Originally Posted by bubbrubb
God, im getting tired of people perpetuating this stupid ass "if you get lowered springs on stock shocks they will break " myth. Anyone that gives you a time period on how long stock shock's will last with lowered springs (especially eibach springs) is bullshitting. Dont believe them, they dont know what they are talking about. Unless they have actually had a shock blowout, dont give what they say a second thought...now with that said, i have eibachs sport springs on my car (lowest springs eibach makes for accords) on stock shocks with 113k miles (about 90k miles with the eibach springs) and my shocks are perfectly fine, as if my stock springs were still on them.
must ride like shit. ive drivin in plenty of car lowered on stock struts and the they all have been pretty harsh but its all in the eye of the beholder. might be comfortable for you but not for me.
its common sense. sure theres no set time, it varies on what condition they are put through (my mom's bone stock camry had a front strut blow and it wasnt lowered or anything but thats beside the point), but no matter what they wont ride/handle very well. with lowering springs the amount that the spring is compressed is more than stock springs, obviously. stock struts are good for stock springs. stock struts + lowering (compressed/shorter) springs will cause quicker wear due to it having to travel/rebound beyond its normal capacity which will lead to the oil seals popping and then you have blown strut(s). the handling will not be as great as if they were on nice set of aftermarket struts. whats the point of lowering your car? to look nice and to handle better... stock struts wont have as effecient dampening/rebounding. try auto crossing or canyon running on some lowering springs and stock struts. you'll be bouncing all over the place. dont cheap out on suspention. function > form