shock part replacement question

[Mark_T]

Good info, thanks. I would normally agree completely on not using used shocks, but these came from a car with only 13k miles and I got all four for less than the price of one new shock. Not the ideal, I know, but unfortunately a budgetary reality, at least this time around.

[jakeru]

Only 13k miles and replacing all four is sounding pretty good! Best of luck with the project.

[rah rah 986]

I replaced my rear struts on my '98 with nice used struts at around 80,000 miles. I replaced part numbers 3 & 10. I probably could have reused #3 which were under $10 each, but, #10 were badly dry rotted and practically crumbling. For some reason, they were quite expensive at over $40 each. But, it would have been foolish to have kept the old ones. The job was not real easy, so it makes sense to do what's needed while you are in there. The used struts have worked out fine. I have purchased a pair of low mileage used struts for the front which I have not yet installed. I've read that the fronts are quite a bit easier to change than the rears.