I have used Monroe and KYB. Both work equally well.
Go with KYB if you’re not going OEM.
I’m lowered 1.5 inches and I have KYB foxbody struts, cost me $130 for all four and it rides great
I ran KYB struts in the front of my sedan. It’s been about 3-4 years now and no problems. They still feel strong and confident and I live with Pennsylvania potholes lol
They are excellent. Firm (supposedly 10% greater than stock), but still provide suspension articulation. The car felt very planted on hairpin and carousel turns encountered on a recent mountain drive.
Do yourself a big favor and don't try to tear down and rebuild the front struts just to reuse the spring. Just buy the KYB loaded struts. It's just not worth the hassle.
Buy once, cry once. Get the good stuff (I agree Bilstein, Koni orange, Tein). You'll need new bushings and strut bearings to replace what comes out.
KYB struts are reputable but they aren't known for being softer. I also know of issues with the easy strut assemblies causing clunking sounds.
Don’t get KYB I got them on my Camry and they didn’t last long. Just get the factory struts IMO.
Although KYB makes very good bare struts, The preassembled KYB strut plus assemblies are straight up garbage. The strut top mounts and springs that KYB uses are absolutely trash and generally fail extremely quickly, if they aren't just failed right out of the box.
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