Re: New vs. Used Suspension

["I.Mannix" <mannix@privatei.com>]

>Hello all,
>
>	I just had a question about suspension components. I noticed alot of
>people here and in other places on the web selling use sway bars,anti-roll
>bars,
>springs and the like. My question is if I were to purchase some of these parts
>would they last for awhile or would they "wear out". Do these parts tend to
>weaken after a while. I am looking to get my car on the road soon and want it

David - IMHO, springs of good manufacture and swaybars are pretty safe to
buy used.  Shocks are a bit iffy - if they are old, unless the price is
RIGHT, I'd shy away, as shocks do wear out.  Stressbars are also safe.  The
lifetime warranty on shocks (Koni/Bilstein) is only good for the original
owner.  If you do buy a set of K/B, however, they are rebuildable - if you
get a cheap used set, find that they die soon/are dead, you can get them
rebuilt.  Konis cost $50 or so to rebuild(each).  So, if the price is
right, or you can trust the seller when s/he says "almost new," shocks are
not necessarily a *bad* purchase, but require a bit more caution than
springs/swaybars/stressbars.  IMHO, of course.


Mannix






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