Do springs blow struts?

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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 05:34 AM
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Do springs blow struts?

Hey guys I really wanna drop my car ASAP and lookin for springs because that is the cheap way but i heard that springs blow struts! is this true? thanks
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 07:13 AM
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If you go crazy with the drop it will lessen the life of your struts. A mild drop will not cause them to blow but it might take a few miles off of their life cycle.
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 07:57 AM
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^+1 to what Boomer says.
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:11 AM
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^ I third that motion.

Unless you aim for every pothole.... but doin that stock can happen too
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Old Apr 4, 2011 | 08:12 AM
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Depending on how many miles you already have on the struts and how low you want to go determines how quickly the springs will wear out the struts.

Can't go wrong with the Eibachs though. There's plenty of people running them. It's just a mild drop, enough to get rid of the wheel/fender pad, and there hasn't been any problems so far with blown struts.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:28 PM
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I've never heard of stock struts blowing on any lowered V36.
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Old Apr 5, 2011 | 04:36 PM
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buy now we would of heard someone saying that eibach blew there shocks so i say get eibach i got em and i love em
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