Looking For New Shocks For Nissan Versa

As always...thanks j-d...

I have not researched this for a long time and our results would vary since I'd probably install my own parts. My understanding is that most "American" shocks (Monroe, Gabriel, NAPA, Carquest etc etc) are made in only a couple actual factories. I looked "2008+Versa+S" at advanceautoparts.com and they had:

Monroe Strut and Rear Shock, KYB Strut and Rear Shock. Oddly the Shock is a few moe dollars than the Strut, but each Strut was $60-something and each Shock $70-something. "Warranty" was shown as "Limited Lifetime" for Monroe and not specified for KYB. If the "limited warranty" is pro-rated on miles or worse, is Part-Only-Not-Labor, it isn't worth all that much to somebody paying the labor.

There are four parts to a Strut Assembly. Strut, Spring, Boot/Jounce Bumper and Bearing Plate. The price for that Assembly at Advance was $250-something, so it doesn't make much sense to spend that on a utility vehicle unless all that is somehow damaged.

Mike, I'd say this: If you know and trust your shop, go with what the shop recommends.

Hey j-d...I should have been clearer as to out of my league...I'm talking the money league...I will have a shop do the installation.

Not sure what you mean "out of my league ^^^here^^^ but if it means you're planning to change the struts yourself, several of the manufacturers now offer an assembly that includes Strut, Spring, Mount. Price is higher than a bare strut, but takes most of the labor and spring handling out of the project. If you mean price, there are decent brands like Monroe that should serve well for years.

Thanks rtz549...I looked at KYB's. I'm concerned, that for my use of the car, the front shock/struts will be out of my league.

How about KYB's?

http://www.rockauto.com/