Review of Monroe 271678 Quick-Strut Complete Strut Assembly

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I used these quick struts for the front of a 1999 Lexus es300. They are not listed on this site for an ES300 (they are listed for a Camry 6 cyl) but I first checked with Monroe and they told me this is the correct one as the Lexus has the 6 cyl. and needs the heavier spring of this unit. Amazon lists the 171678 for the Lexus but manufac. tells me that is not correct and is for the 4 cyl Camry. Anyway, these things are great. Once you raise the car and remove a few bolts this unit bolts right in. A complete front end solution that takes maybe 20 min to 30 min per side. No spring compressors or special tools needed. You do have to get an alignment of course when done. Only 500 miles on them so far but the car feels and sounds like when it was new. No more clunking and top seat rattle/noise. Very easy and given the excellent price on Amazon, this is a no brainer. Highly recommended but call the manufacturer to get the correct part number before you buy.

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I bought these for a 1999 Camry V6. I spent about 2 hours cleaning up and drilling out rusted bolts to put this strut assembly on. I got it on the car and started torquing things to spec with a pretty accurate torque wrench. 2 of the 3 bolts on the strut cap held up to the torque the other bolt failed. I called Amazon and they overnighted me a new one. Problem solved.. These are not up to the quality of the KYB strut plus units, but they are pretty good for the $$ and they definitely save time. I was able to replace the broken one with the new one in under 20 minutes since I didn't have to fight with any broken/rusted bolts the second time.. Car rides much better with all 4 of these replaced. I gave it 3 stars because it broke and caused me the headache of waiting for the new one, but it is a good part for the $$ and would buy it again if I needed to.

update: Its been a year or more now and while I still say these save you a lot of time they must cheap out on some of the parts. The upper strut bearings are already starting to make the bumping noise again.

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I have cross checked this with Monroe (twice... different reps.) Monroe do not make a quick strut assembly for the 2002-03 Camry. Annoying that the compatibility chart shows a fit...

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We bought this to fix our 1999 Toyota Camry. My husband watched a u tube video showing how to put the thing on. We had to go to Auto Zone and rent a torque wrench to complete the installation. We spent some quality time together on a Saturday afternoon saving ourselves a bundle doing this ourselves. It was not too hard. Watch the video on U tube video about how to install it because it was a great help. We kept the computer near by to watch the steps as we did them. Wow! Saved ourselves $800 and a Saturday!!! Item shipped to us quickly and in good condition. We are happy happy happy!!!

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Go to Monroe site find your cars strut part number this will help with your amazon search. This quick-strut assembly will save you time and is not dangerous job since the spring is already installed.Im very satisfied with purchase and product.