Replace Springs or not?
#1
Replace Springs or not?
A friend of mine is going to do the work on my 87 to replace the shocks in back and struts in front.
He is recommending replacing the springs..Only 70K on the car but it is 30 years old.
Yes or no on the Springs?
Thx
He is recommending replacing the springs..Only 70K on the car but it is 30 years old.
Yes or no on the Springs?
Thx
#2
It depends.
Are you going to put in lowering springs or stiffer springs or just stock replacements?
I would think that the springs would be ok if the car has just been sitting a long time. The stress of driving for 30 years would have worn them out, but maybe not just sitting for that long.
Still springs are cheap and you'll have them out when you do the shocks/struts.
I replaced the shocks/struts in my '93 recently and didn't do the springs. Sometimes I think I should have, but I didn't want to add adjustable control arms to correct the camber from lowering springs.
Are you going to put in lowering springs or stiffer springs or just stock replacements?
I would think that the springs would be ok if the car has just been sitting a long time. The stress of driving for 30 years would have worn them out, but maybe not just sitting for that long.
Still springs are cheap and you'll have them out when you do the shocks/struts.
I replaced the shocks/struts in my '93 recently and didn't do the springs. Sometimes I think I should have, but I didn't want to add adjustable control arms to correct the camber from lowering springs.
#3
I never replaced a spring on my Z31s. Shocks and struts, when I got the right ones, restored the original ride perfectly, often even better, no matter how old my original springs. I would think the signs of a "worn-out" (tired?) spring would include some kind of "bottoming-out" over rough terrain. How many logging roads in mountain forests will you be driving while fully-loaded? I think when you encounter a speed bump that you didn't 'slow down' for should tell you how your existing springs are performing. Shocks and struts are all you need to do, or at least that's my vote. Good shocks can handle all of it .
Last edited by zxguy1986; 01-31-2018 at 02:39 PM.
#4
are the frt. shocks leaking ,shafts gaulded ? If the caps are ok ,if not change fluid 1st .esp. if turbo
adjustable
I changed the fluid on my rears and fixed them
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