I have an 84 gti running Neuspeed sport springs. I just swapped out my Bilsteen strut inserts for Bilsteen struts. It's a nice tight and somewhat low setup.
I replaced mine with KYBs all around last year. Rides excellent and doesn't feel stiff. Reused the springs.
Fair price for paying a shop to replace your OE struts with Monroe OESpectrum quickstruts.
I prefer KYB but I have used Gabriel and Monroe with good results. The KYB’s had a noticeably better ride than the other choices.
Monroe is usually pretty good aftermarket but Motorcraft is owned by ford and is likely the most similar to what’s already on the vehicle for ya. It’s no race car or anything I would say the Monroe quick struts would be just fine! They’re still a big brand and for stock replacements I’ve never had a complaint
Red is a great upgrade if you're keeping the factory ride height, they ride MUCH better than the factory Bilsteins.
My 2012 had about 95k miles on it when I replaced the struts this past December. I went with Bilstein B6s and have been happy with them.
I just installed KYB Strut-Plus on a B16 Sentra. None of that stacked bellow/bumper garbage that you get with Monroe. The KYB mount threads (8mm) look like shit compared to OE. The included screws do not appear to be strengthened. I would never use the Nissan torque value of 21 ft/lb with an aftermarket job. I chose 15 which still felt risky.
Friday the shop replaced both rear struts with new KYB struts. The next morning I drove 160 miles round trip on interstate at interstate speeds. On the way back some minor road damage made the car feel like it was going to go right off the road -- pulling right, lots of twisting and yawing.
When home I found a puddle of reddish fluid where the truck had been overnight. This morning the shop confirmed that \*both\* struts had blown out and they never saw anything like it.
Also Monroe easy struts are shit. I regret installing them. My brand new ones make creaking noises, have lower ride height, and bottom out on big bumps.
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