Crippleinthewoods Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 Hello, I have been slowly crossing things off my list, last week I changed out the 2 trans mounts (that top mount drivers side was a PITA!) and now I have no vibration and no clunking while shifting. I was pleasantly surprised, it does not feel like a 14 year old car. Next up is my front struts, I’ve been looking at all the car parts websites and mostly see brands I’m not very familiar with. I did find some motorcraft and figured I’d stick tk OEM but wanted to ask if anyone had went with something else for an “upgrade” (smoother ride/better handling and all that) the only “upgraded” struts I have really seen were bilstein but they did not seem to have to have the whole strut assembly and I don’t want to play around with compressing the springs. So any info pertaining to the struts or tips/tricks to do the job are greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bbf2530 Posted December 7, 2021 Share Posted December 7, 2021 50 minutes ago, Crippleinthewoods said: Hello, I have been slowly crossing things off my list, last week I changed out the 2 trans mounts (that top mount drivers side was a PITA!) and now I have no vibration and no clunking while shifting. I was pleasantly surprised, it does not feel like a 14 year old car. Next up is my front struts, I’ve been looking at all the car parts websites and mostly see brands I’m not very familiar with. I did find some motorcraft and figured I’d stick tk OEM but wanted to ask if anyone had went with something else for an “upgrade” (smoother ride/better handling and all that) the only “upgraded” struts I have really seen were bilstein but they did not seem to have to have the whole strut assembly and I don’t want to play around with compressing the springs. So any info pertaining to the struts or tips/tricks to do the job are greatly appreciated. Thanks everyone. Hi Citw. My advice would be to stick with the Motorcraft/OEM strut units. There is no aftermarket unit that will give a smoother ride and better handling. You could install stiffer struts that may give marginally better handling, but they will likely also result in a stiffer ride. Let us know what you decide, keep us updated and good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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