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stock suspension--what is their shelf life?

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Replace just the springs

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how about changing just the springs...
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Set height, rake, corner balance

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For a street car.....nothing wrong with just doing springs (get correct ones for your body/model/year)......for performance, coilovers is the route to go, so that you have full adjust to set height, rake, corner balance.
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how about changing just the springs...
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For a street car.....nothing wrong with just doing springs (get correct ones for your body/model/year)......for performance, coilovers is the route to go, so that you have full adjust to set height, rake, corner balance.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Hi guys, How long does the stock suspension of a c4s last? I dont drive hard, it's got 17xxx miles on it, daily drive. thinking about getting an aftermarket suspension or just the springs... Any thoughts are appreciated! john

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Just replaced my stock suspension at 42k miles and it had plenty of life left. I just wanted to try the USA M030 and I'm glad I did, big improvement.

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how about changing just the springs... im more for the look and my budget is not that high.

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The labor to swap out springs will probably cost as much as springs and struts/shocks($396 for labor).I think many would advise not changing just springs without doing the shocks/struts at the same time.GL Exo.

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Glad to hear you like M030! How's the ride working out for you?

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I'd guess 40-60K and the struts are gone (and of course could fail before). No reason to do springs unless your goal is modding the car (read 'lower'). For a street car.....nothing wrong with just doing springs (get correct ones for your body/model/year)......for performance, coilovers is the route to go, so that you have full adjust to set height, rake, corner balance. $396 is a steal if you can find someone to work that cheap. Add alignment after you are done.

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