Whose had an Arnott strut fail?
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Whose had an Arnott strut fail?
I'm curious how long the Arnott's have lasted as they've been around a few years now. How did they treat a warranty replacement if needed?
I believe I'm on the factory original struts on my 2003 with 67K miles and I'm kicking around the idea of replacing them as preventative maintenance. Wondering if it's worth it to pony up twice the price for factory originals or if the Arnotts have lasted a number of years for most.
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I believe I'm on the factory original struts on my 2003 with 67K miles and I'm kicking around the idea of replacing them as preventative maintenance. Wondering if it's worth it to pony up twice the price for factory originals or if the Arnotts have lasted a number of years for most.
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I would go with the Arnott. I've had the MB struts and airbags fail twice on just about every corner while ths.Arnott struts and airbags have already lasted twice that of the original with no failures.
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The arnott pieces are good quality in terms of the airbags but they wear faster internally *IME*. The strut will be worn out before you have a failed bag. I guess a noisy strut with no damping is better than a car that can't be driven due to a blown bag. I run oem up front (replaced arnotts), oem rear shocks and arnott rear bags. I am pleased with the rear bags and even with low pressures in them due to lowering they have held up awesome. I don't think you will have a problem with them and would not be concerned about a blown bag from arnott. The struts wear just as a wear item should.
As far as I know the only requirement for their warranty replacement is using an authorized arnotts source and being the original owner. I'd just buy a set if you really want them and just stash the recipes away for future use which i do not think you will need.
Most problems with airstruts are because of people lowering cars. Unlike a car with a coil spring, the only way to lower an airmatic car is to take air pressure out of the bag. This causes a loss of spring rate which is why you get that crap ride and also puts the shock piston into an area of the shock where they were not designed to sit and a Loss of damping characteristics and excessive wear are the result.
As far as I know the only requirement for their warranty replacement is using an authorized arnotts source and being the original owner. I'd just buy a set if you really want them and just stash the recipes away for future use which i do not think you will need.
Most problems with airstruts are because of people lowering cars. Unlike a car with a coil spring, the only way to lower an airmatic car is to take air pressure out of the bag. This causes a loss of spring rate which is why you get that crap ride and also puts the shock piston into an area of the shock where they were not designed to sit and a Loss of damping characteristics and excessive wear are the result.
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The arnott pieces are good quality in terms of the airbags but they wear faster internally *IME*. The strut will be worn out before you have a failed bag. I guess a noisy strut with no damping is better than a car that can't be driven due to a blown bag. I run oem up front (replaced arnotts), oem rear shocks and arnott rear bags. I am pleased with the rear bags and even with low pressures in them due to lowering they have held up awesome. I don't think you will have a problem with them and would not be concerned about a blown bag from arnott. The struts wear just as a wear item should.
As far as I know the only requirement for their warranty replacement is using an authorized arnotts source and being the original owner. I'd just buy a set if you really want them and just stash the recipes away for future use which i do not think you will need.
Most problems with airstruts are because of people lowering cars. Unlike a car with a coil spring, the only way to lower an airmatic car is to take air pressure out of the bag. This causes a loss of spring rate which is why you get that crap ride and also puts the shock piston into an area of the shock where they were not designed to sit and a Loss of damping characteristics and excessive wear are the result.
As far as I know the only requirement for their warranty replacement is using an authorized arnotts source and being the original owner. I'd just buy a set if you really want them and just stash the recipes away for future use which i do not think you will need.
Most problems with airstruts are because of people lowering cars. Unlike a car with a coil spring, the only way to lower an airmatic car is to take air pressure out of the bag. This causes a loss of spring rate which is why you get that crap ride and also puts the shock piston into an area of the shock where they were not designed to sit and a Loss of damping characteristics and excessive wear are the result.
