To those who have replaced the front struts.

[jakedrew]

Just did the monroe struts up front.

I have replaced struts/springs on about 15 cars in my time and the explorer was the toughest.

I see the convenience of "quick strut". I had to borrow a clamp style spring compressor as that is what I always did. It worked, but from here on out, I will spend the extra$ and just get the whole strut set up and be done with it.


Also I had to loosen the upper ball joint not so the arm could go up for extra clearance. I also had to cut the top part of the strut shaft off to get it in there. The going to retighten the ball joint nut the whole thing spun, so I had to put a vice grip on the end of it to stop it from spinning.


These struts will work for a toyota tundra also. I was reading the instructions and it said for a toyota do this, for a explorer do this. haha

 

[BigRondo]

Just did the monroe struts up front.

I have replaced struts/springs on about 15 cars in my time and the explorer was the toughest.

I see the convenience of "quick strut". I had to borrow a clamp style spring compressor as that is what I always did. It worked, but from here on out, I will spend the extra$ and just get the whole strut set up and be done with it.


Also I had to loosen the upper ball joint not so the arm could go up for extra clearance. I also had to cut the top part of the strut shaft off to get it in there. The going to retighten the ball joint nut the whole thing spun, so I had to put a vice grip on the end of it to stop it from spinning.


These struts will work for a toyota tundra also. I was reading the instructions and it said for a toyota do this, for a explorer do this. haha

Thanks for the info! :biggthump

 

[jmanolop]

I just replaced the front struts on my 2003 explorer, it took me 3 hours in the driver side one, because it was the first time in my life I changed them, and like 1 hour in the passenger side (once i figured out how to do the job).

 

[EasyRhino]

I have to do this someday (front and rear) on my 112K mile 2002 Limited. I will probably go with the combo strut/shock/spring replacements, as I am getting older, lazier, and more protective of my time and labor.

How long are you folks going before replacing these?

 

[Curtis]

quick struts are the way to go... less labor and done in one step (well not really but you now what I mean)

Dad got his at www.rockauto.com and if I remember right they were about $165 each.

 

[jmanolop]

You can get the quick struts cheaper using coupons in advance, or almost every thing, I got the struts for $55 each one with CCABIN or BIG40.
just google Advance auto coupons.
hope it's useful

 

[BigRondo]

I have the Struttek's installed on the rear and will be putting them on the front very soon!! I am very happy with them.

http://www.primechoiceautoparts.com/

http://www.explorerforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=296221

 

[Explorizer]

found Monroe Quick Struts at www.justsuspensions.com for $449. + free shipping. That's $112.25 ea for fronts and rears for my '02 XLT 2WD. About $30 ea more than the Chinese Strutex. I'm planning on using the Monroe's.