Do you think buying a set of used struts for a car with 146,000 miles on it, a good idea?

 

Depends on how many miles are on the used struts. Personally, I would never buy used struts strictly because you won't know what kind of abuse they have been put through.

 

i would buy them for $20

 

Much longer?

 

if you plan on selling the car and have no conscience, go for it. If you plan to keep the car buy new!

 

-impossible for anyone here to answer based upon mileage alone - it depends on many more variables than that: maintenance, environment, type of driving, etc. . .

Some people have taken the VQ engines past the 300k mi mark with proper care, so anything's possible.

Btw, If I were you and I planned on keeping the car for 20k mi or more, I'd just suck it up & buy new struts/shocks.

Unless the used struts/shocks are visibly leaking at the seals, there's really no way to verify their condition or road-worthiness until you get them installed on your car & then it's too late. So, if you do go that route, don't pay too much for them.

 

I have 3 used struts off my maxima (36k). I put kyb agx on mine. I hit a pothole with the passenger side and blew the front one but the others seem ok. I would think the 2 rear ones are in pretty good condition, front left I cant tell. give me 25 bucks and u can have them if u want them.

 

Just go for new stock ones if ya want them for a bit less andthey should last you the life of your car.

SuDZ

 

Thanks for the information.

 

I would avoid the OEM struts if you decide to buy new. They're just too much $ for what you're getting. It's basically just a Tokico strut. If you want a great durable strut shock, but don't want to pay an arm & a leg, look into the KYB GR2's. Many, many people have used these and I've never read any complaints.

 

Actually there was some recently in the general forum. I think it may have been Dave B. But he was lowered kinda far on coilovers etc. I think if you stay stock height or dont lower that much with them you should be fine.

SuDZ

 

Yeah, it depends how low you go: 1.8" or lower, and almost ANY strut/shock is gonna get tired or blow prematurely. . .