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Dipstick · 11-29-2004, 07:02 PM

my shocks and strut are pretty much shot.. anywho, to make a long story short, the dealer quoted me $500 for the front struts and $200 for the rear.. was going to get a quote on springs too but when i saw those prices, i was like "are ya shitting me?" so now what i want to know from those of you who has after market coilovers, what's the average life on them? note, i'm not a racer or drifter or whatever.. just a poor college kid trying to get his car running rigidly without resonance at 50 mph.. don't want my steering column falling off on me on the highway if ya ever experienced resonance.. so the car is basically used for daily driving.. of course i'm only looking at coilovers around the $700-$900 range which would correspond to the insane price of the oem struts and springs.. i know oem stuff are made to last a lot longer, but i'm just curious to see how long after market coilovers last so i can make this decision. it's a hard question to answer as i'm sure cases differ from person to person.. but just gimme some number so i can sort of get a broad idea of what i'm up against. oh, and this is for a '93 fastback.. thanks..

11-29-2004, 07:02 PM	#1
Dipstick Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: cali. Posts: 5 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	aftermarket coilover life cycle? my shocks and strut are pretty much shot.. anywho, to make a long story short, the dealer quoted me $500 for the front struts and $200 for the rear.. was going to get a quote on springs too but when i saw those prices, i was like "are ya shitting me?" so now what i want to know from those of you who has after market coilovers, what's the average life on them? note, i'm not a racer or drifter or whatever.. just a poor college kid trying to get his car running rigidly without resonance at 50 mph.. don't want my steering column falling off on me on the highway if ya ever experienced resonance.. so the car is basically used for daily driving.. of course i'm only looking at coilovers around the $700-$900 range which would correspond to the insane price of the oem struts and springs.. i know oem stuff are made to last a lot longer, but i'm just curious to see how long after market coilovers last so i can make this decision. it's a hard question to answer as i'm sure cases differ from person to person.. but just gimme some number so i can sort of get a broad idea of what i'm up against. oh, and this is for a '93 fastback.. thanks..