[sanchanim]

thanks all, for your opinions and advice.

i stil don’t have a good idea as to how to proceed………..

eric: do you mean that i should stick . with honda struts? does OE mean ONLY the honda brand in particular, in this context? i have heard some mechs. use OE even for brands that are not honda. if i buy the honda struts online myself , then i don’t know how to find a good mechanic who will use the material i provide…………………….plus , i don’t know what else they will find broken once they start to dismantle the car:::::: will they find the springs broken too after jacking it up………and if they do, i will need to provide those too, and that will take 4-5 days ………….so it seems a little difficult to pull off without knowing for sure in advance. i dont know how much is a reasonable rate to pay an independent mechanic to do this work if i can find one who is willing to work with my parts. next question is : why did the original honda struts break? if these are the best then they should have lasted more than 66k and not started leaking..don’t you th?ink?…….eric: what has been your experience? as far as the tires : i just purchased 4 new goodyear assurance fuel max tires for the accord during thanksgiving…………they seem fine so far……………….next time i will buy michelin…………….

texan-176:
thanks for link to the parts website…..interesting to know that the struts are the same as shock absorbers. did i read this correctly? i cant tell which are the boots and the mounts from that schematic…can you tell me?

diofan: yes i knew about the alignment…………..one more expense!!!! is the shop supposed to do it for free when they are doing a bigjob such as strut replacement?

[sanchanim]

thanks dreamer2355 and 3sheetsdiesel………..very helpful……………..no i did not take offence at all…………….i live in austin tx………………

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