued. Quote
Andrew Posted July 13, 2007 Report Posted July 13, 2007 the KYB GR2's are the best all around shock you can get for a 93 IMO. also, http://www.w-body.com/forum/index.php/topic,61646.0.html Quote
LuminaPower92 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 How are Monroe Sensa Trak's compared to KYB's? I have a 92 Euro I am going to order new struts soon. Quote
Grand Moff Joseph Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I own neither, but from what has been said on this forum, the Sandatrac's will give >80% of the performance of the KYBs for any application (except Auto Cross), but with a moderately more compliant ride. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I own neither, but from what has been said on this forum, the Sandatrac's will give >80% of the performance of the KYBs for any application (except Auto Cross), but with a moderately more compliant ride. I'd say that is correct. The Sensa Traks I put in my car ~40,000 miles ago have been pretty much that. They're definitely smoother than KYB's, and they can take some abuse. I'm going to be due for new struts pretty soon, and I'll probably put Monroe's on the cutty again. Quote
1990lumina Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 I liked the Monroe struts I put in my Lumina last summer too, they had a very nice ride to them, and it probably would have been nicer to have replaced or done something with the monoleaf at the same time since mine is sagging - those monoleaf pucks helped but the spring is in bad shape lol Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted July 18, 2007 Report Posted July 18, 2007 FYI I went through 5 sensatrac's in less than 2 months cause they all kept leaking fluid, and going bad. They are shit IMO. And when I had them in my car they were wayy too soft for my liking. Go with KYB GR-2's. You cant go wrong. Quote
SigEpCutlass Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 FYI I went through 5 sensatrac's in less than 2 months cause they all kept leaking fluid, and going bad. They are shit IMO. And when I had them in my car they were wayy too soft for my liking. Go with KYB GR-2's. You cant go wrong. Where the hell did you get them from Jay? You're the first person I know that's had that issue with them. All 4 that I originally put on have been good for more than 40,000 miles now. Hell, one even managed to keep compression after it broke through a rotted rear strut mount. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 I got them through napa. We sell monroe shocks and struts ( sensatrac's ) as well as our own brand. My cost they were dirt cheap, so I picked em up cause I needed something cheap that would last till i did my suspension work. I would say that maybe I got a bad batch or something but that many is a row is kinda odd. Quote
GP1138 Posted July 19, 2007 Report Posted July 19, 2007 FYI I went through 5 sensatrac's in less than 2 months cause they all kept leaking fluid, and going bad. They are shit IMO. And when I had them in my car they were wayy too soft for my liking. Go with KYB GR-2's. You cant go wrong. Where the hell did you get them from Jay? You're the first person I know that's had that issue with them. All 4 that I originally put on have been good for more than 40,000 miles now. Hell, one even managed to keep compression after it broke through a rotted rear strut mount. x2 on the strut mount, and they're still kicking. I may go to Sears and see if they're due for replacement, I believe there's a lifetime warranty on the ones I bought three years ago. Quote
AWeb80 Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 I like a sporty suspension...so i rave about my KYB's all the time.... sensatracs are prolly good for the average noob who drives a car just to get from a to b and not have fun in it. Quote
slick Posted July 22, 2007 Report Posted July 22, 2007 I'm going to refute the statements of KYB's being the best for sporty suspension and say if you want all out, you will buy fathead's Koni's that he has for sale. Worlds better than KYB. Quote
19Cutlass94 Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 I was just gonna ask about Koni's. I think Im gonna try them when I need new struts. Quote
slick Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Definately, as long as you can find a pair. Quote
Andrew Posted July 23, 2007 Report Posted July 23, 2007 Definately, as long as you can find a pair. agreed that Koni's are better, but finding them is a PITA!! Quote
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