Rebuilding JBA Adjust a Struts - part numbers

[lfhoward]

While it is possible to rebuild our JBA coilovers, it is harder than it seems. Ian at Wheel Every Weekend had to tig weld schrader valves to the top of the shock housings to be able to refill them with nitrogen. He told me he did not plan to refurbish any more JBA adjust a struts because of the time and effort mine took. It didn’t seem cost effective for him. But, it wouldn’t hurt to ask.

To your question about shipping, WEW sent me a shipping label so that the cost was rolled in with the coilover rebuild. I did not take my old springs off because I didn’t want them shooting off when I unscrewed the two large diameter nuts holding them in place. Actually, I was not able to get some of that hardware to move, so I shipped them with the springs on and the top plates on too. It was extra weight and extra cost, but I also wanted Ian’s opinion on how bad the springs were and if they could be reused. He recommended against reusing them, so we got Eibach springs to replace them. The old springs were 2010 vintage and lasted until 2023. Not too shabby. The rears are still the JBA lift springs, and they are still holding up even though I tow a trailer.

 

[JJam2112]

While it is possible to rebuild our JBA coilovers, it is harder than it seems. Ian at Wheel Every Weekend had to tig weld schrader valves to the top of the shock housings to be able to refill them with nitrogen. He told me he did not plan to refurbish any more JBA adjust a struts because of the time and effort mine took. It didn’t seem cost effective for him. But, it wouldn’t hurt to ask.

To your question about shipping, WEW sent me a shipping label so that the cost was rolled in with the coilover rebuild. I did not take my old springs off because I didn’t want them shooting off when I unscrewed the two large diameter nuts holding them in place. Actually, I was not able to get some of that hardware to move, so I shipped them with the springs on and the top plates on too. It was extra weight and extra cost, but I also wanted Ian’s opinion on how bad the springs were and if they could be reused. He recommended against reusing them, so we got Eibach springs to replace them. The old springs were 2010 vintage and lasted until 2023. Not too shabby. The rears are still the JBA lift springs, and they are still holding up even though I tow a trailer.

Thanks for the info, About how much did it cost you to do the rebuild, and how much for the extra springs you added. That would give me a ballpark of what to expect since i already have my new springs.

also for your rear springs, how many coils did it have, just want to confirm mine are the 4 in

 

[lfhoward]

There’s a pic of the rear springs in a box in one of the previous posts I made here on page 2. ^^^

In terms of cost, plan on about $1000 for rebuilding the shocks, cleaning the coilovers up, repainting them, adding new springs, and shipping. Guessing, I would estimate new springs were somewhere around $400, but I don’t totally recall.

I also did my control arm bushings, ball joints, and sway bar bushings at the same time, which added to the $1000 above. I did all that work myself with my shop press, which saved a bunch on labor. An alignment was also needed at the end of the process.