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They work well, nice stiff ride.
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TRQ is a trusted brand dedicated to making every repair a success story by combining premium parts with easy installation. Each TRQ part is engineered by a team of automotive experts to meet or exceed OEM standards, delivering enhanced performance and maximum longevity. With rigorous in-house testing, the brand ensures superior fit and function across every product line. TRQ also provides customers with best-in-class, step-by-step installation videos—so you can complete repairs with confidence, whether you're a first-time DIYer or an industry professional.
Our direct fit gas-charged strut assemblies help to restore your vehicle’s handling and ride quality to just like new.
Our direct fit gas-charged shock absorbers help restore your vehicle's handling and ride quality to just like new.
Replacing struts used to require specialized tools to compress, remove, and transfer the old spring and mount. Our Pre-assembled, complete strut & spring assemblies come with all new parts and make the job much quicker and easier for the do-it-yourself mechanic.
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Hi, I'm Don from 1A Auto. I hope this how-to video helps you out, and the next time you need a part for your vehicle, think of 1AAuto.com. Thanks. In this video, we're going to show you how to replace front struts on this 1997 Buick LeSabre, and we show you the right side. Obviously, you want to do these in pairs. The left side is basically the same procedure. And this procedure's pretty much the same for all GM B and C bodies from '92 to '99, and that's the LeSabre, Park Avenue, Pontiac Bonneville, as well as Olds 88 and 98, and even the Cadillac de Ville.
And you'll need some new loaded struts from 1AAuto.com. The loaded struts are the style that have the spring in them already. Makes it nice and easy to replace them. Jack and jack stands. Lug wrench or a 19 millimeter socket and breaker bar. 10, 13, 21, and 24 millimeter sockets. A pipe or a large breaker bar for some extra leverage. Our vehicle was particularly rusty, so we had to use a really big hammer to get some of the bolts out. And you'll need some penetrating oil and a torque wrench.
Okay, start out by removing the wheel and tire. Use a screwdriver to pry off a cap. If you don't have the benefit of air tools, start with the vehicle on the ground. Loosen the lug nuts, raise and secure the vehicle, and take the lug nuts, wheel, and tire off the rest of the way. The 10 millimeter socket, or you could use a wrench, remove the bolt here on the lower part of the strut. That's going to hold your ABS sensor in place. And we'll fast-forward as we remove that. As you can see, it takes a little force to get going. Spraying it down with a little penetrating oil. This is a 24 millimeter nut on the back side, and I'm using a pipe here on my socket wrench for leverage.
And again, we'll fast-forward here. So you can see, use that pipe, get the nut going, and then you can just use your socket wrench the rest of the way, and we do the same thing for the lower nut. So, when I was taking off the 24 millimeter nut, I didn't have to hold the bolt that was staying in place, but if you do, it's 21 millimeter. We're going to spray the bolts down with some penetrating oil and let them sit. Okay, we're here just hitting the head end of the bolt. Just try and loosen them up in the spindle a little bit. Just use a good-size hammer. Make sure you put the nuts back on to the ends of the bolts before you hammer them on this side. That keeps the bolts from getting damaged. Turn your wheels so you can get better access to the ends of the bolts.
He's pretty seized up, so I'm going to remove this clip sensor and disconnect this sensor so I don't hit it with my hammer. And the bolts on our car are exceptionally seized up, so we bring out the big guns to knock them loose. Hopefully, you won't have to go to quite this level of extreme, but if you're from the Northeast like we are, you might want to be prepared for it. Okay, we're just using a impact wrench to get them out the rest of the way. Same thing. Works with a hand tool. Just a little faster for us. On the strut tower, there's three 13 millimeter nuts: one, two, and three. And we'll fast-forward as we remove those three nuts. And as we're taking off the last one, you can reach down and kind of just grab hold of your strut. Okay, and then as it comes off, reach down, and you kind of lift up, push your strut back towards the rear, and you can bring it down and out.
Got the old strut and the new strut from 1A Auto, and they're identical. Designed to go right back in. And remove the nuts that come with it. And it'll only go in one way and line up with the strut tower. So it's going to be these two towards the engine, this one towards the fender. Okay, and you lift the strut up into place, and you'll see we push down on the steering knuckle to let the strut go into place. Just kind of get it rough in place down there, and then line the bolts up, up top, and once you have those poking up through the body of the vehicle, then you can start the three nuts on them. And torque the top nuts, the three top nuts, to between 22 and 25 foot-pounds. And put the bottom of the strut back into the single. And now we'll push the spindle in, put the bolts through, and put some oil or penetrating oil on the bolts so they don't seize up again. Put the bolts through, and then put the nuts on.
Set your torque wrench for 120 foot-pounds. And bolt the bracket on that holds the ABS sensor. That's a 10 millimeter bolt. And then make you sure you reconnect the ABS sensor and clip it back in place. And then finish up. Put your wheel and tire back on, the lug nuts, kind of get them hand-tight first, then torque them to 100 foot-pounds each when you put the wheel back on the ground. And after you replace your struts, you'll need to take your car to have a front-end alignment done. We hope this helps you out.
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They work well, nice stiff ride.
Exact fit, improved ride & handling
Front struts are incorrect or incorrectly manufactured. Once installed the camber of the wheels is way off and not possible to properly align. I will likely have to pay a second time to get a second set of front struts.
Quality product easy and straightforward to install. Would suggest watching a few YouTube videos to get an idea of what is required, but it's all pretty simple.
Great ride quality at a fair price.
These struts arrived within days and we're a perfect fit for my Buick. The how to video is a big help. The LeSabre rides much better now.
It was fast deliver easy to shop online I will be back shopping some more
Over the years now I have been ordering parts online instead of dealing with local parts stores and dealerships and I truly hit it great when I started dealing with 1A Auto. I've come to find that not only do they beat everybody's price but they also carry quality parts, fast delivery and stand behind everything they sell and a added feature is that you can call the company and actually talk to someone who knows what they sell and will work with you on installation and knows what customer service really is. This is a company that I recommend to all and everyone I've told about them have came away feeling grateful that 1A Auto is now there primary company for parts and accessories. Thank you 1A Auto for all the savings and for being a 5 STAR company. I'm a customer for life now and thank you again for being a great company.
Parts got to me faster than said. Go quality and easy to install. 1a auto has great service and prices. Will use again.
These are meant to be factory style replacements, so they will keep the vehicle at factory height.
No, this kit is not compatible with models that came originally equipped with air suspension. A conversion kit would be needed if you are trying to get rid of the air suspension.
Thank you for your inquiry! We do not have available a diagram of the suspension, however, you may be able to locate a diagram in a Haines repair manual or through an automotive forum for Oldsmobile. Please let us know if you have any further questions, thank you!
They will come with resistors to bypass the air ride suspension. Where the air bags are currently will be replaced with the rear gas shocks. I hope this information helps!
Hello, These are all pre-assembled units ready for installation.
