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Strut Advice Please 850

posted by  Ken Temkin on  Thu Sep 18 13:12 CST 2008
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I think you are going to find that most of the people who have done a number of these suspension rebuilds will recommend using the OEM versions of the parts.

I don't know if it is the mediocre quality of the cheapy parts, or the high stresses imposed by the basic 850 design, but if you do a scan on this site you will find numerous admonitions against using the cheapy parts for suspension work.

The problem with the cheapy parts is that they last, literally, a quarter of the life of an OEM part. That is speaking from personal experience. So, if your 850 stayed pretty solid 'till past 100,000, then your car will start sounding like a rattletrap 25,000 miles after that extensive rebuild.

Yeah, it's probably twice the price, but it's worth it.






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