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  1. 09-28-2006 02:19 PM #1
    Tourige
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    Default Struts, Springs, or both?

    My car feels like crap.. Driving the thing is terrible. I had the chance to drive my brothers CSVT(stock) for a week or 2 while mine was down.. and MAN.. talk about great. It cornered amazing, had little body roll, the steering was tight and responsive.. basically it was perfect.

    Got my car up and running.. took it for a spin.. wanted to shoot myself. The steering is lazy and crappy, to much body roll, i feel every bump in the road.. very very very not fun...

    Now my car sits about 1/2" lower on the back.. im guessing my struts are toast.. and apparently when i spray.. my car sits down SOOOO much in back... not good.

    No oil from the struts that i can see. When i press down on the back it still pops back up.. this is really starting to get at me.. Anyone got any insight?
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  2. 09-28-2006 02:37 PM #2
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    I replaced my stock struts/springs @ about 80k miles, they were crap. It made a huge difference, but I replaced them with the BAT kit, so I don't know. Mine also popped back up, and there was no oil leaking, they just slowly quit, so I didn't notice how bad they had gotten. Are you sure a spring isn't broke?
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  3. 09-29-2006 12:51 AM #3
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    maybe both the rears are screwed.. the ass sits down way to much..

    Ill jack it up and look.

    Ever since my track day they have looked and felt worse and worse.. its sad.


    Did your steering inporve with the new suspension?
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    Definately
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    grrr..

    lame
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    What's lame, that my steering response got better, or that I just gave you a one word responce?
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  7. 09-29-2006 10:13 PM #7
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    what is the expected mileage life out of the stock setup?

    Mine makes funny noises when I go over speedbumps that I don't recall making before.
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    Quote Originally Posted by getsum111 View Post
    What's lame, that my steering response got better, or that I just gave you a one word responce?

    That my suspension sucks my arse.
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  9. 10-02-2006 10:55 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by monsoon725 View Post
    what is the expected mileage life out of the stock setup?
    what like 80-100k...

    of course it varies widely... mine were laughable at 60k
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    Quote Originally Posted by bensenvill View Post
    what like 80-100k...

    of course it varies widely... mine were laughable at 60k
    80k is a reasonable time to start thinking about replacement struts.

    Sagging in the back is due to worn/broken springs or strut mounts, not the struts.
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