Let's talk rear struts!

[sampuppy1]

Seems like these always get ignored.

 

What do you have?

What have you had?

What do like/hate about what you got?

Buy complete/build your own?

 

Best options for stock daily drivers? Racers? Street/strip?

 

I've got a stock 2000 Regal GS. No plans to race. Found monroe quick struts which from what I saw is the sensatrac line. Complete. Gonna give them a try.

 

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[94 olds vert]

Let me know how those work. I need new struts on my GTP. I was thinking about getting the KYB GR2 struts.

[Nas Escobar]

Monroe is junk. I have em both on my Cutlass and G20. They wear out quick. Expect to change em in 2 years. 5 if you get lucky. I vouch for the KYB's

[sampuppy1]

I was gonna go with my go-to of bilstein but they don't make anything for the w-body. I don't need any performance stuff.

 

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[Nas Escobar]

I never considered KYB "performance". I have a KYB strut on the drivers side and a Monroe on the passengers side of my Infiniti and I couldn't tell the difference until the Monroe side shot out . The ones on the rear are both Monroe as well. Waiting for them to go bad too.

[White93z34]

KYB GR2/Excell G and Monroe Sensatrack/OESpecturm are considered OEM replacment, both manufacture for OEMs. I've run both over the years, I have no real preference both have delivered long life and worked as intended.

 

My z34 has some long, long discontinued Koni's in the rear, had them rebuilt for a large sum of money at one point.

 

For a 2g About the only performance strut available is a KYB AGX. They are quite a good deal for what they are

[sampuppy1]

I found a set of monroe rears for a great deal so I'll probably just get them. If they blow apart, I'll get different ones.

 

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[REGAL GUY]

They make bilstein for the W body I have new ones I will install on my 2001 Regal

[Imp558]

my Gabriel Ultras were a really nice ride with a lifetime warranty and I actually got to cash it in on one of the rears and one of the fronts

[Grandprix1]

What ever the stock ones are in these cars are pretty good i think. They will lean alot when turning but thats easily fixable with a STB. Otherwise they soak up everything pretty well.

[sampuppy1]

They make bilstein for the W body I have new ones I will install on my 2001 Regal

I can't find anything for it. Where did you get them?

What ever the stock ones are in these cars are pretty good i think. They will lean alot when turning but thats easily fixable with a STB. Otherwise they soak up everything pretty well.

I have a front STB. No rear.

 

I ended up getting Monroe quick strut assemblies. They ride nice. Not very noisy.

 

If I can find bilsteins complete I'll do them up front for sure.

 

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[intern8tion9l]

I've had kyb gr2 for the last 11 or so years; same pair. Granted it doesn't get driven much...

[Galaxie500XL]

I loved the GR2's I had on the Cutlass..firm, but not harsh.

[95cutlass!]

Based on the recommendations here, i just installed the KYB GR2 on my 1995 Cutlass Convertible. I am VERY pleased after a couple of initial test drives. My car only has 49,000 miles so i wasn't sure how worn out they could be....these made a HUGE difference. Obvious how worn out mine were now.

 

Thanks for the advice.

[sampuppy1]

No complaints on the Monroe ones so far.

 

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