can someone explain what causes blown struts and what can be done to not blow out a strut, would adding double bump stops help???

 

are you using factory springs and factory struts?

 

double bumpstops would probably hurt more than they help. Your suspensions needs a certain amount of travel or else your ride will suck, and you will ride on the bumpstops all the time, which is not good.

Stock struts wear much faster if you use aftermarket lowering springs with them. The more extreme the springs (i.e. race springs), the faster they will wear.

Your best bet w/ aftermarket springs is to get a good aftermarket strut designed to handle those loads, such as KONI or Bilstein struts.

 

I'm running weapon R circuit pro(soon to be replaced by ground control or full race coil over to help with added weight of the h22a) and bilstein gas struts and they keep going out on me?

 

what are the conditions of the roads you travel. Hard bumps will kill shocks fairly quickly if they are a daily occurance. THis also goes with going over speedbumps quickly.

 

I am still on my stock suspension... 93 Accord lived in Philly if anyone has ever driven in philly then they know it's pothole city, and I've got 218,000 miles on them... still doing their job.

 

Get KYB AGX struts, they have never let me down, no matter how much I torture them.

 

also note with KYB your max lowering should only be 1.25inches.

 

My car is dropped about 2in and it has worked fine. I would like to show you if I knew how to post a pic.


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