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Best struts we can Buy new for the MX-3 what would be the best choice we only have a budget of around $100 a strut and My dad is getting me and my sister new struts for the back of our cars as our current ones are almost completely dead and my sisters probably are dead. now I intend to buy the front ones myself for mine but my sister probably doesn't. So I intend to buy all 4. Sisters is getting rears only.

I have no complaints about how my car sits or rides but I would like to keep my current performance if I can as my MX has always done well

If you have better solutions post em up please!
Both are v6's


Thanks for the help!
-Dragon

KYB are OEM quality. Lasted 20 years, replacements should go another 20.

Monroe is generally garbage, but has lifetime warranty. Like the mastercraft of struts.

I'm not a fan of Tokico. Some people are though.

$100/strut is close to be able to get Koni Reds!

Think i shoud wait till i get paid and see about those Koni Reds? as I hear they are adjustable? or should i just replace with the usual's my sisters car is probably going to get stock seeing as she is only getting the 2

Koni reds are adjustable. The dampening rate is, rather.

looking on corksport is says the reds are an insert. this means?

Dragon1212 wrote:looking on corksport is says the reds are an insert. this means?

kinda gives you an idea
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... red+struts
http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB3/viewtopic.ph ... red+struts

so basically, i take apart the whole suspension assembly and change the core piece, but keep the mounting brackets the springs etc.

Yep, I have them in the AWD car. You have to cut the top of the strut off, then drill a 1/2" or so hole in the bottom, slide them in and bold from the bottom up. The dampening is only adjustable if the strut is fully compressed its kind of a PITA, but I love love love them. I wish Koni had Yellows for the MX

Josh wrote:Yep, I have them in the AWD car. You have to cut the top of the strut off, then drill a 1/2" or so hole in the bottom, slide them in and bold from the bottom up. The dampening is only adjustable if the strut is fully compressed its kind of a PITA, but I love love love them. I wish Koni had Yellows for the MX

Lol and bold them?

Thinking i am going to get Koni Red's but I am going to ask confirmation

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I need 4 of these,
they are the same for front and rear,
The stock strut assemblies have to be modified.
Should i be buying them From Corksport? Or where else.

For my sisters Mx-3
i need to know were i should be getting struts that will work with stock front struts as well as possible. or does it matter as long as I change both rear's

Thanks for the help guys

Dragon1212 wrote: Lol and bold them?

Thinking i am going to get Koni Red's but I am going to ask confirmation

on

I need 4 of these,
they are the same for front and rear,
The stock strut assemblies have to be modified.
Should i be buying them From Corksport? Or where else.

For my sisters Mx-3
i need to know were i should be getting struts that will work with stock front struts as well as possible. or does it matter as long as I change both rear's

Thanks for the help guys

Bolt lol

For your sisters car it does not really matter as long as you change both rears.

koni Reds are the same all front and rear. your stock strut tubes have to be modified to use them, there is not a place that I know of that will do this. Perhaps an alignment shop, but if you have basic tools (side grinder or sawzall, and a drill) you are good.

one word of advice though, when you cut out the welded in mono tube, make sure you cut it off as close to the welds at the top as you can. other wise your tube will have some wobble.

KYB's are a decent alternative if you don't want to go with the work involved in the Koni Reds.

But which is the better I would rather spend it right the first time than buy another set later

EDIT: I wasn't able to find the abs versions of the KYB struts only Monroe ones on rockauto.com corksport has Tokio ones

abs is just a bracket that holds the abs wire. you can get the same results with a zap strap... get the kyb gr2's. great struts and lifetime warranty.

So I think we are going to get KYB GR-2 's all around from rockauto.com or from andysautosport as I May buy some Other goodies

Thanks for all the input guy's! Your all really helpful

Ford Racing ZX2 struts. $200 at JEGS.