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ZX2 Struts blowen in under 2 years (1992 MX-3 GS)
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 12:54 pm
by quicksliver
Just thought i would mention that in March 2003 I bought some ZX2 Struts, Upper Thrust Bearings, and Dust Boots. Brought them to a very reputable mechanic and told em' to put them on my car...no problem.
It's now March 2005 and both of my front ZX2 Struts are blowen. There is oil on the strut mounts. A buddy of mine who is a mechanic pointed this out to me the other weekend when he was replaceing an out of the box faulty axle.
Here is my setup...
1992 Mazda MX-3 GS 1.8L
Suspension Technique Lowering Springs
205/40/17 tires in summer and 205/60/15 in winter
This car is driven 90% highway and 10% in-town. The area i live in does not have a problem with potholes or rough roads either. So yah, as far as im concerned the ZX2 Struts are total garbage. Didn't even get two f---in' years out of the things.
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 1:02 pm
by mazdubber
They are blown because they are under sprung. Suspension tecniques are made for the RS only. You need stiffer springs with the GS.
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 2:52 pm
by quicksliver
Hmmm. Good point lol
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 4:00 pm
by jschrauwen
quicksliver wrote:Hmmm. Good point lol
Would that be a big oooops 
Or an Oh s--- 
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 5:20 pm
by babyblueMX3
blew within a summer on mine...suspension techniques also here
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 5:53 pm
by TsiMiata
If you get some new struts I'll buy your old blown ones.
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 5:54 pm
by babyblueMX3
acutally it's only the rear one..I'll change them soon..I'll give them to you if you want them
Posted: March 27th, 2005, 11:47 pm
by DavidOS
umm im riding on eibachs for an mx3 we will see if they mine explode or not soon, as the roads here ... might as well be rally dirt roads and the suspension is stiff.
Posted: March 28th, 2005, 1:34 am
by jschrauwen
DavidOS wrote:umm im riding on eibachs for an mx3 we will see if they mine explode or not soon, as the roads here ... might as well be rally dirt roads and the suspension is stiff.
The roads in London must have gotten a lot worse since I lived there.
Posted: March 28th, 2005, 3:48 am
by Sam Baker
damn thats really surprising! i'd think those zx2's would last forever since they're hard to bottom out and most of the pressure is on the springs.
but anywayz it might be that Sus Tech is the prob?
Posted: March 29th, 2005, 3:00 am
by Gro Harlem
no dust boots = blown struts. did you have some?
Posted: March 29th, 2005, 4:21 am
by Flashpoint2
I wouldn't say the springs are the problem.. i have them on my RS (which they're made for, as was pointed out earlier), and i haven't had any issue with my struts at all. The springs have been on for 3 years and the struts are older than that.
Posted: March 29th, 2005, 9:52 am
by babyblueMX3
Gro Harlem wrote:no dust boots = blown struts. did you have some?
yup new boots
Posted: March 29th, 2005, 10:12 am
by Josh
im glad i went with the Koni inserts, i was real close to buying the ZX2 struts. got a great deal on the Koni's.
Re: ZX2 Struts blowen in under 2 years (1992 MX-3 GS)
Posted: March 29th, 2005, 10:54 am
by MarkMoore
quicksliver wrote:Just thought i would mention that in March 2003 I bought some ZX2 Struts, Upper Thrust Bearings, and Dust Boots. Brought them to a very reputable mechanic and told em' to put them on my car...no problem.
It's now March 2005 and both of my front ZX2 Struts are blowen. There is oil on the strut mounts. A buddy of mine who is a mechanic pointed this out to me the other weekend when he was replaceing an out of the box faulty axle.
Here is my setup...
1992 Mazda MX-3 GS 1.8L
Suspension Technique Lowering Springs
205/40/17 tires in summer and 205/60/15 in winter
didn't u have a heated debate w/ sam baker a while back about how great these struts were? kinda ironic i think...