Re: Buy used suspension parts?

["Khan M. Klatt" <kmk@pacificrim.net>]

At 2:01 PM -0800 1/2/98, Jeff Newton wrote:
>Howdy all,
>
>I am considering buying some used parts but I don't know if it is
>wise to do this.  Anyone know if buying used sway bars, stress bars,
>springs, shocks is wise?  Cost savings is great but are there any
>caveats, other than evaluating condition of the used part?

I am by no means an expert, but I think it is safe to assume that a Jetta
that has been in a head-on collision is safe to use as the spare-source for
the rear shocks and springs. Likewise, a rear-end collision wreck is a good
source for the front.

In the auto recycler that I go to (Campbell & Nelson in Smokey Point, WA)
leaves most of the parts on the wrecked cars out back anyway, so it's easy
to do a visual inspection and decide from which car you're going to take
which parts.

- -Khan