Wife's CR-V needs struts.

[D60]

IMHO.... What is the "best" these days?? It's such an ever-changing manufacturing climate these days. Look at the flavor-of-the-month oil & filter forums...
I viewed another source (repair shop) that has stopped using Monroe "anything" because of their downhill QC, defective parts. For an basic inexpensive source they have been using FCS products with very good results. Many times, OEM's have their suspension parts built and sourced by other companies (KYB etc.)

AT this point... it pretty much comes down to doing research and money. It's all made in China these days....

I too won't use Monroe. If it has to be a budget job, FCS actually doesn't seem that bad. I don't see how because they're so inexpensive, but it seems to work.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

China has cheap labor, all the metals and minerals they need, could care less about the environment. Just watch some documentaries on it. You'll be amazed at to what these poor workers are subjected to. Surprised they don't all glow in the dark yet. And they work for peanuts to boot. The whole country is one big " Superfund Site"....Pollution is out of control. In the air, water, ground, you name it. They just dump their manufacturing by products into the ground, or in rivers, or out smoke stacks. It's really pathetic. Look what happened to Detroit and Pennsylvania. Same thing. Towns are ghost towns now due to pollution.

 

[AKhan87]

FCS actually doesn't seem that bad. I don't see how because they're so inexpensive, but it seems to work.

I had a set of front FCS complete assemblies fail right out of the box in 2023, re-installed the old rusted FCS complete assemblies and the issue was resolved, too much of a hassle to keep doing suspension jobs.

 

[50yr Street Mech]

Some China stuff has gotten much better. Better quality control I assume. Trump tariffs are killing those people who can't afford the top notch stuff.,,,such as me. E-Bay is a Ghost Town now. I'm not made out of money. Sorry. Can only do what I can with what I have in my wallet. Scrapyard stuff took up a lot of empty space on E-Bay. I have a scrapyard Denso alternator in my 13' CRV for 7 yrs now. Works great and cost me $ 60 bucks.,,with free shipping and no core !

 

[JGmazda]

China has cheap labor, all the metals and minerals they need, could care less about the environment. Just watch some documentaries on it. You'll be amazed at to what these poor workers are subjected to. Surprised they don't all glow in the dark yet. And they work for peanuts to boot. The whole country is one big " Superfund Site"....Pollution is out of control. In the air, water, ground, you name it. They just dump their manufacturing by products into the ground, or in rivers, or out smoke stacks. It's really pathetic. Look what happened to Detroit and Pennsylvania. Same thing. Towns are ghost towns now due to pollution.

Sheesh.... I can only imagine. They are going to have some huge problems in the future. No regulation and a plethora of chemicals dumped everywhere.
Many say they are "smart" when it comes to economics... I just think they're not so intelligent when it comes to their environment and long-term environmental policies. Of course... Americans want everything cheap. This comes at a cost.