So, I received the replacement assembly from Monroe for the passenger side front and put it on today. I under-torqued the top mounting studs again to 26 ft. lbs. like the front driver side assembly that I did a few weekends ago. I haven't gotten around to checking for thread stretch on the driver si...

ParknVibe: I made sure to lower the vehicle off of the jack stands to put weight on the shock assembly and also made sure the shock assembly was seated correctly against the body mounts. Then, I tightened each nut with a ratchet just enough to seat each one. I did this in a rotational way to ensure ...

Yes, I've kept all receipts and I will definitely consider going to Safecar.gov. I'd like to see how well the top mount studs hold up under normal driving. Monroe is sending me two UPS labels to ship the broken assemblies back to them for further research. The OEM top mounting plate must use higher ...

I've got 52,000 miles on my '06 Pontiac Vibe... a little before 50,000, I noticed some fluid leaking from the front OEM struts and general sloppiness in all four struts/shocks. This is an automatic failure on the safety inspection in Virginia. After a bit of research and a $1400 quote from the Toyot...