Hello, I have a 2008 Honda Civic LX 4 door automatic transmission with almost 58,000 miles and my buddy mechanic said I need new front struts, rear shocks, and rear drum brake shoes.

I have done some research and am shopping on rockauto and other places to find the parts. Does anyone have any advice on which brands I should purchase? Obviously I would rather not spend $100 for rear brake shoes, but I also know I shouldn't just get the cheapest I find.

I have found Monroe, KYB, and FCS strut assemblies on RockAuto. I've seen Monroe, KYB, Gabriel, Sachs shocks but I did read that Monroe shocks make "clunking" noises. And I've seen many brands of drum brake shoes.

Any tips and advice are appreciated! Thanks!

 

avoid Monroe like the plague for this generation...just go with KYB

normally parts store brake pads and brake shoes are limited lifetime, meaning when they wear out you take em back and get new ones for free for life, just go with that

 

I have heard that KYB are better than Monroe.

I am looking at purchasing KYB rear shocks because I read that the Monroes make a clunking sound. KYB 343460 are the ones. Found them for around $38 each plus shipping on RockAuto.

As for front struts, I was looking at KYB and Monroes full strut assemblies. Monroe seems to not be as good as KYB, but I'm wondering if I should get the Monroe 172286 (right side) and 172287 (left side). The KYB SR4241/SR4242 are $130 each plus shipping and the Monroe 172286/172287 are $106 each plus shipping AND ALSO have a $30 rebate. So the Monroes are MUCH cheaper. Think the Monroes would be ok, costing me $80 less than if I went with the KYB front strut assemblies?

Thanks

 

ok scratch what I said before and just buy Monroe and everything will be just fine

 

If you choose Monroe, you will be changing them in a few thousand miles again when they start leaking . They are really shitty shocks. Listen to holmesnmanny and get Kyb bish.

 

I purchased the KYB shocks. As for the struts, are the Monroe strut assemblies really awful? Not worth saving $80?

 

https://www.google.com/search?q=monr...hrome&ie=UTF-8

 

I'm ordering the KYB Strut Plus haha. I saw that KYB had a strut rebate until the end of September, but I saw that you have til the end of October to mail in the stuff. I didn't see anything saying the receipt had to be before the end of September, so maybe they'll give me the rebate?