I'm planning on replacing my struts in the coming week and thought since I have about 130k on the odometer it would be a good idea to replace all of the mounts with the struts, however, I can't seem to find a place online that sells the front strut mounts for the 99' R/T. I hear that the rear mounts go bad, but do the front just last a long time and rarely need to be replaced?

thanks.

 

Must not be looking in the correct spots then. Advance auto online, Napa online, autozone online, and oriellys online all list the front mounts
Monroe Strut Mount

Part No. 902907
Strut-Mate Mounting Kit; Rear



Monroe Strut Mount

Part No. 902908
Strut-Mate Mounting Kit; Rear


What struts are you going with? I'm pleased with my gas-matics, apparently the sensatracs are better, and KYB's are next best to koni's...


Consider replaceing the spring isolaters at the same time,since they usually are torn up. They dont effect much, but they do look bad on fresh struts. I would consider quick-struts if you dont have air-tools, mucho easier then compressing thoose effing springs...


~Nate

 

the springs are easy as hell to compress with spring compressors and an impact wrench....

the front mounts dont go bad as quick as the rears do

 

I noted that if he doesnt have air tools, it will be more difficult. Two hours or more of compressing and decompressing springs without air tools...

Replace the mounts at the same times, the front ones contain bearings that share the entire weight of the front end on them.


~Nate

 

I am thinking of doing the monroe, quick strut assembles in the rear....just the easy way in my eyes and it includes everything. My question is this...do i need a alignment afterwards in just the rear or am i going to have to get a full alignment?

 

as long as your springs are extremely worn and you havent had an alignment with your spring extremely worn you should be fine... but ab alignment wouldn't hurt...

 

these assemblies include everything...struts and springs...so that would be a yes?

 

after reading some reviews online, i am seeing the monroe stuff is P.O.S

 

? Where you reading that monroes are POS? Quick struts are sensatrac struts with OEM springs and mounts...

No, you wont need an alignment, as long as you trace where the kuncle and strut meet with a paint or perminent marker, and match the new strut to that position. New struts have crash slots in the camber adjustment, but if you match them to the marks you traced from your old ones you'll be fine.

An alignment will never hurt though.

~Nate

 

which ones are adjustable? when I change mine, (since the rears are dead) I also want to lower them with eibachs. Do the cheap ebay coil-overs work or should I go with eibachs?