Shock went out??, I'm not sure.. Options

[HectortheRican]

Today, I noticed a popping sound from my right front shock. I'm assuming that it just died. True or false?

[96stgreendemon]

could be a number of things, strut, wheel bearings, or control arms

[HectortheRican]

could be a number of things, strut, wheel bearings, or control arms

I opened the hood, and put my weight on the bad side and the part where you would bolt the strut brace on (not sure what it's called) There's three bolts around one center one. When I pushed down, that center one would come up about 1/4" and that's what makes the noise when I go over hard bumps.

[samir0189]

you should probably just change your struts, strut tops, and put lowering springs while you are there... if you intended to do so.

[HectortheRican]

you should probably just change your struts, strut tops, and put lowering springs while you are there... if you intended to do so.

That's EXACTLY what I intended to do. Plus spacers and rolling fenders. Hey, we gotta take advantage of upgrading something when it breaks lol

[96stgreendemon]

one word, coilovers

[HectortheRican]

one word, coilovers

Kind of outta my price range

[4-eyed-freek]

change your bushings b/c that happend to me and i later found out that most of my rear bushings were shot

[HectortheRican]

Okay question. If I can push down on the struts and notice the car moving up & down significantly, does that mean they're dead? Because I did that to all 4 and they all moved up & down a lot except the front left, that one stayed pretty stiff

[SwissFerdi]

The one that stayed stiff isn't blown.

[HectortheRican]

The one that stayed stiff isn't blown.

That's what I thought, I just wanted to be 100%

[HectortheRican]

I'm looking up the KYB GR2s and from what I've been seeing, the front shocks don't have the complete strut assembly. Is that normal?

[SwissFerdi]

No, I have four full assemblies.

Part numbers for the front: R 334378, L 334379. Rears are: R 334125, L 334126.

This post has been edited by SwissFerdi: May 7, 2010 - 9:59 AM

[HectortheRican]

No, I have four full assemblies.

Part numbers for the front: R 334378, L 334379. Rears are: R 334125, L 334126.

Where did you get yours? Because I want to have mine by the end of the month

[SwissFerdi]

I bought the rears from Amazon and the fronts from RockAuto. For some reason, not everyone carries the full assembly for the front, only the inserts. I couldn't find them on Amazon either.

[HectortheRican]

I bought the rears from Amazon and the fronts from RockAuto. For some reason, not everyone carries the full assembly for the front, only the inserts. I couldn't find them on Amazon either.

rockauto was what I was on. They had complete assembly for rear and only the inserts for front..

[Galcobar]

Are the front struts on the sixth-gen rebuildable? If so, that would be why most DIY shops carry inserts, because it's noticeably cheaper.
That said, testing your struts isn't a matter of whether it moves when you press down, it's whether you can get the car bouncing, take your hands away, and watch it stop. The springs will want to continue bouncing, while the shock absorbers try to dampen the bouncing and bring the car back to a standstill.

Not being able to compress a strut (at all, as even stiff struts compress, or being able to do so too easily, are your indications they are blown.

That said, what you described -- the centre nut moving when you compress the suspension -- sounds more like a nut came loose. The strut rod is held into the strut mount with that central nut.

[HectortheRican]

Are the front struts on the sixth-gen rebuildable? If so, that would be why most DIY shops carry inserts, because it's noticeably cheaper.
That said, testing your struts isn't a matter of whether it moves when you press down, it's whether you can get the car bouncing, take your hands away, and watch it stop. The springs will want to continue bouncing, while the shock absorbers try to dampen the bouncing and bring the car back to a standstill.

Not being able to compress a strut (at all, as even stiff struts compress, or being able to do so too easily, are your indications they are blown.

That said, what you described -- the centre nut moving when you compress the suspension -- sounds more like a nut came loose. The strut rod is held into the strut mount with that central nut.

Either way, I have a rather rough ride. And these are the original '95 shocks and springs. So it's time for an upgrade.

[Spider77]

If your riding on original gear, Id say time for a chance for sure. As far as ST's having the drop ins, cant say for sure. But its not that hard anyhow.

[HectortheRican]

If your riding on original gear, Id say time for a chance for sure. As far as ST's having the drop ins, cant say for sure. But its not that hard anyhow.

Drop ins?