I have 125000 on my car now and am wondering how log the stock struts last. Mr front right tire is wearing down much faster than the rest and I am wondering if it might be the strut. Thanks

 

at 125k, they are all dead

 

I just took mine off and they had 257k on them.

 

And how much do new struts (oem) run?

 

OEM = alot

You can get some KYB's which are a little better than OEM for about $200 shipped.

 

The 93 had ~100K on it and they were very dead. My '89 had 140K on them, and guess what? Yup they were dead too. My '92 SE still has the stock jobbers on, but not past April.

 

depends where you drive, in New York due to the bumps, shiocks will go a lot faster. Don't buy OEM shocks, because they cost a lot and you can buy KYB GR2's for $182.00 shipped from www.foreignautoparts.cc

 

$182... is that for all four? Mine has 148,000 or so (91 SE), and the OEM shocks seem OK still, but I'm saving for this job.

-Seth

 

yes 182 shipped for all four, two struts in the front and 2 cartridge in the back.

 

how long will stock last with intrax springs

 

Do the KYBs have the ABS brackets on them? would they install on a third gen with ABS?

 

what about tokicos

 

they won't. if you've got a 3rd gen with stock struts, they're well beyond worn out and time to replace.. ESPECIALLY if you start sticking stiffer springs on them.

 

no i mean i put on new stock sturts about 4 months ago and just got so intrax springs how long will these struts last

 

i had stock struts up to 170xxx+ mi. It was okay until i put sprints on. Boom.....struts went bad and sprints started to get a little bouncy.

 

I installed brand new Tokicos and Eibachs at 109k. At 146k, it is time for new struts. However, I freely admit that I drive fairly agressively.

 

Matt....did u mean the KYBs wont install on a car with ABS? i am looking for replacements for my struts, and i'm not sure if i should go for aftermarket or stocks...i got ABS on the car and that is something to be considered when getting new struts.

 

Yeah, on my '93 there was a noticable difference after 12K. I was kinda disappointed.