Thread: Coilovers help
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Old 2009-09-17, 12:07 PM   #35
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Originally Posted by IheartSTI View Post
Maybe it has been mentioned but you have to take into consideration getting them rebuilt every so often. especially with rough roads we have in Nevada... I don’t say this to discourage anyone who might want coilovers you just have to take all points into consideration. will $1700 be better spent for other parts for your streetcar-probably. do you want to be slammed every time you hit a crack in the road-probably not. Are you ready to have them rebuilt every so often? (tein charges 100 per coilover for basic rebuild).
Just to be clear, the ability to rebuild is a positive, not a negative!

The stock struts are also COIL springs OVER mcpherson Struts and in all Subaru instances I am aware of, cannot be rebuilt!!! They must be replaced or have the tops cut off and have lower capacity small main shaft inserts installed for much more than $100!!!

All dampers fail over time!!! Inverted mono shocks need to be lubed and/or rebushed occasionally at a much lower cost than rebuild.
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