Raybestos 717-1941 Professional Grade Suspension Strut and Coil Spring Assembly

Install was easy as this is a complete strut, no need to remove spring etc...changed it in my driveway in about 30 minutes. However, the right side upper bolt did not align into tower and had to "persuade" it to fit with a rubber mallet. ***EDIT 6/14***After having them on for a a little over a year, I noticed the boot cover is already split. Not too happy about that. and lowered my overall rating to just "ok" **EDIT 5/15 Both rubber boots are completely shot. I will try another brand for the rears when I replace them.

Wasn't crazy about these at first - too stiff & firm. They loosen up slightly after a while, so not bad now.

I bought a set of four the 1941 - 1944 for my 1999 altima. I installed the rear two first had no problems with the struts. When I went to install the front two I found they both looked exactly alike except one had an orange strut bumper the other was yellow as in the picture. I installed the passengers side first and found the bolt hole pattern on the top of the strut was off by about an eighth of an inch, I did switch to the other strut thinking it may be mixed up but neither one fit exactly. I reamed out one of the bolt holes in the fender with a rat tail to make it fit. When I went to install the drivers side front I discovered the brake line mount was on the wrong side of the strut. It was too late to go back now so I had to chisel off the old one off the old strut and luckily I was able to remount the old one on to the new strut with a hose clamp. I did contact Amazon and they said all they could do is send me a new one and I had to send them the bad one back. This was after I had already paid for an alignment. I felt as though if they had a problem with these before and they are still selling them not knowing the problem is still there then there really is a problem. I do not blame Amazon, I feel it is the manufacturer's defect and they should have at least refunded some of the money back.

Best of all, the price is right! I had been putting off replacing the struts on my 2000 Nissan Altima with 210,000 miles, dreading the difficult process I was expecting. I found these and thought how hard could it be? We as it turned out, I was able to replace both struts in less than one hour! I surprised myself. I do have an air compressor and an impact wrench which made it much more easy. But the instructions were spot on and the were so easy, I could kick myself for putting it off this long! Now to replace the rears. Unfortunately, I have read up on both front and rear replacement and the rears won't be quite as easy. Raybestos has made a good, quality product with easy to follow instructions and my car rides and drives like new. Don't forget to re-align the front end after installation. Mine was way off!

The front strut assembly was challenging and did fit perfectly in a 2001 Nissan Altima. Just barely enough clearance (top and bottom) to install the strut . Be sure to attach the brake line clip BEFORE installing the bottom bolts.Huge ride and handling improvement after installing both front strut assemblies: 717-1941 and 717-1942. No more swaying on curves and steering is easier too. So far, no complaints about this strut and I highly recommend it. The product arrived as promised, however had to return several struts due to loose bearing top plate and wrong part was sent. Left and right strut assemblies are not interchangeable. Three new strut top bolts were provided.Saved over $300 (each strut) by doing it myself. You will need a 4 wheel alignment.

As described.