cruven or zee?

[louiemark]

Mga dre, my lower suspension bushing (big) is due as may punit na sya. Replacement lang yung current ko and it lasted 1 year lang (replacement jap[an made bought from toyoramaat 250/pc). I'm inclined to try Cruven's solution na fabricate na gawa sa truck tire rubber. any reviews on this? 500/pc eh. Thanks

[rna800]

Mga dre, my lower suspension bushing (big) is due as may punit na sya. Replacement lang yung current ko and it lasted 1 year lang (replacement jap[an made bought from toyoramaat 250/pc). I'm inclined to try Cruven's solution na fabricate na gawa sa truck tire rubber. any reviews on this? 500/pc eh. Thanks

If you have the means to buy a new bushing rather than fabricating it, I suggest just buy.

With my experience with Cruven Fairview branch way back some 2 years ago, I don't even consider going to that shop anymore. It cost me even more and in the end, I ended up with my trusted shop and buying new parts for my Mazda pickup (already sold). All of those parts that they Cruven reconditioned just went to trash.

[basucat]

i was a former loyal customer of cruven sucat. dahil they did a good job dun sa lancer ko.
pero dun sa sentra ko, ang dami nilang sablay... first, they did a faulty job dun sa brake pads ko... mali ang nilagay. pangalawa, when they did a replacement of my front rack ends and rods, hindi nila ina-align. pangatlo, when they replaced my cv joint, after a day, napunit yung cv boot. not to mention na mahal na nga sila, medyo di ko na din gusto ang quality ng trabaho nila.

that is why, natuto na din ako... now, i am always having my suspension fixed sa servitek alabang. ok lang na mahal, at least quality ang trabaho.

Hi Sir, I am the owner of Cruven Sucat. I just came across your comment today. I would appreciate it if you could let me know your plate number or name or you can call us at Cruven Sucat (825-4874) to let us know the details so that I can investigate what happened here. We carry records of the repairs and we will be able to identify the mechanic who worked on your car. Thank you for the feedback. This is important to us to help us improve on our service. Thank you again.

[bobby85]

cruven marikina, my naka try naba magparebuilt ng mga ball joints? balak ko dalhin yung sentra parang palitin na yung mga joints.. magkano ang labor?sulit naman ba?
nagpapalit lang ako ng clutch master dun ng starex, napansin ko lang mejo mataas ang patong nila sa mga parts.. (sorry cruven marikina) hehehe..

[$entr@01]

This is my first time to post sa thread and just wanted to express thanks sa mga members for posting their experiences and suggestions. I had a suspension issue last December, whenever daan ako sa EDSA lakas ng "TOG" sound sa Front-Right side ng CAR so I decided to replace my shocks na baka kasi due na din my car is '98 model nissan sentra.

Dinala ko car ko sa trusted kong mechanic for 5 years na pero engine expertise nya inde suspension so sabi ko just replace the bushings and pakitingnan na din other parts ng suspension. And also palit shocks na even though sabi nya ok pa naman daw. After changing everything, I started hearing a minimal "tok" whenever daan sa humps and pagdating sa EDSA parang ganun pa din so binalik ko and he tried looking for that little "tok" sound but couldnt find it so I decided to find alternative suspension experts.

Found this forum and saw Cruven is a good suggestion but later on read na iba na ung mga feedback so I decided to go to Zee instead yesterday. I was the 3rd car around 8am andun na ako and when I told the problem at inangat ung car ko the mechanic told me na baka ung plastic cover para inde mabasa ung belt ko so sabi nya remove nya daw muna and we did a road test, ayun wala na nga ung little "tok" sound.

Next was the "TOG" sound which isinama na nya ung shock expert sa test drive in which when they heard it alam na daw nila why, its because of my springs, inde daw pantay which is true naman way back years ago napalitan ung springs ko inde for some reason and inde ko naging problem until now. So they suggested to either buy surplus or putol daw, surplus na lang sabi ko and then they also checked the bushings if buo pa and shock mounting. Overall they did tell me the real deal which is ung shock mounting ko is sira na, bushings are all good, springs na lang talaga.

Overall gastos, Php1950 for Shock Mounting (replacement), Spring (right side) and Labor, I gave them extra Php200 kasi they even placed grease to other parts of the suspension para mas smooth daw. So thank you guy and thank you Zee, satisfied sa service!!!

