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is it important to upgrade to a nicer harmonic balancer?

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94cobra#519

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i am changeing out my harmonic balancer/damper. is it wise to upgrade to a nicer one? i dont plan on keeping this car long but i also dont want one that will brake in a month. autozone sells em for 62 bucks. is that an ok way to go? or should i spend more and go nicer? please reply asap cause i dont wanna wait around.
 

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94cobra#519 said:
i am changeing out my harmonic balancer/damper. is it wise to upgrade to a nicer one? i dont plan on keeping this car long but i also dont want one that will brake in a month. autozone sells em for 62 bucks. is that an ok way to go? or should i spend more and go nicer? please reply asap cause i dont wanna wait around.
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You will not be getting any added benefits like a more "accurate balance"....you are just buying for longevity. And since you arent keeping the car for long.....


I'd say go get the autozone one and not look back. I did when i was in a crunch for cash. They have a warranty so even if somehow it did start to lose its rubber out the back, u can replace it for free.
 
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welll ok! then! i think thats what ima do!!
 
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how long exactly are you keeping the car?

The Auto Zone brand is Dorman, and it's a giant POS. Had two of them, both lasted less than a year.......and I barely drive the car.

I would consider getting a non SFI Pioneer or Professional Products balancer. It's gonna run you about double what a stock replacement would, but I say if your gonna do it.........do it right the first time.

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Advance sells Pioneer brand balancers. See if they will match Autozone's price, they probably will.

Kurt
 
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advance is that the same as kragen? or o'reiley
 

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Ah, maybe they don't have Advance in California. You can get a Pioneer online for about that price.

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advance=autozone.

why you selling the car?
 

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advance=autozone.

why you selling the car?
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No those are two totally different companies.

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Autozone's balancer is a pioneer....atleast it was when i got mine.


Murrays auto = o'reileys. Advance is their own company.
 

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guess you learn something new everyday.
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Yep, just doubled checked the autozone site. THey have a pioneer for $59
 
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davis3 said:
advance=autozone.

why you selling the car?
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i just cant afford it right now. i have put to much money into it already.
 
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so are you guys saying go with the pioneer if im going to go cheap?
 
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it's $97...........part # DA-3021

Still a good price

If it's only $59, most likely it's the Dorman brand
 

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ask for a pioneer most places can order them got mine for like $50
 
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ask for a pioneer most places can order them got mine for like $50
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wow either they have really gone down in price over the past few years or I got ripped off big time Cheapest I could find was around $100 a few years back

I bought mine from Autozone which at the time was a few bucks cheaper than Kragen
 

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grngt50 said:
wow either they have really gone down in price over the past few years or I got ripped off big time Cheapest I could find was around $100 a few years back

I bought mine from Autozone which at the time was a few bucks cheaper than Kragen
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No they just offer multiple pioneer balancers. RAnging from $59 (along with a $60 dorman) up to $200 SFI balanced.


Go to autozone.com and look up balancers for our cars....theres like 5 or 6 options.
 

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94cobra#519 said:
so are you guys saying go with the pioneer if im going to go cheap?
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dude if you are selling the car, u wont see the end result of any balancer. You wont be able to tell if it lasted 10,000 miles or 100,000 miles.



Just buy one.
 
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nmcgrawj said:
No they just offer multiple pioneer balancers. RAnging from $59 (along with a $60 dorman) up to $200 SFI balanced.


Go to autozone.com and look up balancers for our cars....theres like 5 or 6 options.
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I DID go to the website before I posted.......maybe your autozone is different, but check this out


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