vibration damper thoughts

[kozakvod]

(04-20-2020 )Rawze Wrote:  buy the new one in advance. Paint it. They are unpainted and no warranty if you do not paint it.

You will then know how much it weighs too.

I stripped off all the oils from the surfaces w acetone and painted mine with this stuff...
https://amzn.to/3eFElca ( Corroseal Water-Based Rust Converter Metal Primer )

and then painted it with this stuff ....
https://amzn.to/2XPOFIw ( POR-15 45008 Gloss black Rust Preventive Paint )

damn thing will never rust and por-15 paint is tough as nails.

Are there negative issues to buying away from the Cummins for this part? I see there are places selling it considerably less than Cummins but yet they say it is Original OEM. I'm always skeptical. One of those "if it seems to good to be true..." situations.