LiquidBlue

Decided to replace my factory strut mounts. Why, I don't really know, 30 year old stuff like this needs replaced? Hard to know if they needed it, haven't test drove yet. The AC Delco replacements ACDELCO 901006 {#19294066}, ACDELCO 901005 {#19294065} are very similar, the primary difference is the footing that faces the windshield, it is a little more squared off than factory.

The other issue is the cap doesn't fit. The replacement's cap hole is a smidge small. Not sure what I'm gonna do about that. You can squeeze the caps in there, but they bind a bit, simply too tight. The factory snapped in, snug but not tight.

Other thing I noticed is the driver side bearing is different from the passenger side. Not sure if each is from a different production batch, or if they are made that way on purpose. Both were made in Taiwan.

Reddragon88gta

I replaced my strut mounts for the same reason last year with KYB, it was either those or delco, when I did the shocks all the way around. I had the same issue with the caps, what I wound up doing is cut out a small section on the bottom of the caps and that was just enough to get them on. Also had to have my buddy weld a washer on 2 bolts to, one for each mount to ensure they fit properly. The lousy thing is you apparently have to do that or similar for all the strut mounts out there.

chazman

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I usually go with AC Delco when possible. On my former '83 I specifically went with AC Delco strut bearing and had the same problem, the caps were ever too slightly too big.