Aftermarket Coilover vs. winter salt

pkkid · 09-28-2007, 12:09 AM

I was talking to some of the technicians at my Honda dealership, and all of them told me that if i got some nice coilovers and whatnot, they would rust in the winter quickly. I was wondering if any of you have any experience with this?

ReDHatchyGuy · 09-28-2007, 08:38 AM

yea they could.. spray them down with WD-40 before winter.. after u clean them off of course

padded · 10-08-2007, 10:47 PM

your mechanics are making generalizations.

for 1: KW coilovers are made of stainless and won't rust.
for 2: if you apply a coating of Boeshield on any coilover, not only does it provide a phenominal wax-based lubricant which makes adjustment easy, it also makes maintenence easier. remember that you should be spraying off your aftermarket suspension when you wash your car to get off all that nasty road grime.

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pkkid Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,536 iTrader: 1 / 100%	Aftermarket Coilover vs. winter salt I was talking to some of the technicians at my Honda dealership, and all of them told me that if i got some nice coilovers and whatnot, they would rust in the winter quickly. I was wondering if any of you have any experience with this?

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ReDHatchyGuy Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Funkstown,MD Age: 30 Posts: 995 David iTrader: 0 / 0%	yea they could.. spray them down with WD-40 before winter.. after u clean them off of course

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padded Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Gainesville, FL Posts: 59 J. Grahn iTrader: 0 / 0%	your mechanics are making generalizations. for 1: KW coilovers are made of stainless and won't rust. for 2: if you apply a coating of Boeshield on any coilover, not only does it provide a phenominal wax-based lubricant which makes adjustment easy, it also makes maintenence easier. remember that you should be spraying off your aftermarket suspension when you wash your car to get off all that nasty road grime.