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Great! Well, I'll still get it done. I always do. I can rent them again like I did in 1998. I'll be able to use the ones I bought on somebody else's car down the road. When you do auto mechanics as a hobby friends and family hit you up from time to time.
Ain't that the truth, I'm getting ready for summer. It's A/C time. Once the neighbors find out I know how to turn a wrench.Quote:
Originally Posted by DBMaster
I was able to use the compressors I purchased on eBay. I had trouble with keeping the front springs straight while compressing. The rears were not a problem. My old struts had pretty much lost their gas charges. I am hoping to notice big changes on the road tomorrow.
The ride is most definitely improved. It's a night and day difference. I won't bore you with my money woes, but I went with the Monroes again because they are free (lifetime warranty). I was happy with them until this year when they started getting noisy. While I might have rather had the Bilsteins they would not have been free! :)
I have to conserve funds for a while. My car needs new tires now. I just put a brand new set of tires on my daughter's Infiniti which she totaled a week later. In December I put $400 into the Infiniti as well. So, you can see why I had to go "cheap" on my struts. I originally put Sensatracs on my car in 1998 and never had any complaints.
You go, Mike. I'm all about saving dollars. And there is nothing wrong with free.
Just remember you will only get about 5/6 years before you will need to change them out again.
What? You mean it's not 12 years? :)
The ride was still not bad with the old struts. I think I may go with 100K miles. There was a lot of cursing coming from my garage last night. The compressors I bought were not ideal for the fronts. Next time around I'll get those compressors from Amazon.
Told you so =-)
