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Old 01-12-2012 | 07:29 PM
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I'm replacing my H-Techs with coilovers and am wondering if I should bother keeping my springs. Can someone else use them? They have about 25k on them.
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As long as they're not rusted, they're fine.
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Is an apple green?
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not necessarily
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Springs generally last longer than struts do, they can just get saggy over a long period of time. With 25k though they should have plenty of life left in them.
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The nice thing about used springs, is that they're already broken in and settled.
You'll usually have to wait a bit for new springs to settle to their final drop, used ones will already be there.
As long as the powdercoating is still solid and there's no rust, they should be just fine.
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Personally, I wouldn't buy used suspension parts. I wouldn't know the true mileage on the parts, plus i wouldnt know how aggressive the driver was.
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