Hey everyone. . .is the rubbery plastic coating on coil springs necessary? I got a set and UPS played soccer with the box and there is a bunch of chips all the way down to the steel. Can I just rustoleum over it, or better yet gelcoat over the spots? Or am I going to risk rust issues down the road?

Thanks!

-Andrew

 

Gooooooooooaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal!

Nothing of major concern there Drew. Use some touch-up paint to cover up the chips. They are for guarding against corrosion and aesthetic reasons . The extremities are sometimes sleeved or coated w. rubber compound for noise suppression where the spring contact the perches. I would think there are still plenty of it on there for it to work, even if "chipped".

Now get back to work!

 

yup' they're broken. let me have em

 

I guess I'll gelcoat them. . .curse my not getting teins like the masses!

The progressive rear springs in the tanabe kit are a little lame-sausage.

Tein + Wannabe = Tanabe

I'm back to work, boss!

 

I might let you have the ztube/pop-charger.

 

paint will chip... will have to be something rubbery...

file a claim with UPS and try and get some "Repair" dollars out of them to cover your expense!