Post by redraif on Sept 8, 2015 15:28:06 GMT -5
2001 3.0l 4wd auto 245,000 miles.
Ok so I have the body lift and just got the new tires. At the time the shop said they suspect the shocks were going up front. I did the bounce test and it seemed ok. We had just sunk way too much cash in the beast and mom needed to borrow it. Honestly wanted to lift when I had to do a shock swap. She could not drive it if I had done the Susp lift also. So we waited. Anyway... Edward told me to keep an eye out on things to see if I noticed any wear issues.
Mom had the truck for a while and we just got it back recently. She won't need it anymore as her car is fixed! YEAH!!!! So it was going to be the weekend toy. Again no hurries on anything. But then we had to put it into daily duty when the civic blew one of its new used tires... Civic need 4 new tires, just came all at a bad time. Had bought used tires to get buy. The Sport had been sucking so much cash to get road worth for Mom. So we had put the civic on hold longer then we should have. And then it bit us in the butt with a sidewall blow out. Of course it came when we were putting together our wedding (August 15th) and we had no extra. Anyway, the sport has been pulling full duty since mid August. Again not a biggie, thought ok just till we bounce back from the wedding in a few weeks.
But nothing works like that in my world. Now I noticed something new on the sport this weekend... I drove it into the garage after a rain the night before, the tires were cleaned off due to the wet driveway, but the garage had dust on the floor. The Sport then picked up trace of dust on the tires and I saw it. There is mild cupping on the outer edge of the front tires. Really... like I need this on top of everything else...
So I know it can range as far as causes. But something suspension for sure. Could it indeed be the shocks?
So I had planned to do a suspension lift in the near future, just not now. But if there is a chance I have to replace the shocks, then I want to lift it. I don't want to buy shocks 2x. Are there shocks that will work for both, lift and no lift (2inch)? Are there shocks that will work at factory suspension height then still work when I get the 2 inch lift going? Or is that only an adjustable that really hurt the wallet? I want to spend my cash wisely to sort this out and still do the lift. If I have to buy new ones I would rather buy for the lift and make it happen. I already have been getting annoyed with mushy rear coils and want a stronger coil when I lift.
Or could it be something other then the shocks? Bearings? I'm not good at diagnosing suspension stuff unless its obvious and I hate to just open my wallet and start replacing without a plan. I feel sure I can replace the components, I just don't have any idea how to tell what is bad. Yes I'm a girl, but I completed my own coil over conversion on the rear end of my fiero alone. Swapped all its bushings to urethane. Removed, painted and reinstalled all its suspension components. I lowered the Mustang and installed its camber plates. Give me good instructions and I can do it. Just was never taught to diagnose suspension failure. Just bought aftermarket and replaced for a tighter performance suspension.
Where do I start. Yes the Sport will be pulled out of duty ASAP. The civic will be back on with new tires ASAP so I can figure this out.
Ok so I have the body lift and just got the new tires. At the time the shop said they suspect the shocks were going up front. I did the bounce test and it seemed ok. We had just sunk way too much cash in the beast and mom needed to borrow it. Honestly wanted to lift when I had to do a shock swap. She could not drive it if I had done the Susp lift also. So we waited. Anyway... Edward told me to keep an eye out on things to see if I noticed any wear issues.
Mom had the truck for a while and we just got it back recently. She won't need it anymore as her car is fixed! YEAH!!!! So it was going to be the weekend toy. Again no hurries on anything. But then we had to put it into daily duty when the civic blew one of its new used tires... Civic need 4 new tires, just came all at a bad time. Had bought used tires to get buy. The Sport had been sucking so much cash to get road worth for Mom. So we had put the civic on hold longer then we should have. And then it bit us in the butt with a sidewall blow out. Of course it came when we were putting together our wedding (August 15th) and we had no extra. Anyway, the sport has been pulling full duty since mid August. Again not a biggie, thought ok just till we bounce back from the wedding in a few weeks.
But nothing works like that in my world. Now I noticed something new on the sport this weekend... I drove it into the garage after a rain the night before, the tires were cleaned off due to the wet driveway, but the garage had dust on the floor. The Sport then picked up trace of dust on the tires and I saw it. There is mild cupping on the outer edge of the front tires. Really... like I need this on top of everything else...
So I know it can range as far as causes. But something suspension for sure. Could it indeed be the shocks?
So I had planned to do a suspension lift in the near future, just not now. But if there is a chance I have to replace the shocks, then I want to lift it. I don't want to buy shocks 2x. Are there shocks that will work for both, lift and no lift (2inch)? Are there shocks that will work at factory suspension height then still work when I get the 2 inch lift going? Or is that only an adjustable that really hurt the wallet? I want to spend my cash wisely to sort this out and still do the lift. If I have to buy new ones I would rather buy for the lift and make it happen. I already have been getting annoyed with mushy rear coils and want a stronger coil when I lift.
Or could it be something other then the shocks? Bearings? I'm not good at diagnosing suspension stuff unless its obvious and I hate to just open my wallet and start replacing without a plan. I feel sure I can replace the components, I just don't have any idea how to tell what is bad. Yes I'm a girl, but I completed my own coil over conversion on the rear end of my fiero alone. Swapped all its bushings to urethane. Removed, painted and reinstalled all its suspension components. I lowered the Mustang and installed its camber plates. Give me good instructions and I can do it. Just was never taught to diagnose suspension failure. Just bought aftermarket and replaced for a tighter performance suspension.
Where do I start. Yes the Sport will be pulled out of duty ASAP. The civic will be back on with new tires ASAP so I can figure this out.