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11-12-2020, 05:52 PM | #1 |
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Have to repair a coilover, what do I do with the car?
Bought a used 05 STI with KW v1 coilovers. One of the rear coilovers is completely blown on the seals with all the fluid leaked out of it. I'm told it's fine to drive on the street as is, it'll just be noisy (as I've noticed). I still want to get it replaced, but I don't know what to do with the car while the coilover is removed for the 1-4 week turnaround time it may have. I don't have the stock suspension with me or an extra set of coilovers to drop in it.
Do I just keep the whole car on jack stands?
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11-12-2020, 06:35 PM | #2 |
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you can keep it on stands, or borrow / find a set of stocks or cheap coilovers to use in the interim
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11-12-2020, 07:53 PM | #3 |
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Hell how much is the rebuild?
Might be just easier to do what cdska says or just buy cheap new set Those V1'ss aren't crazy expensive (saw $1300-$1500) Which isn't expensive compared to top of the line Tien's or Ohlin's If I had $3k-$5k coils would def re-build Lower quality ones (like mine!) would just replace Last edited by AliBenn; 11-12-2020 at 07:55 PM. Reason: Weird |
11-12-2020, 07:57 PM | #4 |
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I have no idea why this crap *' is happening
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11-13-2020, 06:58 AM | #5 |
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11-13-2020, 10:30 AM | #6 | |
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I will likely get some RCE Tarmac Zeros or 2's to replace these, they just aren't in the budget, yet, unless they go on sale for Black Friday. With one coilover shot and them being on the car since 2007 for 80kish miles, it's probably worth just replacing them now. |
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11-13-2020, 10:53 AM | #7 |
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Vehicle:2009 STi Blue Blue |
+1 get a good oem set to keep on the shelf for times like this or get a second set...i have been keeping an eye out for a good deal on a second set of coils for when mine are due for rebuild...
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11-13-2020, 10:59 AM | #8 |
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Not a bad idea to just buy some cheapo ebay set or used stock setup just incase. Just got the car 1k miles ago (all those miles were from picking it up and driving it home).
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