tein springs on stock struts, i searched Options

[rocky2006]

i tried to search it, but all i could find is tein springs with kyb, or other aftermarket struts. ok, so i have ~68k miles on my car with stock struts. will hte 1.4" drop in front and the .9" drop in rear blow the struts out noticably faster? what would you expect the life span be? sorry if its been asked, i didnt find it.

[hyrevgnr53]

By lowering the car it will shorten the shaft movement, will it blow faster, it may depending on how you drive, you gotta think, you're taking something that was calibrated a certain way and altering it, so it will enevtually affect the shock. that is why it is highly recommended to get aftermarket shocks, but i have stock shocks on my car right now, but they needed to be changed before i put on my teins. hope this helps.

[bufferdan]

If you do all the work yourself and dont mind taking the suspension back apart in another 20-30k miles to replace the blown out stock struts then goo for it. Im running tein s-techs on my mr2 with stock struts and 92k miles.. I have stock struts on the front of my celica with tein s-techs also.... i think the front also need to be replaced but they arent too bad.

[dustin15brown]

If you want it done right go with the gr-2's

[Galcobar]

Actually, GR-2s are essentially OEM equivalents, maybe a little more performance oriented. Their warrenty only covers up to 1.5" drop.

For higher-end/longer lasting applications, look at Koni Yellows and Bilstein (sorry, don't know the part numbers since I went with the GR-2 and a one-inch drop).