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I was thinking of buying some eibach springs for my tour (80,000 miles) but i was wondering if i have to buy struts too or can i get away with just the springs. A bunch of people have told me that i don't need the struts, but i wanted to ask you guys. Also, how much to have springs installed?
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I would get struts. Do it right the first time. Might want to post in the suspension forum, you will get more responses 
-Ken V.
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Well with 80K on your struts now it would be a good idea to replace them. 
Hector
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Originally posted by LoCoZ2:
Well with 80K on your struts now it would be a good idea to replace them.
Agreed.
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Originally posted by bk4293:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2:
Well with 80K on your struts now it would be a good idea to replace them.
Agreed.
I have about 95k on my original struts and springs. 
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Originally posted by LoCoChick:
Originally posted by bk4293:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2:
Well with 80K on your struts now it would be a good idea to replace them.
Agreed.
I have about 95k on my original struts and springs.
your trippin man i have 124 or was that 125k on OEM struts and shocks. My struts are strating to show the wear now.
97 Mystquie GS - I4 ATX died at 168K
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Originally posted by StealthWyvern:
Originally posted by LoCoChick:
Originally posted by bk4293:
Originally posted by LoCoZ2:
Well with 80K on your struts now it would be a good idea to replace them.
Agreed.
I have about 95k on my original struts and springs.
your trippin man i have 124 or was that 125k on OEM struts and shocks. My struts are strating to show the wear now.
OK, let me reiterate. He wants to lower his car a bit on Eibachs using stock struts. He asked if it would be a good idea. If youre running stock springs with stock struts drive til they fall off, but I wouldnt recommend lowering it any with stock struts, probably wouldnt last very long at all if the struts already have that many miles on them.
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Yeah, I know. I was just saying that I have my orginal set-up. Actually, when I get Eibachs, I'm going to run them on Hector's OEM struts w/30K on them.
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Originally posted by LoCoChick:
Yeah, I know. I was just saying that I have my orginal set-up. Actually, when I get Eibachs, I'm going to run them on Hector's OEM struts w/30K on them.
Werd!
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