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Old 09-19-2012, 04:34 PM
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Default Getting coilovers ready for winter

I started thinking about the winter, I am leaving my coilovers on, and was wondering what the best thing to do to keep the threads from seizing up or rusting.
Anyone have and ideas on what to do?
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Old 09-19-2012, 05:39 PM
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Good question I would like to know aswell I just put some Tein ssp on my 2007 Tc
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Might want to give this stuff a shot, heard some great things about it.

http://www.permatex.com/products/aut...ubricant_a.htm
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i heard from somewhere long ago that if you spray wd-40 on them, they will be alright. just re apply every couple weeks. dont know how true that is but ive also heard people doing that for other parts.
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yeah I have been asking around, general consensus is that any silicon based spray should work pretty well.
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They make salt neutralizer products. Keeping them coated with grease or some other kind of oil should work too. Amsoil makes a metal protectant coating that comes in a spray can, I'd expect that should work well.
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I put white lithium grease on mine today works great and is supposed to hold up to the weather
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