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Nozaki - 04 Mar 2006 01:25 GMT

Hi,

Thought I would post this question here as well as the Talon forum,
since the cars are sisters.

My 1998 Eagle Talon TSI AWD 101,000 miles has been making some
crunching noises when I hit a pothole or a bump. The noise seems to be
located on the right side front and back. I believe I might need to
replace my struts, how much would this cost. I have to add that the
car needs many things done but me being a full time student and just
having replaced the harmonic balancer, (kept throwing power steering
belts), I cannot afford anything real expensive right now. Have
noticed a bit of noise from rear tire when making right hand turns. I
have heard that struts are expensive, so I just want to know how much
to replace them with parts and labor. Thanks.

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Simpleton - 04 Mar 2006 22:12 GMT

Check with local muffler shops on labor, the phone book is your friend.
There are no struts on your car, it's equiped with shocks. the GR-2 shocks
from KYB are pretty much a clone of original equipment and are not too
expensive.
Before you buy a set of shocks make certain you can get them installed if
you are unable to do this yourself. Most service guys mark up parts and sell
them close to list price in addition to charging you labor and are reluctant
to take on work where the parts are customer provided because they're making
less on the job.
If you think you can do the work, shocks are available on-line from a
variety of retailers, often for much less than you'll find them for locally.
http://www.planetstoli.com/tokicoInstall/index.htm

http://www.vfaq.com/mods/GCkit-2G.html

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=kyb+gr-2

> Hi,
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> have heard that struts are expensive, so I just want to know how much
> to replace them with parts and labor. Thanks.

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