I saw a classified ad for a set of Tacoma SAW coilovers with 6 months of moderate driving for $425.

Is this a good deal?

 

Not bad, seeing as how they're backordered at the moment, 650 new, and are rebuildable..

 

okay, new to coilovers here... rebuildable as in recharging the gas? Or rebuildable as in replacing the spring?

Or both?

 

Everything. Check in the tech section, or on BajaTaco's personal website, he has a writeup for rebuilding the shock. I don't know what the parts would run for the rebuild. However, if he only used them for 6 months, they couldn't be too banged up.

 

oh cool,
thanks for the follow-up

Looks like I have some reading to do.

 

little update...
Is up to $500 still reasonable? I'm still working with this guy on a final price but he only sends e-mail like once a day and it's usually one sentence so it's kind of slow going

 

It depends how bad you want it, Mike@Extreme is currently very upset with Sway-a-way, he's REALLY REALLY backordered, so I don't think he'll be getting some in anytime soon. However, if you can wait a few months, you can get a new set for 675, or you can get these from this guy. Up to you man, I personall don't like buyin used things, and I wouldn't really want to buy used coilovers, cuz you'll just have to rebuild them a lot sooner. I think Bajataco is going to rebuild his again cuz he said the coils are startin to die or somethin. And again, entirely up to you and your patience

 

In case you were interested... Sway-A-Way Racerunner replacement parts

 

Yes, in fact I have them off the truck right now. I have already rebuilt the shocks, and I have the procedure and prices on my website. Now I am going to replace the coils because they are worn out. They don't sag - but they are too soft under active suspension travel for my tastes. I have the original 14" 650 lb. coils, which I am replacing right now with the newer 15" 675 lb. coils. The coils are about $100/pair + shipping and/or tax

If you buy used, just keep that in mind - the coils have a limited lifespan if you use them off-road (I have about 40K miles on mine), and the shocks will need to be rebuilt at some point, so you will be doing both sooner with a used set, depending on how they have been used.

 

Call Camburg CAMBURG and tell them youre a ttora member.
$625 for taco valved or tundra valved; your call.
They are located in Huntington Beach