 Are used front struts ever worth buying? |
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| Tdskip |
 Dec 12 2018, 02:33 PM
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Advanced Member  Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None 
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Yeah, I know, but lots of 914 mouths to feed and I'm probably not the only one to be curious.
I'm sure there are some new-in-the-box ones floating around but anyone have success with buying used ones? How to tell that they aren't all used up? |
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| Andyrew |
Dec 12 2018, 02:40 PM
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Spooling.... Please wait Group: Members Posts: 13,376 Joined: 20-January 03 From: Riverbank, Ca Member No.: 172 Region Association: Northern California
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Good quality shocks that are not leaking are worth buying used. Its pretty easy to tell if the shocks are bad with your hands on them. You can cycle the shock and hear bad noises or they dont return like they should.
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| Tdskip |
Dec 12 2018, 02:46 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Hi, and thanks.
Thinking buying decent used quality shocks makes more sense than the KYBs. |
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| Chi-town |
Dec 12 2018, 03:11 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 850 Joined: 31-August 18 From: Disneyland Member No.: 22,446 Region Association: Southern California |
Not Leaking is not always a sign of a good used strut.
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| mepstein |
Dec 12 2018, 03:14 PM
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914-6 GT in waiting Group: Members Posts: 19,239 Joined: 19-September 09 From: Landenberg, PA/Wilmington, DE Member No.: 10,825 Region Association: MidAtlantic Region
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I've gotten some good used ones from bruce/bdstone.
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| Larmo63 |
Dec 12 2018, 09:15 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,264 Joined: 3-March 14 From: San Clemente, Ca Member No.: 17,068 Region Association: Southern California |
My front 911SC struts were bought from a board member here, unknown condition.
They are on my car, they work great. |
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| 914_7T3 |
Dec 12 2018, 09:27 PM
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Please forgive me, I'm new to all of this! Group: Members Posts: 1,846 Joined: 3-April 17 From: Los Angeles, CA Member No.: 20,991 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(mepstein @ Dec 12 2018, 01:14 PM)  I've gotten some good used ones from bruce/bdstone. On that note, @bdstone914 may still have the set that came off my car from Suspension Swap Saturday back in June and they were fine. |
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| Tdskip |
Dec 12 2018, 09:28 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Good idea Jeff, let me ping him. Thanks,
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| porschetub |
Dec 12 2018, 11:53 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,697 Joined: 25-July 15 From: New Zealand Member No.: 18,995 Region Association: None |
My front Bilsteins were seized and made for a horrible ride ,car was a pig to drive ,replaced with Boge Touring light gas ...what a change .
Don't trust anything used as it could be fine @ the time and turn to (IMG:style_emoticons/default/stromberg.gif) after that,only a matter of time. The engineer in me says to keep the old ones inserts and check out why they don't work as the ram shafts are in fine condition,I will look forward to doing that. Boge stuff is fine and not too expensive however I seem to remember the rear ones are hard to find?. Good luck. |
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| bdstone914 |
Dec 13 2018, 09:44 AM
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bdstone914 Group: Members Posts: 4,512 Joined: 8-November 03 From: Riverside CA Member No.: 1,319 |
QUOTE(Tdskip @ Dec 12 2018, 09:28 PM) Good idea Jeff, let me ping him. Thanks, Got a pile of them Boge, Koni, & Bilstein inserts for Boge. Come out and see if you can find a decent pair. Bruce @tdskip Attached thumbnail(s) 
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| Tdskip |
Dec 13 2018, 10:06 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Will do Bruce, thanks.
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| campbellcj |
Dec 13 2018, 10:25 AM
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I can't Re Member Group: Members Posts: 4,540 Joined: 26-December 02 From: Agoura, CA Member No.: 21 Region Association: Southern California
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When I converted to 5-lug years ago, I bought a full SC front suspension which was a great deal. Of course many of these come off junked cars. Lo and behold upon installation some time later, we found one of the strut housings was damaged though, so it became less of a great deal. Definitely have to carefully confirm condition.
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| Tdskip |
Dec 13 2018, 10:55 AM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,684 Joined: 1-December 17 From: soCal Member No.: 21,666 Region Association: None
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Hi Chris - I went through a couple 2nd hand 911 struts before I found good ones too. Hopefully "just" needed the inserts will make it easier.
Thanks! |
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| jkb944t |
Dec 14 2018, 11:22 AM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 464 Joined: 17-January 05 From: Canton, OH Member No.: 3,459 Region Association: None |
I bought a used set of 911 struts and lucked out since they came with good pair of Koni adjustable shocks. If they do start to fail at some point then rebuilding them is an option if they are quality Koni or even possibly Bilstein shocks.
KYB are very poor quality so I wouldn't buy them new or used. Jeff B |
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