nguyen

just pik up these comptech springs theres ssome rust so wanted to know if u guys think these are safe to install in the longrun
i was planning on spray on some rust repelant b4 installing

heres some pics tell me wat yall think

MegaKillTron

Now all you need are those new wheels!

PenguinQX

iTrader: (1)

In the long run? Probably not. The rust will only get worse. I wouldn't take the chance.

Mar T

If you decide to put them on, I advise you to go to your local sandblasting shop. Get them sand blasted than paint them. That way the paint will stick. That’s what I would do?

mclarenf3387

Paint? Paint would be gone the second the springs were compressed.

You want to POWDERCOAT them. That will protect them. Thats what is on there from the factory, it just seems the company had issues with their powdercoating so it came off and the springs started to rust.

Have a shop check out the springs before you do anything though. They should take a ball peen hammer and lightly tap them in different places. If there is a hollow sound, they're cracked and are garbage.

Mar T

After submiting my post I realized what paint would do. Mybad

ou sig

I had Comptech springs that looked like yours when I first got them. After 20k miles (only 1 time with road salt) they looked like this. I replaced them with my current setup because I didnt want them to break on me. After I took them off, I would have to say they would have structurally lasted much longer, but the one in the picture had rusted worse and had basically fused itself to the bottom of the spring seat on the stock strut - that was what was causing all the noise from that area when i went over bumps. So I would say you could put them on and they may be fine for a while, but with that much rust already, there is no way to stop it unless you get them sanded and re powdercoated. (paint will not work) And I dont know how much that would cost, but Im sure you could get new springs for not much more at all.

ITL

just get some new springs....why go through the trouble?

jpadilla

Just curious, what is comptech doing for people with these springs? Are they replacing them? I installed mine 15 months ago but I expect them to rust down the road?

phipark

Some people got them replaced. Call Comptech and see what they will do for you. However, most of the springs are now out of warranty.