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My "H&R street coilover" is blown (driver's side, my case). Any else?

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Old 04-23-2005, 09:37 PM
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My "H&R street coilover" is blown (driver's side, my case). Any else?
Old 04-23-2005, 09:42 PM
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I've got 66,000 on my H&R's so far and they feel just like they did when I first bought them. Did you lose a dust boot?
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Default All oil has been expelled and the shock is non-functional

Other than that, perfect, if you like a diagonaly rocking boat, with the steering trying to rip it from your hands due to vibration over left side bumps.

It's a dangerous situation.

AWE had better replace soon... if they have any care for the business. I've been waiting 2+ months for a new shock.

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There are lots of H&R COs blowing shocks, it's unfortunate. :-(
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It's so much thicker than stock... you would never imagine.
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Re: Nene just told me his H&R's blew also.
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I didn't loose a boot. I'm not stupid.
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Craig, did you send the bad shock back to AWE yet?
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Default The policy is that I must purchase a new shock first,

then install it, then send the old one in, then wait for evaluation, then presumably receive a refund.

I'm not feeling good about this. Sounds like months if not years for the refund.
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After how many miles? Mine are good after about 25K


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