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An interesting idea would be trying to use some universal motorcycle fork gaiters to cover up the threads. Something like these I found on Amazon: https://www.amazon.ca/Rubber-Gators-Gaiters-Motorcycle-Damping/dp/B07S3HQQB6/ref=pd_sbs_6?pd_rd_w=UfWJa&pf_rd_p=4dc33e2e-16b5-4e12-aab9-e86d5748e0cb&pf_rd_r=CE9Z075EZPNNBQ15TXNB&pd_rd_r=d6b9baf1-298d-4f0d-9e1d-3755e3ccc643&pd_rd_wg=1dxU2&pd_rd_i=B07S3HQQB6&psc=1

It'd definitely be interesting how these would fare. Would probably be a moisture and salt collector though.

You can do a couple of things - come up with some neoprene covers for the threaded sections, much like coilover covers, or spray the threaded sections with lithium grease periodically (the kind meant for garage door wheels works well). You could use a coating of anti-seize but that would be hand applied, not sprayed, and you would need to pull your wheels off to reapply whereas the spray on grease could be done with the wheels on.

 

Personally, since I drive so little, I just make sure to wash my car every week, regardless of cleanliness, and spray the underside as best I can (none of the washes near me have the drive-over underspray thing or the roller attachment for the wand).

 

This was winter #2 on KTA124 for me, but in Calgary we don't use calcium chloride, still sodium chloride and beet juice pickle spray and everything looks pretty good. If your town uses calcium chloride, I would step up cleaning and coating and maybe plan to pull your wheels every three or four weeks until you figure out how long the grease is staying on.

That's a good point on the covers, if I go that route I'd definitely give it a try, so thanks! A mix of some covers and some grease would definitely give me more peace of mind.

Hey, first post here, been lurking in the forums here since I got my 09 Spec B a couple years ago now.

I'm noticing my rear suspension is getting tired (squats heavily under acceleration) and my rear wheels appear to have noticeable negative camber to them, which I'm inclined to believe is causing premature wear on my tires, due to the increased tire noise that has been getting worse recently. I should mention I got an alignment done recently, and this issue has occurred since then.

I plan on raising the rear up this weekend and having a look at the suspension, to find out what (if anything) I would need to replace.

My question is, if I were to replace some suspension parts with adjustable parts, such as the Whiteline Trailing Arm Kit - KTA124 , would these last in the harsh Canadian winters? Road salt takes a toll on these parts, and While I don't need to get these parts when OEM replacements will do fine, It would still be interesting to see how these perform compared to stock.