jeff5347

i was just curious how many of you pull your lowering springs and illuminas ( or whatever else) and go stock for the winter. i was thinking of doing this for a few reason.. salt and snow and also more ground clearance.
What do you guys think?

Mr. Brett

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I don't live where we get enough snow anymore, but when I did, I had a buddy with a Ford Focus ZX2 on coilovers. Every fall after the first snow hit, he'd put his factory suspension back.

He said it was so he could put snow tires on and have them clear the fenders (inner and outer), as well as because he didn't want the salt to molest the coilovers.

Like you said, I'd think having more ground clearance would be the way to go in snow. I wouldn't want to be so low that I'd risk plowing snow, personally.

NmexMAX

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Too much work. If I had to do that, I'd look into a winter beater.

jeff5347

i would do all the work. the springs and shocks are in my shed and all i need to do is get them assembled to each other., Not a problem either as i have a spring compressor. all my time really would be spent in taking them out and putting them in...and then theres the realignment since im raised back up.

Mr. Brett

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How big of a drop are you moving to and from?

jbrooks870

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When I was on Tein SS I never took them off for winter, you just have to be ok with using your car as a snow plow

TallTom

I think it would be a waste of time for just struts and springs. I did hear that coilovers are more susceptible to corrosion so I would worry about them.

zero2sixtyZ

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I plan on getting a stock setup to swap for the winter to save the Tein SS' from corrosion like mentioned above. It's worse for the threads and collars on coilovers.

tdabboud

iTrader: (6)

I plan on taking off the coilovers for the winter time also, I dont want to run the risk of anything happening to them with all the salt and snow. Nothing like going back to that infamous nissan gap for a couple months

jeff5347

about 2 inches all around... i know it would be a pain in the **** but i figured it would save on miles and corrosion and make me look forward to spring to reinstall hahah

SoonerFan

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screw that...you arent that low

last two winters, i just drove the X on snowy days...but i lived in DC for 4 years and drove the lowered max

PulsarGTS

iTrader: (6)

If you were coilovers I could see doing it. Otherwise no.

zero2sixtyZ

iTrader: (30)

Should've mentioned, when I was on my Eibachs, I never did. However they also rusted and snapped on me...

jeff5347

hahah yea thats what i dont want. i think for the couple hrs worth of work it would be worth it

tdabboud

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I think it would be worth it, not so much for spring/struts, but i would still do it. It honestly wont take very long to just swap them if you already have your stock ones set up

Champ2433

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For struts and springs it's not worth it. I live in CT with a good bit of snow and I leave the Illumina H-techs on the last 2 winters with snow tires. I have a full set of stock springs struts set up to swap in and it's still not worth the time.

viperxbr

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Just put on a set of Tein SS coilovers and they're staying on until they die or the car kicks the bucket. I've heard of and agree to swapping tires for winter but the suspension?? Wow! That's a bit extreme. I wish I had that much time on my hands. Even than I'd have much more important things to do than swapping suspension twice a year.

Dude, not worth it!