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Old 10-21-12, 06:56 AM
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Default how long do F-Sport shocks last?

mine is going on 25,000 miles, do these last just like the oem shocks?
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My OEM had settled 1" by 35,000 miles.
Just got the f-sport shocks on with factory springs and the car is back to factory height.
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Since the actual F-sport shocks are made by Bilstein, they're a high quality part.

With that being said, they last exactly 36,217.9 miles before they explode.
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Man that sucks, my factory shocks with Eibach springs still are holding up with 90000 miles
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Originally Posted by Gville350
Since the actual F-sport shocks are made by Bilstein, they're a high quality part.

With that being said, they last exactly 36,217.9 miles before they explode.
huh..explain
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I think he was kidding around lol
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Originally Posted by chikoo
huh..explain
Wow! Let me just say that I had to drop something like that comment into the post because the question is so vague with limitless answers.
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ROFL....11:28pm...my brain too fried to understand the underlying sarcasm
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Originally Posted by chikoo
ROFL....11:28pm...my brain too fried to understand the underlying sarcasm
No prob man...been there. I just need to put something in my sig stating "Warning...must understand sarcasm to get half of my posts."
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How many miles?
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Originally Posted by richf
This is actually an interesting question because I am noticing a severe reduction in ride quality. When I got my f-sport combo first installed, it handled like a go kart. Now, I feel every road imperfection, floaty, and loose.

I wonder if my f-sport shocks are bad or what.
Whom did you have install them?
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