Are the rusted springs OK?

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by Norville Rogers

Whatever happened to the oily rag wipe down? That would have stopped it starting..

Cars became way more resistant to rust and people no longer know of the things we had to do to keep them from crumbling away in 3 years. Now even the slightest surface rust seems to be a cause for panic since it is so rare.

[JD001]

Originally Posted by Tcoat

Cars became way more resistant to rust and people no longer know of the things we had to do to keep them from crumbling away in 3 years. Now even the slightest surface rust seems to be a cause for panic since it is so rare.

It would be okay if rust behaved itself stayed as small pimple but it doesn't! It fucking spreads!! Hence panic! It's like an iceberg, 2/3rd hidden! I say panic if see any rust...

[Tcoat]

Originally Posted by JD001

It would be okay if rust behaved itself stayed as small pimple but it doesn't! It fucking spreads!! Hence panic! It's like an iceberg, 2/3rd hidden! I say panic if see any rust...

Body rust yes. Bolts/nuts, non structural sections, exhaust, suspensions, etc. do not require panic. Touch up if it bothers you but the damned car is not going to fall apart. I have lived my whole life in the rust belt of Canada and have watched the cars get better and better at dealing with rust over 40 years. The days of rotted out, 3 year old cars, ended about 25 years ago (other than Mazda that is. they continue the legacy).

[sirsol66]

Just so its clear, do not sand or bead blast or anything on coil springs. Most modern coil springs have 2-3 different shot peening processes done, with some of the residual hardness layers less than 0.5mm. You don't want to disturb that.

I would spray the coils down with AMSOIL HDMP Or similar wax like coating to seal the surface and keep it from getting worse. Or replace them. Honestly that looks pretty bad for a 2 year old spring; I assume they're using e-coat or just paint as those are the cheapest coatings commercially available for coil springs. Try to get coils with at least dual epoxy powder coating.

[nikitopo]

I have red STI springs in my other car for more than 4 years and I haven't seen rust yet. I agree that the coating was cheap.