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Im gonna go ahead and assume this must depend on the area where you live...Where I live its uncommon for even a 70's model to need these parts replaced.

********! Do you have some sort of hobby running around inspecting automotive suspensions? Or is corrosion non existent on your part of the planet? Last time I checked physics and the rules of chemistry where pretty much a universal thing.
 
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