oldpuck81

I need struts all around on my 94 GXE. Are there performance/durability differences between the 3 mfr's for this car? An eBay site is selling the kit for $233 which sounds like a pretty good deal. AutoZone sells Gabriel and KYB w/ a limited lifetime warr. I want the struts that will give the firmest, most controllable ride and handling. thx.

James92SE

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Absolutely go with KYB over Monroe/Gabriel

Monroe/Gabriel (same thing) are definitely inferior to KYB's. Now that Tokicos and Konis are obsolete, KYB is our our best option now.

Having said all that, I have Monroe/Gabriel on my black car, only because I got all four for a great deal. They are totally acceptable, but I certainly don't expect them to last as long/hold up as well as KYB's would. I will say they are oddly a little bit rough even though the car is bone stock.

JoeyChrome

Tokico's are still around, if you patiently watch eBay you can find them. One of the fronts is for sale now, check the link which is ebay item #121747249479

I stalked eBay for about 6 months and ended up with 4 new in box Tokico blues, they really the best.


(ebay item http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tokico-Gas-Shock-Strut-Nissan-Fits-Maxima-Axxess-HB3067-1-Right-Front-Shock-/121747249479?hash=item1c58b39947

imported_Nismo_max

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Need an answer for this question. Let just say i bought 2 right front shock, but then i use one of the right for the left side. The only problem i see an issue is the brake line bracket. If i didn't mind that problem. Will the right work with left, vise versa?!!

If so i may pick this up, since the ebay posting has 2 right side!!

James92SE

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Nice job. How recently was this? The real score on your part was finding the driver side front. For some reason, Tokico stopped making ONLY the driver side front years before the others. The rears were still fairly plentiful last time I looked.

DennisMik

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I don't really know the answer to your question, but the thing that needs to be checked is the coil spring seat. The seat has a grove for the spring and the end of the spring has to sit in it. If the spring doesn't sit in the grove, you will have all kinds of noises from the spring moving around.

James92SE

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Yes it will work. I just checked my spare set of Tokico fronts that I picked up from Mike Kantor some years ago - the spring perches are actually the same on each strut. I figured they would be mirrored but they're actually identical. Hard to see in the pictures but the "notch" for the end of the coil is on the right side on both perches.

James92SE

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I talked to the seller (Group A Auto) of that listing just now and they only have one strut. He said he wasn't sure why the eBay listing shows 2 because they for sure only have 1.

So nix that idea of buying two of the same and swapping the brake bracketry.

imported_Nismo_max

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Thanks James for the comparison! At least now we have more options lol.

JoeyChrome

This was all throughout 2015, I just search every week or so and I got both rear and both front. I still have one spare psgr side, for my automatic '92. Just waiting on a d/s, it'll turn up eventually...