epluzy Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 My 95 STS is badly in need of new shocks and struts and I am trying to decide if the more expensive OE parts from GM Parts direct are worth the price or if the passive struts from Boston or Arnett are a better choice for the money. I also wanted to know what the difference if any between the rear OE shocks and the aftermarket shocks, since they both have the automatic level control. I know that this has been discussed before, but it was some time ago and I wanted to see what everyone's impressions were of all the options after some time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yenko Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 If it were me! I would go with the passive struts. Simply because they are that much cheaper and work great! Good luck! Some might say otherwise! IMPORT CRUSHER Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danbuc Posted January 11, 2005 Report Share Posted January 11, 2005 This place has them about $300 cheper per strut. It's still alot of money, but it is an improvement http://www.trademotion.com/partlocator/ind...995&catalogid=1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cetheri Posted January 12, 2005 Report Share Posted January 12, 2005 After reading many of the posts on this topic, I opted to stay with the OEM struts. One reason is that I really enjoy the technology in the Continuously Variable Road Sensing Suspension on my STS and couldn't bring myself to disable it with passive struts. After all, it's the technolgy built into the Caddy's that make them a desirable, high end vehicle and I want all the technolgy built into it to work so I can enjoy myself. It's only money - especially when it comes to me enjoying my cars. I bought the struts from gmpartsdirect.com for 334.00 ea. plus shipping, and had a friend who manages a Midas store install them and do the 4-wheel alignment. The labor came to about 170.00. So about $900.00 for the whole job and the enjoyment of a car that's back up to spec. Suspension is now working as designed and the car is more fun to drive. Whatever way you choose to go, just do it as soon as possible. Worn out struts aren't especially safe since their job is to keep the tire in full contact with the pavement. That front-end "float" is no fun, especially at highway speeds. Let us know what you decide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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