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SR707DRIFT · 07-27-2010, 12:39 PM

So theres this guy selling JIC coilovers and he thinks one is blown. Is there anyway I can tell there blown with out putting them on the car? I want o buy them. But I dont want to pay what hes asking if one is blown. And if one is blown how do I rebuild it?

nismoracingsx · 07-27-2010, 12:49 PM

check for oil leaking from the dampener?

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pretty quick thing, if you see greasy dirt all over one of the coilovers, bet is that's your problematic one..

Schassis707 · 07-30-2010, 01:41 PM

I checked a buddies coilover by lowering the spring all the way down and pushing the strut/damper down and if it comes up or is too hard to push down than it's fine, if it stays compressed where u pushed it down than it is blown or if it comes up really slow it is blown. Hope that helps

digitial_vangaurd · 08-13-2010, 04:23 AM

id be careful with JIC coilovers, make sure they are the dampening adjustable, because from what i hear the non-adjusting arent rebuildable. if they look oldschool id say save some moola till you see a nice set up on craigslist/zilvia/norcaldrift

07-27-2010, 12:39 PM	#1
SR707DRIFT Leaky Injector Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Nor Cal Posts: 85 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Coilovers blown So theres this guy selling JIC coilovers and he thinks one is blown. Is there anyway I can tell there blown with out putting them on the car? I want o buy them. But I dont want to pay what hes asking if one is blown. And if one is blown how do I rebuild it?

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07-27-2010, 12:49 PM	#2
nismoracingsx Zilvia Addict Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Alachua, FL Age: 34 Posts: 969 Trader Rating: (32) Feedback Score: 32 reviews	check for oil leaking from the dampener? ] pretty quick thing, if you see greasy dirt all over one of the coilovers, bet is that's your problematic one..

08-13-2010, 04:23 AM	#4
digitial_vangaurd Leaky Injector Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: bay yarea Age: 40 Posts: 64 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	id be careful with JIC coilovers, make sure they are the dampening adjustable, because from what i hear the non-adjusting arent rebuildable. if they look oldschool id say save some moola till you see a nice set up on craigslist/zilvia/norcaldrift