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Lucas180 · 11-05-2009, 06:33 PM

i have a question about my stance GR+ coilovers.

i will be parking my car for the winter time where temperatures get around -30 degrees C (ontario Canada)

i am wondering if it is ok to leave the coilovers installed on the car,the car will not be moved or driven in the cold, just sitting. the reason i ask is because ive heard coilovers do not take the cold very well (seals ect... so any info on this would be great thanks.

i sent an e mail to stance USA about this but have not herd back yet.(2weeks ago)..

anyone have advice ..cars going to be parked for the winter this weekend so ide like to decide to leave them in or not.

thanks

om3ga · 11-05-2009, 08:51 PM

If you have stock suspension just put that on and pull the coilovers off and bring them inside. If not get a nice car cover. to keep the snow and ice from sticking to them.

g-via · 11-05-2009, 09:14 PM

i also have stances, and i am also parking my car for the winter

my car is going on jackstands for the winter, i was going to remove my coilovers anyway and service them.

om3ga · 11-05-2009, 10:00 PM

^ thats also a good idea if you have jack stands do that!

rb25crazy · 11-05-2009, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lucas180

i have a question about my stance GR+ coilovers.

i will be parking my car for the winter time where temperatures get around -30 degrees C (ontario Canada)

i am wondering if it is ok to leave the coilovers installed on the car,the car will not be moved or driven in the cold, just sitting. the reason i ask is because ive heard coilovers do not take the cold very well (seals ect... so any info on this would be great thanks.

i sent an e mail to stance USA about this but have not herd back yet.(2weeks ago)..

anyone have advice ..cars going to be parked for the winter this weekend so ide like to decide to leave them in or not.

thanks

haha, stance is fail at replying to e-mails... i e-mailed them like a month ago and still no response.... good products but fail at replying to a simple e-mail... why have that if they don't respond to it....

nathanong87 · 11-06-2009, 02:36 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by rb25crazy

haha, stance is fail at replying to e-mails... i e-mailed them like a month ago and still no response.... good products but fail at replying to a simple e-mail... why have that if they don't respond to it....

they answer their calls

om3ga · 11-05-2009, 11:08 PM

you really are better off calling them, as with any good company they are usually too busy to reply to those emails i mean they could hire someone to reply to all of them but just imagine how many emails they get. Call them! ftw.

Kouki_Mnster · 11-06-2009, 03:10 PM

If you can definitely take them off and bring them indoors. There are rubber seals in the damper that do not like dramatic temperature changes. Most coilovers have some kind of anti corrosion coating like cadmium or zinc plating to prevent corrosion but in all honesty water kicks its ass and if they salt the roads near you that will EAT UP EVERYTHING. You need to especially take care of the dust boots on the damper, thats the real life saver of coilovers, it prevents crap getting onto the shaft which when it gets into the damper destroys the seals and makes dampers go bad.

Long story short. If you have stock suspension or jack stands do that.

Lucas180 · 11-06-2009, 03:39 PM

Well they or the car will not be seeing snow salt or any type of water really its in a garage but there is no heat and get about as cold as outside..

i do have the stock suspention, jackstands are almost out of the question because ground is no to level really for that i dont trust it espically working on it in the winter.

om3ga · 11-06-2009, 10:00 PM

If they arent being exposed to the actual snow/salt dont even worry about it. You should be fine. IF you are really worried about it just pull them off and put the stock suspension back on.

ryguy · 11-07-2009, 12:56 AM

I have stance coilovers on my car and stored it last winter in an unheated storage unit. They were perfectly fine when i took the car back out. BTW, I was always told you shouldnt store a car on jackstands unless you are placing the weight of the car on the jackstands in a way that the suspension is compressed. Last winter (5-6 months) I stored the car with my good wheels and tires on and it had no adverse effects on the tires.

11-05-2009, 06:33 PM	#1
Lucas180 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 79 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Coilover winter storage? i have a question about my stance GR+ coilovers. i will be parking my car for the winter time where temperatures get around -30 degrees C (ontario Canada) i am wondering if it is ok to leave the coilovers installed on the car,the car will not be moved or driven in the cold, just sitting. the reason i ask is because ive heard coilovers do not take the cold very well (seals ect... so any info on this would be great thanks. i sent an e mail to stance USA about this but have not herd back yet.(2weeks ago).. anyone have advice ..cars going to be parked for the winter this weekend so ide like to decide to leave them in or not. thanks

11-05-2009, 09:14 PM	#3
g-via Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: B.C., Canada Posts: 1,023 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i also have stances, and i am also parking my car for the winter my car is going on jackstands for the winter, i was going to remove my coilovers anyway and service them. __________________ "I'm a rage-aholic, I just can't live with rage-ahol!!!"

11-07-2009, 12:56 AM	#11
ryguy Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Chicago Suburbs Age: 36 Posts: 1,544 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	I have stance coilovers on my car and stored it last winter in an unheated storage unit. They were perfectly fine when i took the car back out. BTW, I was always told you shouldnt store a car on jackstands unless you are placing the weight of the car on the jackstands in a way that the suspension is compressed. Last winter (5-6 months) I stored the car with my good wheels and tires on and it had no adverse effects on the tires. __________________

11-05-2009, 08:51 PM	#2
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	If you have stock suspension just put that on and pull the coilovers off and bring them inside. If not get a nice car cover. to keep the snow and ice from sticking to them.

11-05-2009, 10:00 PM	#4
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	^ thats also a good idea if you have jack stands do that!

11-05-2009, 11:08 PM	#7
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	you really are better off calling them, as with any good company they are usually too busy to reply to those emails i mean they could hire someone to reply to all of them but just imagine how many emails they get. Call them! ftw.

11-06-2009, 03:10 PM	#8
Kouki_Mnster Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: SoCAL Posts: 269 Trader Rating: (5) Feedback Score: 5 reviews	If you can definitely take them off and bring them indoors. There are rubber seals in the damper that do not like dramatic temperature changes. Most coilovers have some kind of anti corrosion coating like cadmium or zinc plating to prevent corrosion but in all honesty water kicks its ass and if they salt the roads near you that will EAT UP EVERYTHING. You need to especially take care of the dust boots on the damper, thats the real life saver of coilovers, it prevents crap getting onto the shaft which when it gets into the damper destroys the seals and makes dampers go bad. Long story short. If you have stock suspension or jack stands do that.

11-06-2009, 03:39 PM	#9
Lucas180 Leaky Injector Join Date: May 2009 Location: Canada Posts: 79 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well they or the car will not be seeing snow salt or any type of water really its in a garage but there is no heat and get about as cold as outside.. i do have the stock suspention, jackstands are almost out of the question because ground is no to level really for that i dont trust it espically working on it in the winter.

11-06-2009, 10:00 PM	#10
om3ga Zilvia Addict Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Up and Down! California Posts: 878 Trader Rating: (8) Feedback Score: 8 reviews	If they arent being exposed to the actual snow/salt dont even worry about it. You should be fine. IF you are really worried about it just pull them off and put the stock suspension back on.