Hi HAIRBALL,
Do you have the posts where they mentioned the elect. struts? I'm interested what dealer is sitting on those struts?
I was looking up your application on Rockauto and comparing it to the Monroe site. Very Bizzarre listings on both Rocks site and Monroes site.
This shyt's going to get complicated and if you bought the Gabriels, fine but I'm doing a write up on this anyway because the listings are so screwed up and confusing between Rock and Monroe........................ This should be moved to another thread so other's can see the suspension updates for their Sevilles and not get spooked by the bad info on the parts sites or at their local parts stores who may have recieved the wrong info from Monroe or some other company that lists the parts in some universal database that the parts stores use. It's all goofed up if someone is looking for Monroe SensaTrac Struts an anyone considering it should call Monroe for the part#'s as I'm only trying to rationalize the application using 2 sites.
1st, on the Rock site: under the shock absorber tab, I see the Delco Elect rear struts for $1128 pc. WOW but that maybe for the pair since Air Struts are always packaged by the pairs, and Monroe #40046 $124. That also should be for 2 struts on the Monroe's and should be the better SensTrac line. Rock's site must have the everything mixed up.
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1027752,parttype,7556
Now if you go to Rocks site under Struts,
http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,carcode,1027752,parttype,7584
I only see Gabriels for the front but no rear application which is very strange, and also see the wrong applications for the Monroe's. Someone had to mess up that listing for 93 Sevilles and hopefully its not messed up in ALL vendor databases from bad info from Monroe. I see where its states "AK49 Kit" requiered to install the Monroe #71796. That isn't even your strut or shock so the listing is wrong and you should not need that Adapter. I also see the Delco front struts on that page# 580101 for $960 but the photo doesn't show its the electronic. I still can't believe Delco made these things but now that I think about it, I was told they did and only for a short time.
Now if you go by the Monroe site,
http://www.monroe.com/catalog/ecatalog.asp there's some weird things they did there but if you use the part#'s from there and plug them into the Rock Site, you'll get the correct parts and prices.
When you get to the Monroe site, and you put in your modle year, you'll see 2 options:
"All - Exc.Electronic Adjustable Suspension"
On that page I only see rear adj. air struts which really should be a part# for the pair but you'd have to ask Monroe or some other vendor. The rear's should be Part# 40046 and you don't need the AK29 Adpt. Kit since you should already have air struts in the rear.
Now if you hit your back page on that site above and click on the other option:
Electronic Adjustable Suspension -- For Converting Front Electronic Adjustable Struts to Conventional Struts
You'll see the full conversion Kit # 90008 which they give you struts, mounts, bearing's EVERYTHING and they just packaged it in a complete kit which is a smart because you really should consider replacing the mount/bearing plate anyway since it's all going to be appart. Rock has it priced for $240 but the struts should be available from Monroe by single part# and I would call them for the part# if you would go that route. Very strange they would MAKE you buy the whole kit eventhough its a smart thing to do when replacing struts on a car with high mileage.
Now for the rear on that page they list coil-over's for the rear which I would NEVER use. They are the #90009.
If anyone goes this route, they should call Monroe and ask for the single strut #'s for the front if they don't want to buy the mounts/bearings, ect.ect. in the packaged kit. I'm wondering if Monroe is ONLY packageing this complete assembly because maybe old plate/bearings would fail and damage their struts or there were too many warranty returns when the fault was a failed strutmount/bearing. It very well could be an updated design for a factory flaw.
Thats my take on it!
Hope it helps someone!