 Front Strut Destruction |
 Feb 14, 2015 - 1:34 PM
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 Enthusiast  Joined Nov 21, '05 From Tacoma, WA Currently Offline Reputation: 7 (100%)  |
Yesterday I noticed some shaking and noise coming from the front end. Steering and braking were normal but I figured there was a joint or bushing needing replacement. After I got back to my shop I noticed this on the hood:
 Then I opened the hood and found this:  Seems like an odd failure. I replaced the struts, springs, mounts, everything (even all the rubber dampers) on all four corners 5 years and 28,000 miles ago. KYB GR2 struts and eibach springs. I'm wondering if the springs dropped the car too much. I think they were the 1.5" drop and I thought the KYB struts were ok for that amount. I'm guessing the strut has been bottoming out and pounding the mount till failure. I'll get it apart in the next few days and see what's going on inside. |
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Feb 18, 2015 - 10:44 AM
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Enthusiast Joined Jun 18, '09 From Orlando Currently Offline Reputation: 8 (100%) |
I've been running that spring/strut setup, sealed, since 2009, about 50k miles.
This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: Feb 18, 2015 - 10:44 AM -------------------- '97 ST \ Eibach \ KYB \ Kenwood \ Alpine \ Cusco \ OEM+ [sold 10/18]
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RocketScott Front Strut Destruction Feb 14, 2015 - 1:34 PM
ILoveMySilly97 That sucks. Maybe its time for an upgrade and go c... Feb 14, 2015 - 2:05 PM richee3 That's crazy. I've heard of that happening... Feb 15, 2015 - 5:14 PM Spider77 The mounts, are they OEM or an aftermarket part? Feb 15, 2015 - 6:05 PM Bitter That shaft is chewed up bad, it's been loose i... Feb 15, 2015 - 6:58 PM BonzaiCelica i highly doubt it was due to too low of springs. i... Feb 15, 2015 - 7:32 PM RocketScott When I did them I replaced everything, with the ex... Feb 16, 2015 - 1:31 AM Box I had a similar setup with my Tein springs and KYB... Feb 16, 2015 - 4:02 AM RocketScott Pretty much got the standard CYA response from KYB... Feb 17, 2015 - 7:51 PM Box Go figure. For the longest time they said the GR-... Feb 17, 2015 - 9:36 PM Lamont I'd like to see more pictures of the damage wi... Feb 17, 2015 - 9:47 PM RocketScott Just ordered a set of Megan EZ street coilovers. ... Feb 18, 2015 - 12:49 PM RocketScott Just an update with some pictures. I got the Mega... Mar 3, 2015 - 1:18 AM
Box I know they used to, because that's why everyo... Mar 3, 2015 - 1:32 AM |
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