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Re non-sport ARC springs yes coil springs do wear out replace !
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Posted by neil dale [Email] (#2111) [Profile/Gallery] (more from neil dale) on Mon, 10 Jul 2017 12:21:51 Share Post by Email
In Reply to: Re: non-sport ARC springs yes coil springs do wear out, Jeremy R., Mon, 10 Jul 2017 10:05:58
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Well, apparently your solution is to put spacers in there which is a bad idea!If the springs are bad, defective, sacked It's a band aid and will compromise suspension function and vehicle handling hence potentially dangerous it's just an "inexpensive fix "as you say you're right about that! ( and it's a known issue apparently that the springs are easily sacked!Because they are /were defective ! ) So let me get this straight? you KNOW the springs are bad and you are NOT going to replace them? what the discerning 9-5 owners are going to do/have done is buy and fit high-quality AFTERMARKET springs! AND It's an easy more permanent and safe solution and the car will doubtless handle better! The SAAB is a near-luxury sports performance car that should be fixed, fettled,modified properly ! a the family 9-5 is eating it's rear tires and Saab god said needs rear shocks (BAD makes tires wear weird ) so my bro jack bought billstein b-8 new, unused fr a guy on FB for 200$ (good deal ! ) now need some springs (not to start that whole argument again ! )-I'm buying NEW aftermarket ones that are NOT all sacked out and NO, I'm NOT shimming them ! (except to adjust ride height -if needed) here is a good post I found the advice holds true for REAR springs TOO! answers:
Damn near any vehicle with any kinda mileage OR X YEARS OLD ! is likely to have terrible struts/shocks and springs. (REAR TOO! )Why? Because, as we’ve mentioned before, these wear items that are neglected even more than worn out headlight bulb filaments. I wouldn’t be too surprised if you’re running on the original bits. Odds are your bits are BAD and they are making a pig's ear of your SAABS ride.handling safety!
Question 1: With the advent of aftermarket damper+spring combo replacements for MacPherson Strut configured vehicles, you always replace both the spring and the damper together. Even if they aren’t clearly bad, odds are the springs have fatigued to the point that replacement is a good idea. Factor in the labor involved to replace a strut damper (in a MacPherson strut) by removing and re-using the spring, and just throwing away the whole assembly for a new one is often cheaper. Considering the benefit of new springs and shocks, this is a no-brainer. Always get the combo. Get new springs when renewing MacPherson struts.
Question 2: Maybe. Only you, (or your ) mechanic’s eyeballs will know for sure. I wouldn’t go digging around to replace control arm bushings as that’s more labor to remove, but IF they are bad, I wouldn’t be surprised if the end links for the anti-sway bars could be bad, REPLACE WORN PARTS NOW! DON"T BE CHEAP!
Question 3: In theory, a bad strut causes the spring to cycle up/down more frequently. In theory, every moving part has a finite number of cycles it can handle before it breaks or distorts to the point you (or your wife?) finds the ride to be unbearable. In practice? A bad strut doesn’t directly cause a spring to fail. Usually, abuse (big potholes) or rust will do that instead. SPRINGS DO FATIGUE AND NEED REPLACEMENT!

->Posting last edited on Fri, 13 Oct 2017 14:11:23.

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