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I have been running ground control coilover sleeves on the stock struts. well, they blew on friday. its leaking oil and stuff. so tomorrow i am ordering Tein SS true coilovers.

why do sleeves make the stock struts blow?

 
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Sucks, one of my rear struts is gone...Im getting Tein SS very very Soon also...

 
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good choice yall

 
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its not just sleeved coilovers that make your shocks blow. Low springs will do it also. The stock strut was made to operate at certain ride hiegth and a certain spring rate. When you slam your car either with coilovers or springs you make your struts work harder than they where designed to. A softer spring and only lowering a little will lengthen the life of the stockies..... but what fun is that. :devil: Enjoy your teins

 
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I wondered that for a while too. I had a set of GC coilovers that I never installed. Then I opted for Neuspeed Sports... have you compared the size of GCs to springs? It cleared up my questions. GCs are much smaller and it makes me think that it doesn't hold as firm as lowering springs, which explains why most people complain of the GC ride being bouncy.

These aren't facts... just my interpretations.

 
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my GC's aren't that bouncy, i'm still waiting for my struts to blow before i get the Tein's. it's been over a year already on GC's and still smooth. maybe i'm just lucky...or maybe i just jinxed myself. ahah

 
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pdubbz3for10, what heigth do you usually ride at???

 
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75 shot are you goin to sell your ground controls? if so how much shipped to chi town?