s13_240sx_92

Anyone have problems with their front struts? I heard that the sturts aren't the greatest design and often wear after 70-80k...

Just wanted to check in and see if anyone had problems or had to replace them.

TIA

toyomatt84

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I'll tell ya' in about 50,000 miles. I haven't had any problems yet, but I don't have near that amount in mileage.

fventura03

iTrader: (1)

if you have stock suspension they should last 100k.

there's a lot of variables though, like the style of driving and road conditions you drive in.

GSRpower

The guy I bought my car from had to replace the front struts at 75k...this is for a '02.

s13_240sx_92

Ok good to know. The car in question has had them replaced before at around 100k.

When replacing the struts..

Do you just replace the shock part of the strut? Or the whole assembly. Yeah of course if the other parts (springs) are messed up of course. But on a whole, is it reasonable to reuse the springs and the rest of the old parts?

And its it typically just the strut that fails? Or something else in the assembly?

I don't know if the MacPherson stuff is much different than the double wishbone we are all used to.

Thanks

Mike813

mine crapped around 60k of intense nyc pothole beating... started to squaek and felt like i was on cut springs, seasaw effect

s13_240sx_92

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So what did you end up replacing? The whole assembly w/spring? or just the strut?

UNBRE4K4BLE

my fronts were blown at 64k

s13_240sx_92

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by FR3SHT0D3F &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my fronts were blown at 64k</TD></TR></TABLE>

So what did you end up replacing? The whole assembly w/spring? or just the strut?

blouisgod

my fronts blew at 12k, both sides. they were replaced 3 times and keep blowing. needless to say, i junked em.

UNBRE4K4BLE

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by s13_240sx_92 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">So what did you end up replacing? The whole assembly w/spring? or just the strut?</TD></TR></TABLE>

i was lowering it with kyb agx's and neuspeed sports anyway...so it was after i took the stock ones out that i found out they were blown....

Mike813

struts were only replaced...

if you had bad springs you would know it... one side would sag lower than the rest etc etc, and you would bottom out at the wheel well at every bump plus hear a sound driving over literally anything,

s13_240sx_92

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blouisgod &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my fronts blew at 12k, both sides. they were replaced 3 times and keep blowing. needless to say, i junked em.</TD></TR></TABLE>

What did you replace the with? Brand and model?

1llmatic

7thgen civic is the worst design out of all the civics and the 01 civic is probably the worst built civic ever. If you have the money upgraded to tein coilovers with pillowball mounts.