[myriad1973]

I'm concerned after having my new Tein struts and shocks installed. The shop was supposed to order new mounts and boots if needed (and never did), and reused the original mounts and boots, so now the pistons to the struts are exposed. I talked to the technician and he says that I shouldn't have any concerns, but my oldest son who is a mechanic himself and a manager at Advance Auto parts advised that I should get the boots replaced. I really don't want my Tein Endura Pro Plus shocks destroyed.... should I have anything to worry about?

 

[myriad1973]

No…. the weight of the car is resting on the suspension.

 

[myriad1973]

You won't destroy the strut by disasembling. Just make sure to add a drop of blue locktite on the nut that holds the top hat and the shock together. I found that a geniune Honda dust boot is best for our cars.

A local shop did the work…. not I. They were suppose to order new boots and mounts, but didn’t. They instead reused the original boots and now the strut pistons are exposed. I’m concerned that dirt and grime will blow the seals to the struts. I spent over $600 for the all new shocks all the way around and another $1100 on labor only to have questionable work done on the car.

 

[myriad1973]

I would take it back and demand the boot to be replaced. You asked for it to be replaced and they didn't do it.

I'm considering it, although I did talk with several different people that say the exposed pistons will be fine and the Tein struts are suppose to reuse the OE boots. I'll watch it and if it seems to be building up dirt on the piston, I'll have it addressed.

 

[myriad1973]

How do the Teins compare over stock?

Considering that I was driving on a blown shock for a long time, my car doesn't bottom out anymore in places where I'd have to slow down. At 50% stiffness, it's definitely feels tighter... the damper rebound feels a lot different than what I'm used to feeling. I'm curious about them at 100% stiffness. This is the first time in my 30 years of driving experience using performance shocks.

 

[myriad1973]

I think you should listen to your son

We were talking about it at length this past weekend and he seems to thinking that it would be fine the way it is.

 

[myriad1973]

Is the ride better over stock?

Overall, I’d say yes, although the car feels like it floats a bit, but I’m not certain if that’s because I need to get an alignment. I had the ball joints replaced during the strut and shock replacement.