Originally Posted By: Jarlaxle
Originally Posted By: camrydriver111
Originally Posted By: Bottom_Feeder
Exactly. I wish I had kept the original springs from my wife's Corolla when I installed the Monroes. They work fine, but they are softer than the originals so I was pretty disappointed.
On my car it was the opposite problem. The front springs were wayyyy too stiff.
They jacked up the front ride height over an inch. I've put new OEM springs in the rear to try to compensate and that did nothing.
The mechanic said "the springs will settle down". Pure horse manure. They did not change at all.
My car rode very harsh, and it didn't feel as stable at high speed. It was honestly better with "sagged" OEM springs and blown shocks than with brand new quick struts.
I think they are a garbage product, and they also seem to have convinced people springs are a regular maintenance item.
I suspect they raised the car an inch because your stock springs were totally shot.
I should have been more specific, an inch is versus the factory specs, which is measured with brand new springs.
If you compare it to the old springs it's even more than that.
Monroe produces one quick strut for both I4 and V6 models of my car. I had the I4 and I suspect that's why my car was jacked afterwards. Even if you knew nothing about the car, if you just looked at it, it looked goofy with the front end jacked up.
They are easy to install, but your customer has to live with the result.