[$entr@01]

This is my first time to post sa thread and just wanted to express thanks sa mga members for posting their experiences and suggestions. I had a suspension issue last December, whenever daan ako sa EDSA lakas ng "TOG" sound sa Front-Right side ng CAR so I decided to replace my shocks na baka kasi due na din my car is '98 model nissan sentra.

Dinala ko car ko sa trusted kong mechanic for 5 years na pero engine expertise nya inde suspension so sabi ko just replace the bushings and pakitingnan na din other parts ng suspension. And also palit shocks na even though sabi nya ok pa naman daw. After changing everything, I started hearing a minimal "tok" whenever daan sa humps and pagdating sa EDSA parang ganun pa din so binalik ko and he tried looking for that little "tok" sound but couldnt find it so I decided to find alternative suspension experts.

Found this forum and saw Cruven is a good suggestion but later on read na iba na ung mga feedback so I decided to go to Zee instead yesterday. I was the 3rd car around 8am andun na ako and when I told the problem at inangat ung car ko the mechanic told me na baka ung plastic cover para inde mabasa ung belt ko so sabi nya remove nya daw muna and we did a road test, ayun wala na nga ung little "tok" sound.

Next was the "TOG" sound which isinama na nya ung shock expert sa test drive in which when they heard it alam na daw nila why, its because of my springs, inde daw pantay which is true naman way back years ago napalitan ung springs ko inde for some reason and inde ko naging problem until now. So they suggested to either buy surplus or putol daw, surplus na lang sabi ko and then they also checked the bushings if buo pa and shock mounting. Overall they did tell me the real deal which is ung shock mounting ko is sira na, bushings are all good, springs na lang talaga.

Overall gastos, Php1950 for Shock Mounting (replacement), Spring (right side) and Labor, I gave them extra Php200 kasi they even placed grease to other parts of the suspension para mas smooth daw. So thank you guy and thank you Zee, satisfied sa service!!!

[robot.sonic]

after reading the entire thread, kay zee na ako nagpagawa. although alam ko na kung ano ang dapat palitan, pina road test pa din.

yung nag assist sa akin yung kamukha ni morgan ng chuck.



mga ginawa:

replace front shock mount
replace front shocks
replace lower arm bushing (polyurethane na pinalagay ko)
alignment.

ang nakakatuwa, ang mura ng labor. 1400 lang. 400 para sa press in/out ng dalawang bushing. 500 per side sa suspension. unlike sa petron nung unang pagawa ko lahat ng galaw may bayad.

yung kyb na shocks pinalit. 3820 per piece sa supplier nila. Pero sabi nila tawag daw ako sa ibang shop baka makahanap ako ng mas mura. pinagamit pa sa akin yung laptop dun sa lounge nila para magsearch. may natawagan ako sa banawe pero mas mura lang ng 50. dun na ako kumuha sa supplier nila.

yung quote sa akin ni cruven mas mura yung labor at polyurethane na bushing. pero mukhang madami na negative feedback kay cruven kaya kay zee na lang ako.

[veyson]

i also had a bad experience sa cruven kamagong.. went there para ipacheck kung ano maingay sa front suspension ko. marami silang sinabing sira at umabot ng 13k kasama na labor.. good thing dec ako nagpunta sa shop nila muntik ko na ipagawa kasi wala naman akong alam sa sasakyan sabi din sakin na mga hapon pa magagawa balikan ko na lang daw mga 4pm o 5pm.. sabi ko hindi kasi ako pwede dahil may lakad ako ng ganung oras sabi ko ibabalik ko na lang bukas.. buti na lang at sabi nung isang mechanic na half day lang sila bukas kasi may christmas party daw sila.. blessing in disguise kasi dinala ko the next day sa wheelers sa may banawe chineck nila and ang sira lang ay ball joints/wheel bearing/pinalitan na rin nila yung break pads ko bendix pa ang brand kasi manipis na nga pinakita naman nila sakin all-in-all 5k lang plus labor ang nagastos ko mabait pa yung mga mechanic mabilis gumawa and pinaka importante e maayos ang gawa nila..

