ZX2 Struts blowen in under 2 years (1992 MX-3 GS)

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » June 3rd, 2005, 4:57 am

nope, that means your struts are worn.

Did you ever put shock boots on when you installed them? a bit of sand or grime getting on the shaft directly can result in accelerated wear causing the oil inside to leak out. That isn't tokico's fault, its your fault for not installing them properly.

ALWAYS use new boots when you install a strut. They need protection from dirt.

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 3rd, 2005, 7:54 am

Gro Harlem wrote:
ALWAYS use new boots when you install a strut. They need protection from dirt.

I did and less then a summer after..struts leaks everywhre...hence why I bought your 2 rear struts

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » June 3rd, 2005, 7:16 pm

what kind of struts were they?

I never had mine leak :Shrug: and I've personally installed 5 sets of ZX2 struts on various cars (my protege, my mx3 twice, my buddies escort, my buddies protege) All of them are still working fine today

babyblueMX3 · Post by **babyblueMX3** » June 3rd, 2005, 8:20 pm

the same zx2 ford motorsport struts written in the faq

quicksliver · Post by **quicksliver** » June 4th, 2005, 1:25 pm

Gro Harlem wrote:nope, that means your struts are worn.

Did you ever put shock boots on when you installed them? a bit of sand or grime getting on the shaft directly can result in accelerated wear causing the oil inside to leak out. That isn't tokico's fault, its your fault for not installing them properly.

ALWAYS use new boots when you install a strut. They need protection from dirt.

I never installed them. My mechanic did...and yes, new shock boots were installed at the time.

Sam Baker · Post by **Sam Baker** » June 4th, 2005, 6:12 pm

thats freaky.. when i bought my set all i heard about them were good things! also they were called "performance" struts so i had to try em. right when i took em outta the box they just felt really weak (like the piston felt all lose) as i said in that post about a year ago.. lol so i sold to babyblue. then like 6 months later or something i heard they blew on him? lol thats crazy.. KONI'S FOR LYFE!!

DavidOS · Post by **DavidOS** » June 4th, 2005, 6:50 pm

we must remember roads in canada blow a--, london is rated top 10 worst roads in canada, ..

Gro Harlem · Post by **Gro Harlem** » June 5th, 2005, 12:26 am

I dunno, i just find it slightly odd is all.

I know of more escort and protege guys with these struts than mx3 guys and I've never heard a complaint from them.

Sam Baker · Post by **Sam Baker** » June 5th, 2005, 4:01 am

^ then its gotta be the engine size, as stated before. V6 owners are just too heavy to the wee struts hehe

gfreire · Post by **gfreire** » June 18th, 2005, 11:09 pm

Are these sturts recommended for a 96 GS with ground controls, planning on getting ground controls but dont wanna spend alot of cash on struts, will these work fine and last a long time or are they gonna blow after 2 years.