does anybody has an experience driving with a blown strut? what would you feel different?
i have a RRM lowering spring installed for a month, just came from the dealership yesterday and the mechanic told me that my struts are gone but i never really feel something major different in driving my car. i'm a little bit confused.

 

well.. i never blew one in a lancer.. but blew several in evo... my last one was so blown i was riding on the springs... feels like your car is on the ocean or in a old school civic with chopped springs

 

never felt that so far. did you notice any leaks or something?

 

well i didn't "notice" leaks, because i never looked at them.. i already knew they were blown... when i took them off however..ther was oil allll over it...look like liquid poo.... would of been easily visible if i did choose to look at it

 

okay, thanks buddy. i'll try to see if there's anything all over it.

 

when a strut is gone, you can never know. truly based on ride feel. A strut can be compromised but still feel as if everything is fine. You will only notice when there are shifts in car body weight and excessive roll. At the extremes the car will be more difficult to control.

Unfortunately a degrading suspension set up is like a frog in a kitchen pot. The water starts out cold. If you drop a frog in boiling water, it jumps out. But drop it in cold water and boil it slowly, the poor frog doesnt realize whats going on and dies eventually. lol yes I am saying, you will die life a frog on warn suspension. lol joking. Its a strange analogy but I feel I had to use one today.

Long story short, Mitsubishi Lancer KYB struts do not take very well to being lowered.

Your next aim should be to upgrade to proper coilovers. I recommend either Tein Basics (twin tube) if your on a budget, or HSD (monotube) coilovers.



lol chopped springs, I saw one around here the other day. apparently he was happy with his ride lol. Crazy.. that stuff will get people killed. not sure why they do it.

 

do the bounce check, push down on all four corners one at a time. If the car bounce right back up then your shocks are fine, if it takes 2 secs you got blown shocks. Also when you ride over bumps you will hear sqeaking noises.

my 2 cents.

 

i did the bounce check, it bounces back right away. i will see a mechanic on Saturday just to make sure everything is fine, for the mean time i'll just have to be careful driving the car. thanks for the inputs!

 

[quote=evo_soul;9328781]when a strut is gone, you can never know. truly based on ride feel. A strut can be compromised but still feel as if everything is fine. You will only notice when there are shifts in car body weight and excessive roll. At the extremes the car will be more difficult to control.

Unfortunately a degrading suspension set up is like a frog in a kitchen pot. The water starts out cold. If you drop a frog in boiling water, it jumps out. But drop it in cold water and boil it slowly, the poor frog doesnt realize whats going on and dies eventually. lol yes I am saying, you will die life a frog on warn suspension. lol joking. Its a strange analogy but I feel I had to use one today.

Long story short, Mitsubishi Lancer KYB struts do not take very well to being lowered.

Your next aim should be to upgrade to proper coilovers. I recommend either Tein Basics (twin tube) if your on a budget, or HSD (monotube) coilovers.



worst comes to worst then i'm gonna have to buy coilovers.

 

does anybody would like to sell their OEM strut? especially those who upgraded to coilovers.

 

they will still blow if you put lowering springs on them regardless..

just get cheap coilovers and call it a day.

 

OEM Struts are that bad eh?

 

it's not that it's bad...
if you slam your car with springs and you're driving in Toronto with roads filled with potholes, any car will blow struts..it's only a matter of time

 

I will sell you mine, I just got coilovers installed. But like Initialdrew said, its only a matter of time again.

 

send me pm for the price.