Review on KYB SM5324 Strut Mount by Brent Henderson

First, the picture of the fastener is wrong. This is a front mount for Maxims and looks different. I received the correct part based on the part number. I bought two of these to replace the old regular Nissan brackets. The brackets make a solid and well-made impression when new. Everything was perfect for about 6 months. The car drove very well, but then I noticed that the centers of both bearings were shifted outwards by at least 6mm. Needless to say, the wheel alignment was completely broken at this point and the inner tread of the tire had worn down a lot more than the outer tread. The brackets fell apart completely after about 10 months. In fact, the car only drove about 8,000 miles in those 10 months. bottom line. The mounts are poorly built and don't last long. Genuine Nissan OEM mounts lasted over 12 years/130,000 miles in dry and hot Arizona weather. Original Nissan brackets are not that expensive. Go with factory mounts. An aftermarket KYB is not worth the money/labor that goes into installing new brackets.