3800 Springs and struts

[GMcarguy]

I plan on replacing my struts soon, the front ones are making a distinct noise from the assembly. Should I use the current springs (55,000 miles) or should I buy new ones. I am a college student on a budget (like so many others) so the GMPP/Koni package is out of the question. Also, if I put the GMPP springs in stock struts, how long does it take for the bouncing effect of lowering springs to get bad.

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[EmersonHart13]

If you run lowering springs on anything but Koni's you will want this mod:

http://www.clubgp.com/newforum/tm.asp?m=94...language=single

Basically it replaces this metal retainer at the top of the strut mount with a different one that gets rid of the gap between the lowering spring and the mount. And the replacement part was just 7.50 per corner, not too bad!

John