Front Strut Parts for 85 Wgn 4x4 AL25 body

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 4:43 pm

My next challenge ... Replace front struts. For good reason, hard as a rock and leaking oil.

The problem .... What are the correct struts for this, my, car?

The Monroe struts listed for the car do not fit; diameter is too large.

Part number listed is Monroe 72867.

The part number on the current strut is ck16t1c.

Everything I have checked says that this is the right strut. But there is no way it will ever fit.

Cheers

takza · Post by **takza** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 5:11 pm

By hard as a rock.........do you mean they won't compress?

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:34 pm

They kind of compress. They are original.

Thereminator · Post by **Thereminator** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:50 pm

I dont know about quality or sizeing but Autozone has pre~assembeld Gabreil struts for around $29.

3A-C Power · Post by **3A-C Power** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 7:52 pm

Does your 85 have rebuildable or sealed struts? It sounds like you're trying to replace the cartridge rather than the whole strut.

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:19 pm

The struts are "rebuilable" the cartidge does come out and it is supposed to be replaced.

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Sat Oct 09, 2004 11:33 pm

Autozone: part not available. Special Order: ships in 3-5 business days.

Can't wait. Strut literally fell apart when I removed the cartridge.

GTSSportCoupe · Post by **GTSSportCoupe** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:07 am

I highly recommend NAPA. Thats where I bought my new strut inserts. They work like a hot damn! Car handles great on the road, and is still not too stiff off road. I did a write-up on installing new strut inserts on this forum somewhere...try a search if you are interested. (Be sure to download the FRM of the main page too).

dug320 · Post by **dug320** » Sun Oct 10, 2004 9:05 pm

Problem solved

The Monroe part listed is the correct one; someone mixed up the boxes in a previous return.

Ended up at NAPA. They had two and everything works reel good.

How can one tell the difference between the stuts for a 4x4 vs. a regular wagon?

The answer is: the struts on the regular wagon are 1/2 inch shorter. ALWAYS take the strut with you to make sure it is the right unit.

simon1 · Post by **simon1** » Wed Oct 27, 2004 11:32 pm

taking the strut in when you get the new part is a good idea. Bring both even. I just replaced my struts and springs and the new parts didn't fit at first. Then I reallized I had two different struts on my car. Some bonehead had replaced the driver side strut with a sedan strut at some point in the past. It is an inch shorter for the sedan!

shogun · Post by **shogun** » Fri Apr 01, 2005 9:21 am

in my car i use ae82 cartridges, they are shorter and wont bottom out with the springs i use