Hello guys,

I am reporting this issue on behalf of a D. owner friend of mine who prefers to remain anonymous.

a little background on his car: complete suspension rebuild less than 2 years ago including new bushings, new DMCEU lower control arms and outriggers, lowered front springs, protech shocks all around, front end alignment.

With this setup he drove about 4000 miles and he is not a spirited driver.

a couple of weeks ago he noticed some noise coming from the front suspension and he discovered this:

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that's what I call a major failure!

the passenger side looked better, but the shock was definitely next to broke like the other:

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it appears that they both broke at the lower end of the shock, which is threaded in the shock main body (usually our shocks are welded in that area).
what do you think? are there some other sensible reasons behind the obvious manufacturer defect?

Thanks