So i looked at the strut does not appear to be leaking. I checked the floor in my garage the bubble is in the middle but you can see there is a slight tilt to the right surprisingly where the right wheel sits both ways, I dont even think its enough to make a difference. I pressed down the trunk the car comes up on both sides it does not stay down. The struts are black with a yellow stripe on them (dont know if they are oem or not) Who knows any other thoughts?
I dont know what it could be at the i measured at the gas station pretty flat the right ever so off by a tiny bit but in my garage its off on both sides by 1/4 - 1/2. maybe im just a dumb***
Took some pics of the springs suspended dont see much of a difference but to me the right looks slightly compressed more. i noticed the wheels wobble a little too when in the air not much but a little
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bump looking for other peoples opinions on this
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I'm gonna side with the people who think its the strut. I recently pulled my bilsteins off my MR(95,000). There wasn't a ton of oil leaking every where but there was some residue built up on both. I could fully compress both struts easily with one hand, compared to the new struts that I had to use both hands and they got progressively harder as they compressed. When I installed the new struts the car appeared to set higher in the front than it did before. My wife even said it sat higher so i don't think it was just me. Hope this helps
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Yea its probably my strut i just wish there was a way to confirm it without having to take it off and have to put it back onOriginally Posted by MRLancer05
I'm gonna side with the people who think its the strut. I recently pulled my bilsteins off my MR(95,000). There wasn't a ton of oil leaking every where but there was some residue built up on both. I could fully compress both struts easily with one hand, compared to the new struts that I had to use both hands and they got progressively harder as they compressed. When I installed the new struts the car appeared to set higher in the front than it did before. My wife even said it sat higher so i don't think it was just me. Hope this helps
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I feel ya, the process of putting the spring and struts and top hats together on these cars is a PITA......
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How did you know your struts needed to be replaced?Originally Posted by MRLancer05
I feel ya, the process of putting the spring and struts and top hats together on these cars is a PITA......
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Well I had a really bad clunk on the driver side. I tore it down to check the strut mounts and they were pretty bad. My struts had a lot of rust and while tearing them down I broke off the stud that holds the brake lines on so I had to zip tie them on. Considering my struts had 95K on them and their was a oil residue built up on the shaft I just ordered some new ones. When comparing the new struts to the old ones I realized how bad my struts really were. The car rides totally different now as well as sitting a little higher.