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Offline KickTurn

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stock strut lifespan?
« on: April 05, 2007, 04:23:45 PM »
For those with non-lifted kicks, how many miles did you get out of your stock struts?
95 Kick JLX 4x4 4dr 1.6 16v. 
235s, manual hubs.

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Offline PHX96TRACK

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #1 on: April 05, 2007, 10:22:45 PM »
Mine have 90,000 miles and seem fine. I didn't replace them when I did my lift.
96 4dr Tracker - 30x9.5s on 1-3/4" spacer lift. 2.25" Cat-back with Turbo exhaust.
DD is a Stock 93 Toyota Paseo- great car
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS- Family car

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Offline kirknd4spd

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #2 on: April 05, 2007, 10:39:50 PM »
i took mine off my 89 at 120,000 miles when i installed my calmini lift, but they're still fine
89 Sidekick - 2 door soft top, 1.6, auto, 4x4, 3" suspension lift, 31x10.50's on 15x8 Mickey Thompsons, long tube header

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Offline sklope

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #3 on: April 06, 2007, 04:56:47 PM »
I had 80000 on stock struts and they were trashed when I did my lift! Too much 4 wheel'in I guess ;D!
* '96 Tracker
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* 235/75/15 M/T's
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Offline ChiTownZuk

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #4 on: April 10, 2007, 05:20:11 PM »
I had 123000 miles when i did the lift on on my Zuk, replaced struts & shocks, one of my struts wouldn't even lift once I took them off... ;D
'92 2Dr, Geo Tracker D.D., hoepker's 1.5"F & 2"R Spacers, Black Grille Guard, w/100w Driving lights, KYB-G2 performance struts, strut mount flip, '91 Crown Vic rear shocks, BF Goodrich MT 30x 9.50 R15 RWL, Sirius Satellite,
 
'92 2dr, Convertible Tracker, Skid Plate, hoepker's 1.5"F & 2"R Spacers,

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Offline 4maddog

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #5 on: April 11, 2007, 05:14:18 AM »
done 131000 on 93 vitara and are ok was thinking about changing them but no need ;D
ITS ONE LIFE LIVE IT

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Offline tonyman246

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #6 on: April 11, 2007, 07:14:10 AM »
i had four-hundred million miles on mine and they still worked great! ;)
1991 Geo Tracker 33" super swampers + 4" lift + minor fender trimming + locker = unstoppable!

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Offline 4maddog

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Re: stock strut lifespan?
« Reply #7 on: April 19, 2007, 08:51:46 AM »
four hundered million!!! and the damn thig hasnt rusted to peices!!!!! :P if only they didnt rot ::)
ITS ONE LIFE LIVE IT