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Old 10-16-07, 05:15 PM
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how to restore used suspension

I have recently purchased a used set of tokico blue and eibach springs for my TII. Before I replace them with my stock suspension I have a few questions.

1. where can I buy new strut boots? Do they have to be specific to the strut? Or can i pick up something from the local auto store?

2. is there anything i should do to clean the strut, as i dont know how they were treated by the previous owner.

3. anything else i should do to restore this used suspension set?




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thanks for the advice in advance.
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"Before I replace them with my stock suspension I have a few questions."

whoops i mean replace the stock suspension w/ the used tokico and eibachs.
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2.No so long as the strut shaft isn't marred and no oil is pissing out of the cylinder
3. make sure none of the shocks are blown
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thanks for the reply.

can i use the KYB strut boots on the tokicos?
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I would assume the KYB boots should work as the strut bodies should be the same. At least I hope so, as I'm going to need some for my KOnis and all I can find are KYB boots.

I'm restoring my suspension with about $1000. New Koni yellow f/r and Tein pillow mounts. I made the mistake of swapping in the shocks from my parts car with some suspension techniques prings to lower my FC. I soon found the struts are all crap. They grab on tights turns and bound like a pogo stick Koni is the cure.
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