Ok, the 91 Mustang I got is about to beat me to death. When I hit a bump the front end sounds like its slamming down on something. I don't know if the struts are too stiff or if their bottoming out.

I plan to get new struts and need some recommendations. I don't want to pay a ton of money but I don't want the cheap Monroe matics or Gabriels either.

I am looking for a good bang for the buck. Something stiff enough to keep the tires on the road while not allowing too rough of a ride. We do have some rather rough streets around here and a lot of hills so a minimal amount of comfort is an issue.

 

strange 10 ways. doesnt cost much more than the competition and you can adjust the ride to whatever you want

 

Im shopping around for struts right now too. If your not looking to spend a ton, the Tokico HP shocks are pretty decent. They run about 250 for the front and rear.

 

How should the struts react when I bounce on them??

When I push on the back of the car it bounces fairly smoothly, always returning to the top of the stroke right away within 1 bounce. The rear shocks also look like someone may have replaced them with Sensa Trac shocks.

The front is nearly impossible to bounce. I put all my weight, 190lb into forcing the car down and it goes down only about 1/2 inch and you can see the car SLOWLY rising back up.

Shouldn't they bounce back up right away? I can push it down, step back and watch the space between the fender well and tire very very slowly get further away from each other.

I didn't think you should have that much time to see the strut return.

Am I looking at this wrong?

 

+1 to vic strange 10 ways are best for the $$$

 

That's the ones I bought for my stock mustang installing them in about 3 weeks or so i'll let you know what I think about Tokico HP's ......after the install