My '81 turbo is all original, 68,000 miles. bought my first car from an old lady for 2000. it was a steal. the shocks are original and i am looking to replace. now is it the strut or the spring that makes it stiffer? would i be fine to replce the strut and leave the spring and still get a stiffer ride or change the spring at the same time? can the spring get soft or go bad? thank you for any info. this site is awesome for info, i can figure stuff out without asking just by reading other people's problems. this by far is my favorite site. i looked in archives for this but i wasn't able to find what i was looking for. thank you again, bama16