Monroe Struts

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The struts on my '06 Sentra (131k) were shot.Being on a tight budget my choices were Sensen or Monroe gas a matics.By carefully shopping around I was able to get the Monroes for just a little more then the Sensens.
I had never heard of Sensen struts and they were very cheap and I did not want to take a chance.
Do you think I made the right choice?
It was all budget driven.
I got a "Mobile" mechanic to install all four for $200.00.
 
Well you're low on funds. Recommending bilsteins does no good if they aren't affordable. I don't see how USA made Monroes (assuming they were) could be that bad, certainly better than shot ones, and if they don't last that long, it's just part of the price you pay.

Surely better off than old ones, and more of a name brand than the others, IMO.

I assume they were quick struts with springs?
 
Originally Posted By: JHZR2
Well you're low on funds. Recommending bilsteins does no good if they aren't affordable. I don't see how USA made Monroes (assuming they were) could be that bad, certainly better than shot ones, and if they don't last that long, it's just part of the price you pay.

Surely better off than old ones, and more of a name brand than the others, IMO.

I assume they were quick struts with springs?

They were made in Mexico and no they were not quick struts,the mechanic had to transfer the springs.
Quick struts were way too expensive for me.
 
Didn't i read they have a $120 rebate on Monroe? The extra $30 a shock may make quick struts more interesting as well as maybe slightly lower install cost?
 
No rebate on the cheap Monroes. I paid $160 for all 4 and $200 to have them installed.
Big O tires wanted $830 to do the job.
 
Originally Posted By: measureman

They were made in Mexico and no they were not quick struts,the mechanic had to transfer the springs.
Quick struts were way too expensive for me.


Bummer they were from Mexico... Having just done struts, having to transfer springs makes the job much more involved, so the deal was probably good.

But Id have changed bearings at least at the same time, otherwise you'll be doing the job again soon, sorry to say.
 
My car got Monroe Quickstruts about a year ago from the previous owner, Big O put them in for like $900-1000. Rides great!
 
Too late now, but I think the cheap economy Monroe's don't have any warranty. The Monroe Quickstruts have a lifetime warranty. The springs and the mounts also tend to go which is why the quickstrut is usually the way to go. Plus with the rebate and possibly paying less in labor, quickstruts would be the way to go normally. I'm on my 2nd/3rd set of free quickstruts. Just depends how long you're planning to keep the car.
 
I personally am not a big Monroe fan, but it will no doubt ride better than if you had truly shot struts.
I just find brands like KYB have a better ride than Monroe, but a new strut is better than a blown strut, so I would not worry personally.
 
The blue gas-matics (now called Monro-Matic) are low quality and have no warranty. They rarely last beyond 30k.

OTOH, Monroe's (black) OESpectrum struts are a quality strut that should last at least 50k and have a lifetime warranty--and also a rebate right now. I think $40 on a set of 4.

The mounts and springs do wear out, so quick struts would've been better and also easier to install and possibly save money on the labor cost as well. They also have a rebate, $120 on 4 quick struts. Monroe's quick struts also come with a lifetime warranty.

Since you already had the work done though, good luck.
 
Originally Posted By: tommygunn
The blue gas-matics (now called Monro-Matic) are low quality and have no warranty. They rarely last beyond 30k.


Mine lasted around 100K miles and were made in USA.
 
The last set of Sensatracs that I installed on my 89 Accord were made in Spain. I got to redeem the lifetime warranty to replace a set that I put 150,000 miles on. They seemed to be plenty durable on that car. That vintage Accord did not really have "struts" per se. Honda called them "dampeners." They had small diameter springs but were not involved in the steering like a MacPherson strut.
 
Originally Posted By: zzyzzx
Originally Posted By: tommygunn
The blue gas-matics (now called Monro-Matic) are low quality and have no warranty. They rarely last beyond 30k.


Mine lasted around 100K miles and were made in USA.


i feel better now.
 
Originally Posted By: Nick1994
My car got Monroe Quickstruts about a year ago from the previous owner, Big O put them in for like $900-1000. Rides great!


+1 Have had them for about 4 years without issues
 
Thinking about getting the Monroe quick struts for my 2000 Accord from "Just suspension". Any one bought anything from this site before? They seem to have the best prices at around $380 after trying various discount code - "followjs" seemed to work the best. And no shipping. With the $120 rebate it will be about $260. But not sure how reliable Just Suspension are. Also read some reports that some quick struts are not align correctly with the mounts. If I ever need to return/replace wonder if I will run into any problems.
 
I found that the OEM springs on my Accord were so high quality that I doubted the springs on the quick struts could measure up. Of course, they never offered such an assembly for the 86-89 Accords so I can't speak with confidence. It just wasn't that difficult to do the job using the original springs.
 
DBMaster, I understand your point. But I want to make this DIY as simple as possible so I figure the quick struts are the easiest way to go.
 
Originally Posted By: mister_two
Thinking about getting the Monroe quick struts for my 2000 Accord from "Just suspension". Any one bought anything from this site before?


I have.
they had the bst prices for what I bought (KYB). They handily beat AAP even with their coupon codes, as well as all the other parts stores. Free and fast shipping (Amazon).
 
Originally Posted By: mister_two
DBMaster, I understand your point. But I want to make this DIY as simple as possible so I figure the quick struts are the easiest way to go.


I hear ya. In fact, at one point I thought if Monroe made the assemblies I would go with them, but at 300,000 miles I got the replacement set for free. I also found, through my Accord forum, a set of spring compressors that made the job much easier. Most of the compressors out there don't work well on the Accord's small diameter springs. I got mine on Amazon for about $35.
 
Originally Posted By: mister_two
DBMaster, I understand your point. But I want to make this DIY as simple as possible so I figure the quick struts are the easiest way to go.


This is what happened when I reused a strut mount:
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This is why I recommend the quick struts.
 
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