Why are Gen3 quick struts so expensive? Double the Gen2 and other cars? Anybody know?

Discussion in 'Gen 3 Prius Care, Maintenance & Troubleshooting' started by daddycooling, Jul 19, 2017.

  1. daddycooling

    daddycooling Junior Member

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    Why are Gen3 quick struts so expensive? Double cost of the Gen2 and other cars? Anybody know?

    I don't really want to tear apart the struts. Just unbolt and replace. I have 185k on my 2010 and still runs like our other 2010 with 80k with the exception of some bounce struggles at highway speeds on poor pavement. Thanks!
     
    #1 daddycooling, Jul 19, 2017
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    the bolt on ones aren't as good as the ones you have to assemble
     
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    They are pretty cheap, 240 shipped for 2 struts and 2 rear shocks from rockauto. KYB GR2/Excel oem equivalent.
     
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    Were these the quick struts? Fully assembled? My mechanic doesn't mess with spring compressors anymore. Don't want to rebuild. Just remove and replace.


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    Just the strut, you reuse the original oem spring, tophat, hardware etc. Seems wasteful to buy new springs and hardware since they don't typically wear out. You're not rebuilding anything just re-assembling the spring into the new strut. Spring compressors are not a big deal.
     
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