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Life span of struts and shocks 200

posted by  transit wind on  Thu Nov 17 15:12 CST 2011
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All I would advise is to make sure the Strut cartridge is a gas strut that will extend itself out of the tube. Makes for a much easier install while trying to get that top nut back on. I put some on my wagon that didn't and it was a pain. Plus I swear the struts just don't feel all that good either. They are a $50 each Boge brand.

I recently put some HD rear springs on my wagon since I load it down a lot with work. I replaced the shocks with a used pair of basic KYB shocks that I put on my sedan a number of years ago. Maybe had 30,000 miles on them and they are feeling good still. For economic reasons I would go with the KYB gas adjust shocks on the rear. They are bigger than the one's I just swapped over.

If you do for some reason swap out rear springs I have my mixed feelings on the Heavy duty ones. I have them on both my wagons and with the recent addition of them on my 90 the exhaust now rattles like my 83. They are a little too stiff and cause vibration issues while accelerating is my belief.






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