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I just took my car by the shop this morning and the said I need 4 new struts and upper strut mounts! This is really going to be expensive! Has anyone else had this done? So after the shop told me that I called Honda and scheduled an appointment for them to examine the struts to see if it is needed to replace all four. I also read the topic in suspension performance on how Honda would replace it free. I told them I knew my struts were covered for 100'000 miles and they said they were only covered for 3year/35'000 mile. That sucks! Has anyone else had this Fu(k up?

Also I head of people saying they lowered their car and their shocks blew... I dont have shocks so how can someone with the same model car be ridin on blown shocks?

 
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i ride on blown shocks....i have no problems...been doing it for 7mo now.

 
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so your 04 has shocks, man i now wish i had shocks, struts may ride better but hell to replace!

 
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If you're gonna end up spending money on stock suspension might as well replace it with coilovers or something

 
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good idea! didnt think of that. its gonna be $800. but i dont think my dad will go for it. do coilovers replace your struts?

 
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Yea they replace all the struts. Get hayame for 650 shipped under the groupbuy or retail sale. Then invest another 100 for rear camber kit and 60 for alignment.

 
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true coilovers liek hayame or tein replace EVERYTHING in your suspension.... springs and shocks. you can lower it as low or as high as you want. just search around on the site for it. spending 800 bucks on stock suspension would be insane.......

this is from my car, i have teins. the whole front assembly comes out and is a direct swap with stock..... but with coilovers you can lower it as much as you want. here is a pic

 
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this is some good ideas! how does you alignment stay when you lower it up and down?

 
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this is some good ideas! how does you alignment stay when you lower it up and down?
but if honda says its nothing then none of this will happen.

 
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if yall could post pics of your car and state what your coilover setup is...please.

 
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this should help with what your asking as well.....
http://7thgencivic.com/forums/showthread.php?t=94546

 
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they don't replace the upper mounts he has to replace too

 
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how much are those? what do they do?

 
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if i'm swapping a stock suspension for coilovers, what else should I make sure is in good shape?

 
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this died out quick.

 
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I went w/ my dad to get both of the cars' oils changed. They did a 60K mile checkup on the black car and told my dad that we had a leaking strut. He replaced it and payed like $7xx for it all... He made feel me really guilty about it. I say, you can stick w/ Honda's parts or go all out w/ aftermarket suspension. I would have done the latter if I had money, not because I don't trust Honda, rather because I just want that lil bit of sportiness....

 
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yea im gonna talk to my dad about full coils if i have to replace all 4 struts.

 
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Tell him if you replace ur stock struts with honda parts, they are just gonna blow again. I replaced my front shocks on my 01 4 times under warranty. Finally I got sick of it and dropped some b&gs in. After I had an alignment, everything has been smooth plus my ride looks way better. I guess spend about 1200 for coilovers now in one shot, or spend 700 a few times replacing the stockers cause they will blow again.

 
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the only company i have been able to find that does aftermarket for my civic is koni... and i don't want to spend $1200 bucks on struts. Any other companies deal with my car or am i stuck... and if another company does make aftermarket, is it as much of a pain in the but to change like the konis are?