What do you do with used suspension parts ?

[rfuerst911sc]

So I have four dead shock absorbers from my S10 . I am getting ready to do a suspension swap on my Boxster . What do you guys do with stuff like this ? Will metal recyclers take this ? Is the fluid in shock absorbers toxic ?

[onewhippedpuppy]

Trash can. If they are aluminum parts you could maybe recycle them? Not sure anybody would take old shocks.

[GH85Carrera]

Yea, trash can, and off to the landfill.

[Racerbvd]

Yes sir, and 86 them

[Scott Douglas]

In my neck of the woods they just leave 'em out on the parkway for the junk metal guys to haul away.

I don't live in a very high rent type of district.

[cabmandone]

Originally Posted by rfuerst911sc

So I have four dead shock absorbers from my S10 . I am getting ready to do a suspension swap on my Boxster . What do you guys do with stuff like this ? Will metal recyclers take this ? Is the fluid in shock absorbers toxic ?

I toss mine in a drum with my scrap steel and bring it over to a place that buys scrap steel.

[cockerpunk]

recycle, they will pull em out with the magnet and melt them down.

[rfuerst911sc]

Originally Posted by cockerpunk

recycle, they will pull em out with the magnet and melt them down.

I have a metal recycling place near me . Hopefully they will recycle the metal and aluminum . I just want to avoid the land fill if possible . Thanks

[Tidybuoy]

I tend to save all my old parts until my garage is a complete pig sty and I can't find anything.

[rockfan4]

Nobody has suggested spray painting them and throwing them up on Facebook Marketplace as "like new"?

[A930Rocket]

I throw them in the nearest creek bed or river. I’m sure, sooner or later, somebody magnet fishing, will find them.

[Por_sha911]

For the air cooled `87, I save used but not broken parts as a backup since stuff is getting harder to find, NLA, or now made of obtainium. Double bonus points if they are something that is rebuildable. Everything else is trash.

[David]

I drill a small hole in shocks to remove any pressure and then toss them in the trash. Or metal recycling at work after I've drained the oil.