Shock/strut question
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Shock/strut question
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To start I know nothing really much about my 2 Civics - 2001 and 2003 Civics. However, recently I have noticed that whenever I go over a bump in my '03 that the front tires feel like a basketball.
I had my trusted mechanic go out on a test-drive with me last week and he said "yeah seems your shocks on the front need replaced"
I know NOTHING about shocks, struts, etc. From what I have read the front is struts and the back is shocks.
What I was wanting to know is this: do the struts for the front come all in one pack? How many struts per side?
He mentioned that sometimes U can get a used set from someone that removed the factory ones because they decked out their ride and wanted something better, etc. Is it best however to go with new?
I should do the back but will do front for now re: $.
To start I know nothing really much about my 2 Civics - 2001 and 2003 Civics. However, recently I have noticed that whenever I go over a bump in my '03 that the front tires feel like a basketball.
I had my trusted mechanic go out on a test-drive with me last week and he said "yeah seems your shocks on the front need replaced"
I know NOTHING about shocks, struts, etc. From what I have read the front is struts and the back is shocks.
What I was wanting to know is this: do the struts for the front come all in one pack? How many struts per side?
He mentioned that sometimes U can get a used set from someone that removed the factory ones because they decked out their ride and wanted something better, etc. Is it best however to go with new?
I should do the back but will do front for now re: $.
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Re: Shock/strut question
the front is a Macpherson strut there are two and are not very expensive to replce with an after market brand like KYB,tokico around $250-300.
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i honestly wouldnt bother with getting used struts. you never know the ACTUAL milage on them, and why take the chance when ur spending all that money on labor?
i would highly advise you go with tokico blues. they are cheaper than OEM, and much better than oem. they are still soft and wont degrade ur ride quality.
on a side note, make sure you get the correct strut for ur civic.
because the 01-02 struts are slightly different than the 03-05.
i would highly advise you go with tokico blues. they are cheaper than OEM, and much better than oem. they are still soft and wont degrade ur ride quality.
on a side note, make sure you get the correct strut for ur civic.
because the 01-02 struts are slightly different than the 03-05.
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just look at which places are cheapest online.
autoanything.com is pretty cheap legit websites.
procivic is the cheapest i believe http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...440/index.html
you want to make sure you buy it from an AUTHORIZED WEBSITE or else ur lifetime warranty isnt valid.
autoanything.com is pretty cheap legit websites.
procivic is the cheapest i believe http://www.procivic.com/pages-produc...440/index.html
you want to make sure you buy it from an AUTHORIZED WEBSITE or else ur lifetime warranty isnt valid.
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maybe one of u canadian guys could chime in.
and remember. u need to buy the correct model for ur car depending on the year.
the 01-02 tokicos are different from the 03-05 tokicos.
i would advise you to post up a link before you buy for us to verify and confirm it.
and remember. u need to buy the correct model for ur car depending on the year.
the 01-02 tokicos are different from the 03-05 tokicos.
i would advise you to post up a link before you buy for us to verify and confirm it.
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