How to tell if an off-the-car strut is good? [Archive] - SR20 Forum

: How to tell if an off-the-car strut is good?


LogicalRetard
11-07-2005, 07:53 PM
Just wondering....I have a front pair, but not sure how to tell if they are good or not while off the car. They provide ample resistance while both pushing and pulling.

///M5
11-07-2005, 08:00 PM
make sure there not leaking anything and you can't push them down easily other than that they should be good....:)

-Dave

gen2teg
11-08-2005, 05:19 PM
When you push them down, they should rebound smoothly and all the way back to the original position. It should not take forever to get back up.

LogicalRetard
11-08-2005, 07:37 PM
Very cool. Thanks for the help guys. I guess I lucked out and have some extra primo struts!!!

slowSER
11-09-2005, 08:11 AM
The struts I took off my new SE-R, 3 of the 4 would take forever to uncompress. Like, push rod down, go inside, pour a Coke, come outside and then they were uncompressed. I think one still hasn't come up. ;)

Pat