Is there supposed to be a rubber bellows covering the top of the front struts

[Victor]

on a J30. I took a look at mine and I see a fragment of rubber at the very top, the rest of the boot must have disintegrated a long time ago. Surprisingly the shaft looks clean and bright. I assume it would be a major job to replace the bellows.BTW, what is a typical cost for replacing the front struts including parts and labor?

[AZhitman]

Easy job, actually.

Drop the whole assembly (remove 3 nuts on top and whatever attaches it at the bottom). Go to a shop that'll take the springs off the assembly (any suspension shop with a spring compresser) and reinstall them on the new struts (with new dust boots / bumpstops, they're all one piece). Reinstall in reverse order of removal.

Get the boots and struts from one of our OEM suppliers and save some $$$. I think Tokico makes a nice replacement for cheaper than OEM.

[yodawill2000]

Dont think Tokico does AZ dude Us J folk are the red headed step chidlren of the Infiniti Wurlde

If they do someone please post a link !!!

[brandonjustice93J30]

hey now...my son's red headed...lol

and before he was born, my wife kept telling me she's going to beat me like a red-headed step child...and here we have a red kid

but yeah...I want to see that link too