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All four new Sensen AWD struts for $135!?

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Old 01-03-17, 06:16 PM
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Originally Posted by Yimer
I had Sensen put in my RX300 (2003) about 2 years ago. One of them started leaking in less than a year. Now all are shot. I have to change all 4 as soon as I can afford.
Yimer, sorry to hear about your bad experience.
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I thought Sensen listed as lifetime warranty.
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Originally Posted by lexina
I thought Sensen listed as lifetime warranty.
Yes, but apparently like other lifetime strut warranties you have to buy replacements, and you have to go to the inconvenience and foot the bill for installation, which is a lot of the cost.
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The following carry Quick-Struts for the RX300. I found them on Ebay.
CarSteering Wholesale - $443.95 for all 4
1A Auto - $360.90 for all 4
AM - AutoParts - $372.00 for all 4. I am not recommending any of them since I haven't tried them. I am just wondering if somebody has.
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Originally Posted by Yimer
The following carry Quick-Struts for the RX300. I found them on Ebay.
CarSteering Wholesale - $443.95 for all 4
1A Auto - $360.90 for all 4
AM - AutoParts - $372.00 for all 4. I am not recommending any of them since I haven't tried them. I am just wondering if somebody has.
Are there any good reports? Althought it sounds easier to be able to swap out without dealing with the OEM springs, I didn't go that route on my Subaru because of reports of mushy results, and they don't seem to be very durable. Then you are left with a non-OEM spring attached to the strut.
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I installed Sensen's on my RX back in 2013. There should still be a thread on the install here in the 1st gen RX forum.. Anyway, they were holding up until I sold it back in March 2016. The ride was soft, but not mushy. No leaks and no problems.
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Originally Posted by LA4Mead
Are there any good reports? Althought it sounds easier to be able to swap out without dealing with the OEM springs, I didn't go that route on my Subaru because of reports of mushy results, and they don't seem to be very durable. Then you are left with a non-OEM spring attached to the strut.
Good point! It is possible to get stuck with a non-OEM Spring to the strut.
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Originally Posted by LA4Mead
Are there any good reports? Althought it sounds easier to be able to swap out without dealing with the OEM springs, I didn't go that route on my Subaru because of reports of mushy results, and they don't seem to be very durable. Then you are left with a non-OEM spring attached to the strut.
For passenger cars/trucks like the rx300. .there is little known documentation about the oem spring rates. For that reason I would not gamble on aftermarket springs if the rates are not known. Too much time and effort goes into installing them to find out the rate is too soft/hard to your expectations. To my knowledge only Tein lowering springs document their spring rates for the rx300.
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