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Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:01 PM
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i told the performance tech at stangsuspension.com that my car just hit 60k and i have the stock shocks/struts. he told me that my shocks and struts are completely gone. is this true?
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:09 PM
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I dont know about TOTALLY gone, but I did mine just before then and noticed a MAJOR improvement in ride quality.
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:13 PM
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yea im gonna swap mines out. i just called ford and for a set of shocks/struts & springs they told me it would cost 482+tax. however i can get a set of tokico HPs and frpp b springs for 429 shipped. so thas how im gonna justify me getting performance suspension when i tell my mom lol.
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:21 PM
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nice! You are really gonna like those alot!
Old Jan 15, 2007 | 06:26 PM
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u kno about the b springs?
Old Jan 22, 2007 | 02:27 AM
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Shocks/struts are a wear item, so they need to be replaced. The rule of thumb is to replace them every 50-60k miles. Sooner if they start to leak.

As for springs, those will last well over 100k miles before needing replaceing. If your suspension is sagging, that is an indication that your spings needs replacing. Until that happens, I'd leave them alone and save your $$$.
Old Jan 22, 2007 | 10:12 AM
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well i have 136 k on my car i think i need new shocks and struts[&:]
Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:02 PM
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can i get a link AfrickanV6? I know mine will need to be replaces by summer just lookin at what all is out there
Old Jan 22, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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mine have 138,000 and they arnt too bad
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