Originally Posted by das_peikko
Originally Posted by Wolf359
They're probably already shot and you just didn't notice. Every time I change them, I notice how much firmer the ride is afterwards. You've just gotten used to an under damped ride.
Would there be any reason to change the springs?
Springs wear out just like struts and strut mounts. They might last a little longer than struts. But if you're going to change out the struts, you mind as well change out the springs. I have do the springs on my car. Ride height was fine at 100k and somewhere between that and 120k, the springs dropped a little.
No matter how many horror stories you hear about quick struts, just do the quick struts, you will always get them because so many people install them. You can try KYB or Moog, but as others said, it's a crapshoot whether they will be good or not. The odds are good that they will be decent, only the ones who get bad ones complain. I would always do a quick strut if it were available. Lifetime warranty and doesn't take that long to swap. You're not saving any money using old parts as labor is a big part of the job if you're doing it piecemeal. Quick strut with a lifetime warranty means easy in and out in 2-3 years if they turn out to be bad, 5-6 years or more if they're good. Cost is still cheaper if they're bad in 3 years as you just pay labor. Plus less likely to get killed by a spring...
I did have a set of Monroe at one point where the mount went after 2 years. Never knew it was the mount as I figured the noise was a sway bar bushing or some other front end piece and it didn't occur to me that the mount could go in just two years. Noise went away when I changed struts and the noise didn't come back with the new set. Like I said, luck of the draw sometimes.