czny Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 (edited) Just last month I had to replace my front springs, struts, ball joints and strut mounts. Just happened to have 2 Mevotech strut mounts on the shelf from Sept 2023. Was driving on 55_ mph highway here and the RH mount failed completely, losing control of the steering in LH turns and making a loud knocking noise throughout the car. None of this would've been done but some a-hole stole my 87 GL, czny, from where it was parked on my property, went on a "joy ride" thru my and my north neighbor's property, then left it kinda parked in another spot on my property after breaking L strut spring, ruining front whl brgs, front cv boot, ball joints, rear Sach shocks, rear springs, rear cross member mounts and more. They had hit the front skid plate & tires hard enough to compress the unibody sheet metal back enough to push the engine & trans back, taking all end play out of the driveshaft! It still drives after repairs, but trans brgs are noisier now. Things will have to wait until after winter to R&R the engine & trans package to correct this. I have a spare d/r 5mt trans. Just when I thought things were driveable, a strut mount breaks! Found 2, 2 only, KYB mounts on RA so those are going on in next couple days so at least I have wheels for the winter. Mevotech strut order You'd think someone here in rural Montana would realize they could get shot for stealing a car, but then there's meth heads around here too. Smoked out meth heads whose moral compass came out of a box of Crackerjacks. Edited November 7 by czny 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Oxford Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 China made?? Our prob is criminal coddling law by lawyers for lawyers and women, which precludes proper punishments. Thus, we suffer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 (edited) I know of one criminal meth head and his moll who may have had something to do with this. Getting real tired of waiting for john law or karma to catch up with them... Mevotech boxes state made in Taiwan, but, those I had on hand may have been bulk China made. RA warehouses don't always ship in original boxes. Mine on the shelf were in bags with a long numbered label only. Buyer beware. BTW, don't buy from OEM Part Haus(oemparthaus) on fleabay. They listed KYB SM5364 strut mounts but shipped Mevotech ones. I am still waiting for my refund after shipping them back. Another lazy ebay seller who won't change their listings I suspect. Typical BAIT & SWITCH! Edited November 8 by czny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dwayne Oxford Posted November 7 Share Posted November 7 It'd be BIG helpful if forums had a bad brands and sellers thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted November 7 Author Share Posted November 7 3 hours ago, Dwayne Oxford said: It'd be BIG helpful if forums had a bad brands and sellers thread. I keep a bad ebay seller list on my laptop. All kinds of past misery in that list. That thread oughta be put in the off topic section. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted November 8 Author Share Posted November 8 Got my refund today but was unable to report this false listing on Ebay. Seems Ebay condones substituting one brand for another without sellers updating their descriptions! I'll be posting some pics of KYB, Mevotech and DEA/Marmont strut mounts for EA cars so the next buyer doesn't get stung. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alexbuoy Posted November 12 Share Posted November 12 Scary. Broke my strut mount as well wheeling the brat this weekend. I believe they were monroe’s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted November 13 Author Share Posted November 13 (edited) 21 hours ago, alexbuoy said: Scary. Broke my strut mount as well wheeling the brat this weekend. I believe they were monroe’s Yes, it was scary getting home. Glad it wasn't deep winter with black ice! This is how those mounts were packed, and here is the 6302RS ball brg. SMQ brand(Some Mediocre Quality, Suck My Quotas, Still making me Queazy???) Noticed that the recent Mevotech mounts I returned were stamped with the part number & TAIWAN in bold letters on the outer shell. KYBs had TAIWAN stamped in outer shells too, but the ball brgs are NSK Japan with single seal on bottom. KYB strut mount top view of stamping. OEM mounts like this one on an old 92 Loyale also have the open ball brgs but add a plug in mount top. If you every find a listing for genuine KYB SM5364 strut mounts, buy them quick 'cause they were discontinued a few years ago and won't be back! BUT, don't fall for some fake listing Like I did late one night! Edited November 13 by czny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
czny Posted November 20 Author Share Posted November 20 (edited) And here are the DEA/Marmon strut mounts, definitely made in CHINA! No stamping in outer shell, just painted PNs. Don't have any pics or pother info on Moog, Monroe or other mounts. Did finally buy a better spring compressor - it was needed for this. Will post up some pics later. Edited November 20 by czny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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