Monroe Quick-Strut 139105 Suspension Strut and Coil Spring Assembly for Chevrolet Silverado 1500

I usually know enough about vehicle repairs to get myself in trouble, but figured I'd try this myself. It was for a 2013 Silverado WT 4x4. Driving in the northeast with salt, the most difficult part was dealing with the rusted upper bolts. Even in the engine compartment, the plastic wire clamps which sit on top of the bolts must have held the road salt. Although tight, I was able to cut them off with a sawsall from the wheelwell and grinder with a cutoff wheel from the top. the sway bar links were worn so I cut them out too and this helped with getting the old strut out and new one in. a small crowbar helps to pop the bottom free. It was tight to remove the strut around all the linkage and control arm but with a little rotation it will come out, and the same going back in. As described the Quickstrut is a fully assembled coil spring and shock. All the bolts and total length lined up perfectly. New top nuts and bottom bolts and nuts were provided. Test drive after install seemed to restore a smooth factory ride, nothing more and nothing less. All in all, a good product and relatively easy for a backyard mechanic.

bought these and the install was easy for my 2011 silverado. Rides beautifully

Went right in with zero issues. Easy install if you take off the sway bar link beforehand. Appears to be excellent quality and 2010 Chevy Truck rides like new again.

1st lets start out with this, this was the 1st I had ever changed a strut assembly. I have always changed just the strut and using the old spring. This is well worth it in time saved. I installed these to replace old struts. They seem to have changed my truck's handling. The ride is pretty good, not quite as smooth as it was before. These are a bit stiffer and don't handle turns as well, but when truck has a load or when towing a trailer it doesn't squat as much either. So I gave up smooth ride and unloaded handling for better towing and hauling. Since I don't haul and tow as much as I used to, I'd rather have it like it was, however the old ones had 180,000 plus miles on them. They were Monroe's as well

The quick struts include the coil spring as well as the front shock absorber. A great kit for a DIY guy. No disassembly or a big spring compressor required. Just remove the old unit and bolt the new unit into place. I removed the sway bar link which allowed the A-frame assembly to be lowered for clearance. Much easier than detaching the tie rod. First time these front shocks/struts have been replaced after 395K miles. Truck definitely rides and handles better.

Description said it would not fit my 2020 suburban. But they fit perfectly same suspension as the Silverado and Sierra. Perfect replacement for my worn out struts and so happy to get rid of the stiff magnaride suspension. Truck rides great now!

Since I was replacing the upper and lower control arms, drive axles and tie rod ends it made sense to install new struts while I had everything apart. Monroe is a solid brand with a longstanding reputation for quality. The price is reasonable too.

Just for reference, in the past, I worked as an auto-tech, and among other things was ASE Certified in front end work. As such, I of course replaced thousands of front end parts, one of the most common being struts. Springs often don't get replaced by the customer, unless there is some indication of damage or sagging in the springs. That being the case, we most often had to disassemble the spring/strut assembly, which took more time (i.e. more cost) and added some more risk which required more precaution because you have to compress the spring with tools to change out the struts. To do that, you really need to have a secure bench you can secure the strut in, and often an air ratchet to break the nut on the top center of the strut.Since that time, I've done quite a few in my driveway as well. It's not that complicated of a job, well within the capabilities of a well prepared do-it-yourselfer. The process is fairly simple, and mostly the same for almost every vehicle, with some variations. Here is where a repair manual can help you know the particulars with your vehicle. Compressing the springs in your own driveway is inherently more dangerous, and while you can rent or borrow the tools and your local auto parts store to accomplish it, much more care has to be taken to make sure you have the compression tools securely in place. There is a huge amount of tension in that spring when it's compressed. Enough to kill you if something should go wrong. Enter the Monroe full assemblies...I ordered two of these for my Chevy Truck (probably one of the easier vehicles to do this work on). I changed them both out within a couple of hours. Not having to deal with the whole spring compression scenario in less than idea conditions in the driveway alone was worth it! Additionally, pickups tend to get more of a suspension workout due to their weight than cars do. I recently replaced my factory bumpers with full steel replacements, and wanted to also make sure the now 5 year old springs would be up to the task. Feels like I'm driving a new truck again and did bring up the front height at the wheel well almost 2 inches!The each assembly includes new nuts for the top of the struts, and new bolts/nuts for the bottom as well. They were shipped from Amazon in their factory box, which appeared to be adequate.If you are thinking about tackling this job, don't be scared of it, just read up on it, get your shop manual, maybe watch a couple of YT videos on how to do it, and save yourself several hundred dollars from having the shop do it. These complete assemblies from Monroe make it a snap if the whole spring compression thing makes you nervous.On the newer body Chevy trucks, realignment is not required after replacing these, but it's probably a good idea to have it checked. If your old springs were a little weak, adding new ones could alter the suspension geometry a little bit, and thus change the alignment, possibly enough to prematurely wear your tires, so go ahead and have a shop check that after your done for good measure. If you end up going the route of just changing the struts on your Chevy truck, and not the springs, don't even worry about the alignment.