performance struts, stock springs, problems?

[Nick]

anyone know anything about this? will the struts wear out much faster cuz the travel is a bit more?

my struts are blown so i need to swap them, but no point in lowering my car (have to load her up with too much stuff)

but i want to get the absolutely stiffest struts i can find, tokico, kyb?

[Nick]

picked up some front kyb gr-2 struts, it should go well with my scrap yard rear suspension...

i be boro-er

[Chris Corolla S]

No, they shouldn't were out faster unless they are short-stroke shocks. The GR-2s should be fine with stock springs...Tokicos are supposed to be stiffer...

[EKam]

KYB GR-2 isn't really performance struts IMO.

It's inbetween factory replacement <-> performance. :p

[Nick]

installation done, 2 hours for the first one, 30 minutes for the second

but i forgot the clamp for the lower boot, so i got to use zip ties, take that shaun!

i agree, they're not performance struts, but they are almost half the price of oem/monroe so i'm damn happy

god damn dust boots though, 25$ each, that sucks

guess i could have been patient and waited a till next week for the boots, but fuck it

on, tomorrow or next weekend, i need to replace one of my cv boots, the leak is pretty young, thinking about those split boots anyone got experience with those?

[boroEF]

Originally posted by Oldman
but i forgot the clamp for the lower boot, so i got to use zip ties, take that shaun!

errrr about them not being "performance"...i'd have to agree, i have them on my car. but they still manage to hold up nicely to some aftermarket springs. they are on their way out tho..and this is after only 2 or 3 years...so they cant really take the abuse

i'll go for blues next time around