Hi a newbie here,

Ive been searching and noticed people dont reccomand coilovers for winter since they rust. Are there coilovers that do not rust at all? Or are the spring and strut combos and perform just as well?

Thanks

 

Your car came stock with coilovers, of what do you speak?

 

Pretty sure he means aftermarket adjustable coilover suspension. Just because the factory has a "coil" over a strut doesn't mean it's a coilover suspension in his question. I run KW variant and I drive year round, snow and all. Don't think they use salt on our roads, but I try to wash my car after the snow thaws and get the grime off the car. http://www.bonanza.com/listings/KW-V...Z-Z33/24250942 Further down in the link has a chart with picture comparison vs wear and tear.

 

I run Exe-TC on mine they have stainless bodies and cope very well with all the salt etc that they put on our roads, I think most "decent" makes are the same.

We have "Coilover Socks" available which keeps all the crap out of the springs and adjustment threads etc.

 

Ohhhh Thanks for clearing this up

 

Would never run any coilover in the winter. Salt and coilovers do not mix!!!

 

You must not be reading the thread at all... besides, if you wash your car weekly it shouldn't be a big deal, salt or no salt. My coilovers are looking just fine

 

If you have to you can protect your coil overs with vaseline, grease, Boeshiled, etc. But ultimately chlorides (eg salt) is not an ideal environment for stainless - 316 is the better than some. You might want to read up on chloride corrosion and stainless steel

 

1 person could was their coilovers once a week, another person could was their coilovers everyday, and the last person could not drive theirs in the salt. I will take the not driving them at all. If you do not get down there and scrubb every knook and cranny of the coilover, it will look nasty after one winter.

 

I bought a Sti once that had coil over's that had been in an area with a lot of snow and salt on the road's and they looked awful from corrosion!

Although with that being said a good hour or two of work and they can be cleaned up really good if you know the right stuff to use..

 

this is the wise thing to do.... personally I would probably coat them in axle grease

But that being said, I also don't re-adjust my height so I could care less.

 

Used coil overs is almost code for stripped because of corrosion. To the guy in New Mexico, while I think you might get cold your 'winter' is a vacation for people from Ohio.

 

Thansk for all your input guys, I will have to think about thsi coilover situation because its cold here in boston and salt sucks

 

KW's are the only coilovers I would consider truly "winter proof" due to their construction. Some of the more recent AST, Ohlins, Bilstein, etc are pretty darn good in that regard, but not perfect.

- Andrew

 

i wouldnt use coilovers in the winter, i'd put the stock shocks back on to make the ride hight better too since coilovers you probably dropped the car?