my shady tree mechanic owns a 1998 lumina also. he is an honest guy and he says he knows how to change the front struts in like 45 minutes and without any alignment issues.anyone else have knowledge of this subject?if so, what struts do you recommend? if i get it done i,ll post the results.

Front struts are cartridges installed through the top of the fender.....realinement is not necessary. I installed new struts in about 45 min. each with special tools borrowed from Auto Zone. They didn't change the ride though...it was a complete waste of time and money.

Front struts are cartridges installed through the top of the fender.....realinement is not necessary. I installed new struts in about 45 min. each with special tools borrowed from Auto Zone. They didn't change the ride though...it was a complete waste of time and money.thanks for your respond. the plan was to install monroe sensa trac or some other top quality strut. did you install top quality ? i,m trying hard to figure out how to get a better ride from the lumina.

Sensatracs won't do it, try KYB instead.

Sensatracs won't do it, try KYB instead.
have you installed KYB,s on your lumina? how is the ride?