XC92
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I'm taking apart the front suspension members on my '92 Talon TSi AWD to derust and paint them, and looking at the strut assemblies, there appears to be an unsafe amount of rust damage on both sides and I want to get peoples' opinion on whether I need to replace the ASAP or if it can wait a while.
Here are photos of each assembly's lower mounting bracket, from the rear-facing side. The front-facing sides are almost as bad.
I'm guessing that each would probably hold under normal driving conditions for a while longer, but if I hit a bad pothole or series of them, or took some tight turns at speed, either or both could buckle, and in any case should be replaced. Also, at 28 years I'm guessing that the struts themselves are pretty shot and not doing that much good and would have needed to be replaced anyway. Thoughts?
And, if I do replace them, what do you recommend? As I've stated elsewhere, I don't race and my car is stock, but I do drive somewhat aggressively. I'm leaning towards these:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4367370&cc=1103094&jsn=7017&jsn=7017
But am also considering these:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1382038&cc=1103094&jsn=7019&jsn=7019
I assume that with the proper tools I should be able to handle it, right?
Here are photos of each assembly's lower mounting bracket, from the rear-facing side. The front-facing sides are almost as bad.
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I'm guessing that each would probably hold under normal driving conditions for a while longer, but if I hit a bad pothole or series of them, or took some tight turns at speed, either or both could buckle, and in any case should be replaced. Also, at 28 years I'm guessing that the struts themselves are pretty shot and not doing that much good and would have needed to be replaced anyway. Thoughts?
And, if I do replace them, what do you recommend? As I've stated elsewhere, I don't race and my car is stock, but I do drive somewhat aggressively. I'm leaning towards these:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=4367370&cc=1103094&jsn=7017&jsn=7017
But am also considering these:
https://www.rockauto.com/en/moreinfo.php?pk=1382038&cc=1103094&jsn=7019&jsn=7019
I assume that with the proper tools I should be able to handle it, right?