There are tons of posts out there about swapping shocks/springs etc. for better handling or lowering, but I am curious to see what the average lifespan of the OEM parts is in daily, not overly aggressive driving.

For those running 2K's and 2K1's with about 30K+ miles, any comments?

Thanks!

 

My 2K SE had 37K miles on the stock shocks\springs and they were fine. I swapped at 37.5K for performance handling, but the stock shocks are still good.

 

Thanks for the feedback.

 

OEM suspension should almost last the life of the car. All depends on your driving conditions.

My 89 Honda Prelude had 170,000 miles on all OEM suspension and was tight as a German Gurl..

 

well my car has like 22k on it... and the rear one already has some leak in it...

 

knock on wood, my 2k GXE has 33K mi and no probs with suspension. Why are you so concerned, this is a Nissan, not some Ford or Hyundai. Dont fix it if it ain't broke.

 

Not so much concerned...more a matter of 'planning ahead' in case $$$ needs to go toward repairs than mod's...

just like to have a feel for things like this.

 

are struts under basic warrenty? or not at all?

 

can stock struts be taken out with about 20k miles on them then put back in say 5 years later? I ask because i am going to get tok's soon and wanted to know if in the future I can put my stocks back in when I sell the car. Anyone?

 

well... 76000 miles and so far so good.

 

Of course!!!!!!!!!!Why not?

 

i thought maybe years of not using them they could dry out or possibly leak? I suppose not though based on your response.

 

Actually you may have a valid question/concern. I wonder if it would make a difference if they were just laying around in an uncompressed manner or if it would make a difference if you 'compressed' them like manufacturers do when they package them.

 

My new Tokicos\KYBs were not packaged compressed. I'd think no one would package them that way, why put a load on the part while it sits on a shelf in a warehouse? As long as you keep the stock shocks clean and don't damage the valve, it should be ok to re-use.

 

Every truck and car shock I have purchased in the past had the piston compressed and a wire hoop or other mechanism around it to keep it that way.

Not sure if it was for the part itself or just to cut down on that extra couple of inches of packaging and storage space.

 

Could be .

 

yep...

just don't know for sure...

 

One way to find out, let's go the the warehouse and open up all the shock packages and see if they are all compressed or not.

Who cares really .

Edit: actually, it makes sense to compress them for storage and shipping because they will be moved around, dropped, handled, etc, so it's best to have them in a fixed position, ie compressed and secured.

If you're just storing them in the garage, then leaving them uncompressed should be ok.

I'm very tired so it took me a while to think it through. Need more sleep....