7 year old kyb struts, 27 year old control arm bushings,pics!

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Had new front struts installed today,old ones kyb struts plus the installed 7-8 years ago,37_38,000 miles on them. I could feel everything on the road, but hey we're bad shape.front car slightly lisping forward too.indtaloed new monroes,but not the crappy roadmatic blue ones,this is upgrade model,Thier black .I ordered the 2 new cannan s only available on Amazon,expected delivery June 6-17.
I had bought new old stock control arm bushings. Hawkparts com....old ones bad shape,27 years parked outside new England. Here's pics!

 

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Here southwest CT,my father used to tell me way back,in my teens early 90s, parts would only last this weather here, about 7 years .he was right...that is my average every car I ever had,with struts n fuel filters. Till being parked outside,takes it's toll.
Think I could still reuse the springs off these beat up kybs? I saw ac Delco struts still made my car,Buick LeSabre 1998, ...was thinking one day but the Delco struts, mounts,then move the old sed kyb springs,onto Delco struts ..work?

 

[Kurtatron]

How do you remove the bushings? Never done it. The mangled up metal makes it look like a frustrating job.

 

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How do you remove the bushings? Never done it. The mangled up metal makes it look like a frustrating job.

He has a press...it's a frame with middle,looks like a drill I believe I saw.

 

[Aston4]

I thank God daily I don't live in the salt belt. In a just world the corrupt political demons involved in forcing road salt onto everyone would be imprisoned for life.

 

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I thank God daily I don't live in the salt belt. In a just world the corrupt political demons involved in forcing road salt onto everyone would be imprisoned for life.

Those are the pics ...I could feel every imperfection in the road,n car hood was slightly down,after new struts, car rose up more.still waiting on rear monroes, Amazon. June 6-17 delivered. Stamford CT..97 degrees plus bad humidity summer, 22 degrees sometimes 9 degrees February. Extreme weather.rust...

 

[Aston4]

Those are the pics ...I could feel every imperfection in the road,n car hood was slightly down,after new struts, car rose up more.still waiting on rear monroes, Amazon. June 6-17 delivered. Stamford CT..97 degrees plus bad humidity summer, 22 degrees sometimes 9 degrees February. Extreme weather.rust...

I have a pair of 30 year old Jeeps with not a speck of rust anywhere except the exhaust. All the old Jeeps in the salt belt disintegrated. Salt is the devil.