lawsoncl

2014 Cherokee Trailhawk. I've got a bad passenger front strut. The bellow was hanging down, the strut is covered with oil, and it's bouncy. Anyone have a recommendation for brand? Looking at RockAuto is a little confusing, btw. The Monroe and Bilstein shocks have different part numbers for Active Drive I versus II. But the Mopar lists 6 different part numbers with two sets as "normal suspension" and a L/R set as"firm suspension" which I assume is the active drive II trailhawk. The Monroes are less than a third of the cost of Mopar and Bilstein, but I question the quality.

lawsoncl

Still haven't done the strut and the tire has some cupping, so looking to fix this before getting new tires.

OEM, Monroe, Bilstein B4 OE or B6?

lawsoncl

I'm leaning towards the Bilstein B6, because everywhere seems sold out of the B4s. Anyone done struts yet?

BlueRidgeMark

I have done struts on a different vehicle. I recommend going with the whole strut assembly, not just the strut itself. It's more money, but you get everything new, including that very important bearing assembly at the top. There's no messing with compressing springs. It's a LOT easier.

I used the complete replacement assemblies from KYB.

lawsoncl

The only place to get the entire assembly is the dealer at a ludicrous markup and out of stock. I've used KYB elsewhere, but the only thing they offer for the 2014 KL is the strut mount, which many people have posted doesn't fit quite right. I will NOT go with the low-end monroe assemblies as they've been absolute crap.