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Rear strut leaking... wanna replace with aftremarket

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Old 05-05-11 | 09:17 PM
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Default Rear strut leaking... wanna replace with aftremarket

Rear left strut's leaking and dealer wants $710 to replace it!!
So, I'm thinking about getting aftermarket struts for that price.
Any recommendations!?
Old 05-05-11 | 09:20 PM
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KYB or Bilstein.
Old 05-05-11 | 11:05 PM
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+1 on Bilstein....
Old 05-08-11 | 07:53 PM
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+2 on Bilstein. no on KYB
Old 05-08-11 | 08:00 PM
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KYB if you're gonna go like.. L-Tuned Springs drop.. If you wanna drop lower than that then go Bilstein.
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get coils. forget struts
Old 05-08-11 | 10:10 PM
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Originally Posted by dejavu157
get coils. forget struts
Agreed, dish out the extra few hundreds for coilovers. BC are pretty cheap look into them..
Old 05-08-11 | 10:34 PM
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bilsteins if just replacing shocks
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