My GoldLInes after 2 years - BROKEN - PICS
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My GoldLInes after 2 years - BROKEN - PICS Here are my rear coils after 2 years. Springs don't look well.
I like the drop and look but one coil got broken. I've bought my coils from tornactive.com and still have recipt ..
I'll try to call and get them replaced under warranty.
Any sugestions.... welcome.
I like the drop and look but one coil got broken. I've bought my coils from tornactive.com and still have recipt ..
I'll try to call and get them replaced under warranty.
Any sugestions.... welcome.
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Originally Posted by ajhdragon
don't see anything??
how can you not, damn dood that sucks about the springs... they got a lifetime warranty? I know my eibach sportlines do... and how the hell did you do that?
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my goldlines = 3 years and counting 
lol j/k, goldline should replace for you, they do come with lifetime warrenties.
lol j/k, goldline should replace for you, they do come with lifetime warrenties.
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They have great service though, i'm sure jeff from goldline will be happy to replace them for you
They have great service though, i'm sure jeff from goldline will be happy to replace them for you
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Rep Power: 0 [B]I did call the GoldLine, and they'll replace my springs with the new set of 4. Set is on the way to me. WOW. I'll send them my old broken set .. tho (later on) for metal testing or something. I am OK with that. No problem. Now I have something to do over the comeing weekend. :-)
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Rep Power: 0 Wow, I'm glad everything went so smoothly with Goldline. They sound easy to deal with! Btw, did you have to show them your proof of purchase or receipt?
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Rep Power: 0 got me a little worried. Ive had mine on for about 6 or 7 months, and have been nice to me so far. But, the lifetime warranty is nice, also with my tokicos. I have to have some sort of warranty on most my purchases (anything a few hundred or more) that are important to my daily driving.
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Rep Power: 0 I didn't show the receipt. But I tell the guy that I bought the springs from tornactive.com . I still have this receipt and original box.. so I'll make one copy and I'll send it to the Goldline later on. Didn't receive the new set yet... still waiting .
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I am able to drive this car with broken spring .. it's about 0,5" lower then other side.. no rubbing or dragging .. but You can tell that left side hang lower.... YES .. springs are rusty .. it may be Illinois winter problem .. lots of salt on roads... looks bad.
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Rep Power: 316 No offense Vinilman, but I hate it when people like to bash things just because they were gotten at a good price. My goldlines were $99 shipped, and it was a great investment. I have not had one problem with them. There is no need to call them crap when one person has a problem.
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Originally Posted by Aznnp77
No offense Vinilman, but I hate it when people like to bash things just because they were gotten at a good price. My goldlines were $99 shipped, and it was a great investment. I have not had one problem with them. There is no need to call them crap when one person has a problem.
he never said anything about a price. he just said he preferred neuspeed sports 
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Rep Power: 0 I don't care for my goldlines at all. The fronts are totally shot and bottom out all the time. I've put my stock springs back in because I couldn't stand them bottoming out all the time.
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Originally Posted by CoupeStylz
I don't care for my goldlines at all. The fronts are totally shot and bottom out all the time. I've put my stock springs back in because I couldn't stand them bottoming out all the time.
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Originally Posted by DIZZLE
Well what do you expect with stock struts. 2 1/2" drop on stocks =
I'm not complaining about the struts. I have a problem with how fatigued the springs have become. my stock springs are stiffer than the goldlines are. If a spring is going to have less travel, it needs to have higher rates to keep the car fom bottoming out, which goldlines fail to do.
I see you have Gold-lines? have you been in cars lowered with different springs and stock struts? because I have and I can tell you that they are all better. Yes I could buy konis to compensate for the shitty springs. But I shouldn't have to.
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Originally Posted by CoupeStylz
It's a 1.75 inch drop.
I'm not complaining about the struts. I have a problem with how fatigued the springs have become. my stock springs are stiffer than the goldlines are. If a spring is going to have less travel, it needs to have higher rates to keep the car fom bottoming out, which goldlines fail to do.
I see you have Gold-lines? have you been in cars lowered with different springs and stock struts? because I have and I can tell you that they are all better. Yes I could buy konis to compensate for the shitty springs. But I shouldn't have to.
I'm not complaining about the struts. I have a problem with how fatigued the springs have become. my stock springs are stiffer than the goldlines are. If a spring is going to have less travel, it needs to have higher rates to keep the car fom bottoming out, which goldlines fail to do.
I see you have Gold-lines? have you been in cars lowered with different springs and stock struts? because I have and I can tell you that they are all better. Yes I could buy konis to compensate for the shitty springs. But I shouldn't have to.
Your stock spring rates are higher than goldlines? I REALLY doubt that.
Bottom line is Goldlines are to low for stock struts, they work VERY well with a strut that is designed for a low drop.....................Konis. Mine still ride and look great after 2 years. But then again im not riding through snow and salt like the topic starter is.
Do you have the version 1 or version 2 goldlines? The version 2 fronts are not as stiff as the version 1 front springs, version 2 has 1 less coil also on the fronts.
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Rep Power: 0 Hmm I would say I have the version 2s. They were the ones which addressed the sagging problems of the version 1 rear springs (about 2 years old). I just changed my springs out to stock last week and compared the stock springs to my old goldlines and found that i was less able to compress the stock springs versus the goldlines. My observation while driving is that the goldlines feel as though they were designed for a much lighter car. they make the front of the car feel like it weighs a ton, and they make the car bounce and dip even over the smallest undulation.
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Rep Power: 0 I'm sure Goldline's specifications claim an increase in the spring rate. And I agree that they were somewhat stiffer than stock when they were new. As I've mentioned before, they don't stay that way for long. What I found was that the springs fatigue and lose their elasticity prematurely.
