Originally Posted by rengnath

I had my struts replaced at 115k and by 117k I needed the strut mount on the passanger side replaced. It was a rattle over every bump and imperfection in the road, almost like my sway bar link was gone. Honestly, the extra $50 for new mounts is worth it. I ended up spending over $300 more after diagnosis, installation, and alignment when it wouldn't have costed anything more in labor to have it done right away. I wish I could say its the shops fault for not noticing the worn out mount, but honestly I couldnt even tell after they pulled it out. I was just happy the terrible rattle was gone.

Heres what you get with the Monroe kit:


I ended up putting that rubber isolator that was included against the mount, then my 1.5" TM spacer, and then the stock rubber spring isolator to seperate the spring. The strut assemblies changed in the 2006 model year, and they have plastic moulded isolators IIRC. The way I had mine installed works just fine.

Advance had the best deal when I bought mine. I needed them shipped because they weren't available in store. If you use code ES123, you can get $20 off of $50, bringing them to $40 plus about another $10 for shipping. Or, if you can find them in a store near you, you can still use the coupon code and do instore pick up.