[ramildg101]

New here. I already tried Cruven once...ok naman. May kalampag dati yung kotse ko na 1994 corolla xl, after changing all suspensions, although surplus lang yung sa harap, may hindi matanggal na tunog pag nalulubak. So I tried having it checked by mega motion, sabi nila yung bearing daw sa strut mount, sira na, so I have it replaced, gumastos ako ng almost 4k, after installing it, nag test drive ako, andun pa din...so check ulit nila, sabi nila kung brand new daw ba suspension ko sa harap, i told them na surplus lang pero maayos naman at 3 months palang, sabi nila, sira yan, dapat brand new ipalit mo, dyan nangagaling ang sira. so disappointed na ko since dun pala sira, bakit pinapalitan nila strut mount. So i told them ibabalik ko nalang. Then I tried cruven sa crame, after checking and test drive, nakita agad nila na bushing lang pala sa strut arm. Nag fabricate sila then after installing, nawala yung tunog for 400 pesos only. The only problem is wala talaga silang wheel alignment, dahil alam ko pag ginalaw nila mga suspension, mawawala talaga sa alignment ang gulong kaya tinanong ko na agad sila, manual lang daw sila mag align so i took it to rapide for alignment. Now, i'm hearing noises again specially sa cement road, i don't know kung dashboard o suspension. one thing I noticed, bakit pag umuulan, parang nawawala yung kalampag. Kailangan lang kaya ng grease yung mga suspension ko. Sino ba talaga ang magaling umayos ng mga kalampag, cruven or zee?

[lowslowbenz]

^

If you want suspension "kalampag" to go away, buy brand new spareparts. The amount of time, money, hassle, etc, that took you to buy surplus spareparts, bring the car to the shop, then bring it back again for a back job, etc, etc, when summed up would be more expensive than buying brand new and fixing it right the first time.

my 2 cents worth.

[RC-V]

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mga ginawa:

replace front shock mount
replace front shocks
replace lower arm bushing (polyurethane na pinalagay ko)
alignment.

ang nakakatuwa, ang mura ng labor. 1400 lang. 400 para sa press in/out ng dalawang bushing. 500 per side sa suspension. unlike sa petron nung unang pagawa ko lahat ng galaw may bayad.

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last June nanduon ako sa kanila, nagpapalit din ng shock mount. mura yung labor. 350/side = 700. tapos tumawad ako binigay ng 650.

dyan din ako nagpakabit ng shocks dati, hanggang ngayon ok pa naman yung takbo saka sa kanila na ako bumili ng shocks para na din sa warranty madali iclaim kung sakali may defect.

[mark1985]

Hi guys! Hows ur experience with zee and cruven lately? Papatingin ako ng ilalim ko sana. I think zee is getting more vote here. Any other suggested shops?

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[otobots69]

Mga boss bukod sa cruven or zee san may magaling na shop na open pag sunday? Marikina or commonwealth qc area? Thanks

[Dirtdiver]

I went to cruven crame a few months back to get my 93 civic's suspension serviced. Ok naman no problems whatsoever. Would go back again if needed.

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[eurostyle]

Mga sir nag rerebuild ba ng stabilzer bushing sa cruven? Sa zee kasi hindi daw.

[lowslowbenz]

Mga sir nag rerebuild ba ng stabilzer bushing sa cruven? Sa zee kasi hindi daw.

For what car? Stabilizer bushings (most are made of rubber) are replaced not rebuilt.

[eurostyle]

For what car? Stabilizer bushings (most are made of rubber) are replaced not rebuilt.

daewoo tico sir, wala na ako makitang replacement bushings.

[mark1985]

I had my ilalim repaired by wheelers last week. And they did a very good job! Tanggal lahat ng kalampag at tagtag ng sasakyan ko (galant 7g). Smooth ride na. Dami nga lang pinalitan... shocks, stab link, bearing etc. They're honest peeps and tell you kung ok pa o hindi na, kung replace or repair. *clapclap*

Kaso may problema ako... walang avalaible na bushings for my upper suspension arms, as in naghanap yung parts guy nila sa bong banawe! I called el dorado and wala rin sila bushings, buong assembly lang daw where the OEM costs a whopping 7.8k and replacement for 1.4k.

So ngayon, what wheelers did is just do a quick fix for the worn out bushings muna. Sapi ata tawag nila dun. But then temporary fix nga lang daw. And i'll have to replace the bushings soon. The thing is maayos pa mga suspension arms ko kaya nanghihinayang ako magpalit.

Right now I'm thinking of bringing it to cruven fairvew since it's less than a kilometer away lang yun samin. And just have a poly bushing fabricated nalang. Sabi nila the ride will be a little stiffer, but then kesa naman buong assembly naman bilhin ko.

May mga gumagamit naba ng poly bushings sainyo dito? kamusta naman?