So I finally picked up (or received) my Progress springs. I'm just concerned about how many miles I have, especially on Massachusetts roads. Should I replace shocks/struts first, or would I be OK for a while? I have read that after 20,000 miles or so with aftermarket springs the shocks/struts start to degrade. I'm a noob at mods, this is why I traded my Si and got the Fit, something I could afford more and have fun with. Any help would be great so I can get these suckers on!

 

Some guys have had their springs on for over 35000 miles and haven't noticed any problems, but I plan on upgrading to some coilovers somewhere between now and two years from now(I put my progress springs on 3 weeks ago).

Saving $20/paycheck will pay off a nice set of springs in a year and a half! :-D

 

im at 25k and had no problems with my struts, but I did replace mine with coilovers

 

I'm running Eibachs right now and I think I've had them for close to 20k miles. My right side is sagging now so I'm thinking I blew the shocks. I have 35k on my Fit so this sucks. I need to replace with Coilovers or wait for a good pair of shocks to come out.

 

i'm at 51k on the car and of those 51k miles, 30k is with my tanabe GF210's. No problems here whatsoever. You'd be fine.

Just noticed Jessie posted! wow man it's been a whiiiiiiile.

 

yah, should be fine. just check for leaks once in a while when you
do your tire rotation. also any creaking sounds from the corner
could mean your strut/shock is shot.

make sure you check the swaybar bushing's lube first though cause
the noise could be from that too (front).

 

I have the SKUNK2 race springs with the stock struts on now for 16,000 miles with no issues....and the SKUNK2's are one of the harshest springs on our stock struts. So to answer your question....you will be fine!


tonyd

 

You fellas are all right! Thanks for all the input and confidence in your postings. Will get these on ASAP.