I don't think there's a need to replace any kind of 'mounts'. Now, the
boots, if they are all weathered / cracked and falling apart probably should
be replaced but they are a bit expensive for what amounts to a dust /
debris shield. I don't mind admitting that I hadn't even considered that way
back when I first did that to my 92 and I was too deep into it to stop or go
back. Two of mine were allright and two were pretty crappy. I got
'creative'! The new shocks came in heavy plastic sleeves and I simply used
those sleeves (like a heavy duty plastic bag shaped like the shock) to
replace the two bad ones. I simply zip tied them top and bottom. I drove the
car in Houston weather for 5 yrs and 65k that way and they were holding up
fine, no holes or problems.

Chris
99BBB


"Christopher Muto" > wrote in message
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>I am looking to replace my shocks on a '95 with 110k. I am going with the
>basic KYB GR-2 shock and was wondering if replacing the shock mounts and
>boots is also necessary. Surprisingly the mounts are more expensive than
>the shocks. KYB mounts from tirerack are $50 each and oem from
>finishlineperformance are $78 each. Any opinions about those? All
>feedback is appreciated. Thanks.
>