x_orange90_x Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago I need to replace the rear struts on my 2017 Journey 3.6L AWD. Struts are something I hate researching because no one agrees on anything. Every brand is great and every brand sucks. Anyway, my rears are SHOT at this point. Body roll is crazy and there's zero dampening anymore, so anything is probably better. However, I have the 3rd row seats so it's a pain replacing them and would suck to have to do it AGAIN. I put CarQuest Premium assemblies on the front last spring and they are already "meh"... I have a rattle over small bumps like my driveway and large cracks in the road, especially after a cold start in the morning (seems to quiet down after a mile or so 🤷🏼). I've also replaced just about everything else in the front, so I'm pretty certain it's noisy mounts. The only things I didn't replace are wheel bearings and sway bar bushings, but the bushings still "look" okay. All of that to say, I'm looking at either CarQuest again for the rear (I'll explain why), or FCS Auto. Both are cheap, but right now, cheaper than cheap. Right now the CarQuest Premium are on "wholesaler clearance" on Rock Auto listed as "Famous Brand" for only $125 for the pair. I cross referenced the part number to AAP website and they are exactly the same. Likewise, I found a brand new pair of FCS Auto on Facebook Marketplace for only $75. I could probably talk them down lower than that if I tried. So which of these 2 cheap Chinese products would be better? My theory is that because it's the rear it shouldn't matter nearly as much because there's half the weight on them as in the front. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted 18 hours ago Report Share Posted 18 hours ago LOL...sorry but not sorry ,,,future complaint in the making,,,,wanting to buy the cheapest brand that you already are not really happy with and on the hardest parts to replace... I would go with KYB brand or OEM yes a lot more expensive but the rears are a lot of work from what I have seen and most often the cheap comes out the most expensive.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
x_orange90_x Posted 17 hours ago Author Report Share Posted 17 hours ago (edited) 33 minutes ago, 2late4u said: LOL...sorry but not sorry ,,,future complaint in the making,,,,wanting to buy the cheapest brand that you already are not really happy with and on the hardest parts to replace... I would go with KYB brand or OEM yes a lot more expensive but the rears are a lot of work from what I have seen and most often the cheap comes out the most expensive.... I get it. Like I said though, you say KYB and other people will say no lol. I've seen reports that they are also making their stuff in China... And they are SO, SO much more expensive. Who cares about the warranty if I still end up doing the job twice, right? Either way I can end up with twice the workload but at a fraction of the cost, or double/triple what I already planned. 😔 https://www.reddit.com/r/MechanicAdvice/s/qCLXDLi4gA Like that thread for example has replys just a couple of weeks old saying their quick strut assemblies are not good. I'm not keen on reusing my OEM mounts and springs either.. Not because I'm afraid of the tool, but because I feel like they are probably trash at this point (120k miles) of Michigan roads. Edited 17 hours ago by x_orange90_x 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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