COSMOS-1

　
Need some feed back..


Car is a 2004 Honda CR-V FWD with 115,000 miles, wife wanted to sell it and no way am I going to do that the car has another 150,000 yet to go, so I hope, onto my questions and answers for myself.


The question is how many of the following parts need or should be replaced on the front struts and rear shocks.? I live in Phoenix Az. and rubber parts life span is limited.


2-51402-S9A-014 / RUBBER, FR. SPRING MOUNTING
$18.32 x2


8 51722-S7A-014 / RUBBER, FR. BUMP STOP
$18.42 x2


9 51726-S5A-004 / BEARING, FR. SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNT
$17.78 x2


10 51920-S6M-014 / MOUNT, R. FR. SHOCK ABSORBER
$30.59 x1


11 51925-S6M-014 / MOUNT, L. FR. SHOCK ABSORBER
$24.77 x1

Onto the struts, any opinions on the Sachs or KYB struts for the front and shocks for the rear.? From what I have read the Sachs are described on Rockauto;


In addition I will might upsizing the rear stabilizer bar with an ADDCO 2339 and would like to know what options I have for the front, maybe just replace the links and bushings with after market and possibly install a front strut bar, need some numbers on the sway bar links if anyone has them.

I know this will stiffen the suspension and change the handling substantially, that's OK I have 1-1/2" front and rear Roadmaster chromemoly swaybars on my 2006 Duramax Extended Cab long bed and just recently installed a B&W 5th wheel hide-a-ball under bed mount to stiffen the rear frame and some after market motor mounts as the motor mounts and engine also serve as a crossmemer.

Rear shocks, same question about rubber parts, which ones really need replacing.?


2 51689-SH3-004 / PLATE, BUMP STOP (SHOWA)
$4.31 x2


9 52631-S5A-004 / RUBBER, SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING
$6.10 x4


10 52675-S7A-004 / BASE, RR. SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING
$24.07 x2


11 52676-S5A-004 / SEAL, SHOCK ABSORBER MOUNTING
$5.51 x2 question this one may be part of 10


12 52686-S5A-004 / RUBBER, RR. SPRING MOUNTING
$12.51 x2


13 52687-S5A-014 / COVER, RR. DUST
$9.32 x2 may not need this.?


14 52722-S9A-014 / RUBBER, RR. BUMP STOP
$12.31 x2

LDForget

if all youre doing is road driving the vehicle, just get aftermarket quick struts (full assemblies). They will be 1/4 of the price of oem, and 50 times faster to install, plus everything is brand new.

COSMOS-1

LDForget, cost is not what I'm looking for, high quality, long term service life if that exist anymore in the parts industry. R&R the struts is not a big deal for me, currently shopping for a clamshell spring compressor as I do not like the designs of the "sticks" I have seen.

Borrowing/renting from one of the local suppliers is an option for the sticks but in this case I would prefer a clamshell compressor. Read some halfway decent remarks about the Harbor Fraught clamshell compressor and may go to look at one next week.