kyb struts?

chertel · Post by **chertel** » November 5th, 2007, 2:43 pm

I need new rear struts but dont want to lower my car at all. Does anyone know if the kyb gr-2 gas struts from cork sport are a good replacement for the oem struts? They are only $77 each so not too expensive.
Thanx
Chris

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » November 5th, 2007, 2:52 pm

KYB struts are what most suspension shops use for oem replacment... so no it wont lower your car...

chertel · Post by **chertel** » November 5th, 2007, 2:58 pm

Thank you I will order them since the canadian dollar is so high right now it shouldn't be to expensive except for the duty maybe. The last shop that I had my struts replaced at just went with used struts that only lasted a year but at the time I needed them and told them it was ok to go with used.
thanx

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » November 5th, 2007, 3:02 pm

yeah gotta love getten parts in the US now... I opened a us post office box in maine .. its like 10min drive from work.. cost me 20$.. hah.. sweet.

94mx3precidia · Post by **94mx3precidia** » November 5th, 2007, 8:54 pm

Kyb gr-2 gas struts arnt bad at all. Ive got them in the back and in the front. They take about a week to "break in" and they feel just like stock.

Chertel, How bad are your rear struts? Mine were so bad that if u picked up the center piston and let it go it would just fall really fast and bottom out. Also if u help them upside down and moved the piston up and down liquid would come out lol. I was pretty much driving on my coil springs.

Kirk95gs · Post by **Kirk95gs** » November 6th, 2007, 5:56 am

yeah kyb's are not bad.. If I did imply that then i'm sorry... I had them on my first mx-3 for a couple years.. not issuess...

1992blazeredgs · Post by **1992blazeredgs** » November 6th, 2007, 10:48 am

I agree with everyone, they are a good quality strut. I have had them for almost 2 years with H&R springs and they can definatly take some abuse. If you are not lowering they will do you just fine.

Nate

Post by **Mooneggs** » November 6th, 2007, 11:01 am

I have them and I love them... especially for the price. Wouldn't Nopi online be cheaper? I'm not sure about shipping to canada but if you used the dicount code I think those struts are like $48.62 or something random...

cabriolet · Post by **cabriolet** » November 26th, 2007, 4:30 pm

do they ship to canada?

umcamara · Post by **umcamara** » November 26th, 2007, 6:11 pm

Mooneggs wrote:I have them and I love them... especially for the price. Wouldn't Nopi online be cheaper? I'm not sure about shipping to canada but if you used the dicount code I think those struts are like $48.62 or something random...

Discount code???

95 rs · Post by **95 rs** » November 26th, 2007, 10:58 pm

why not get them off ebay? 205.xx cdn buy it now for all 4

umcamara · Post by **umcamara** » November 26th, 2007, 11:12 pm

May as well get the ZX2 Tokicos if you're getting all four. Same price.

95 rs · Post by **95 rs** » November 27th, 2007, 12:06 am

i believe he doesnt want to lower the car and dont the tokico zx2 struts lower the car 1/4 inch?

cabriolet · Post by **cabriolet** » November 27th, 2007, 1:10 am

Still its 250 bux for oem replacements
and not gaining anything....whats the discount code btw???

Post by **Mooneggs** » November 27th, 2007, 11:46 am

well I had started a nopi discount code thread here:

http://www.mx-3.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=61728

but I have not gotten an email... by the looks of it maybe you can just change the 3 letter month before the code....