Hey guys. I currently have KYB AGX struts with skunk2 sleeves on my car. Ive had the struts for about 7 years now and I think the rears are blown. My rear tires are wearing very unevenly and are very waving. I originally thought it was just a rear wheels bearing but they are both good with no movement.
Anyways I liked the AGXs but im looking for something possibly a little more aggressive. Ive heard good thing about the Illuminas and the Koni Yellows. The Konis are definitely a bit more pricey. How do either compare to the AGXs?
Also the setup I have is directly off my crx. I was told the spring perch is 2 inches lower on CRX struts compared to DAs. Would that possible be causing my wear issues? Its only the back that is wearing at a much faster rate than the front which is ass backwards.
Your tire wear is going to be unrelated to your shocks. Your shocks are not locating members of the suspension. Likely you’re in need of an alignment.
Do you have any pics of the tire wear? When was the last time the car was aligned? Any accidents since then? Anything else that may change your alignment settings?
the uneven and waving has to with lack of rotating your tires, I believe the Honda dealer said that you can’t do alignment on the rear because there is no adjustment on the OEM rear parts unless you have adjustable replacements. With that said I believe its the lack of rotating of tires. Blown struts could also cause this as well because the strut hold the tire to the ground and when it loses gas or oil it will allow it to lose downward force causing it to bounce more…
Rear alignment is definitely adjustable. Camber and caster are not, but toe is and toe is what’s important. Worn shocks can technically cause “cupping” type of wear but in my experience I haven’t seen this on a Honda.
Rotating the tires would help the problem be less dramatic but it is by no means the cause of the problem. Something is wrong because his front tires should be wearing faster than the rears because its a fwd car.
[QUOTE=Colin;2300698]Your tire wear is going to be unrelated to your shocks. Your shocks are not locating members of the suspension. Likely you’re in need of an alignment.
Do you have any pics of the tire wear? When was the last time the car was aligned? Any accidents since then? Anything else that may change your alignment settings?[/QUOTE]
I last had an alignment about 2 years ago. I haven’t been in any accidents or changed anything since then other than going from blades to slips.
I’ve only had the tires on the car for about 5 months before they got bad. And I drive maybe 500 miles a month at the most.
[QUOTE=Colin;2300733]Rear alignment is definitely adjustable. Camber and caster are not, but toe is and toe is what’s important. Worn shocks can technically cause “cupping” type of wear but in my experience I haven’t seen this on a Honda.
Rotating the tires would help the problem be less dramatic but it is by no means the cause of the problem. Something is wrong because his front tires should be wearing faster than the rears because its a fwd car.[/QUOTE]
Alright went out and jacked the car up to take some pics of the tires and noticed on the driver rear (where the wear was the worst) the tire slowly dropping after it was in the air. I can lift it by hand without to much effort and it will slowly drop again.
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Alright went out and jacked the car up to take some pics of the tires and noticed on the driver rear (where the wear was the worst) the tire slowly dropping after it was in the air. I can lift it by hand without to much effort and it will slowly drop again.[/QUOTE]
Exactly what Skunk2 coilovers do you have? At full droop is there a gap between the spring and the top hat? With most of the old and I’m sure many of the newer coilover setups there is more droop than is needed, meaning at full droop the top of the spring does not make contact with the top hat. If this is the case, then it should be easy to lift the wheel (compressing the shock) until the spring hits the top hat at which point you won’t be able to compress it anymore (or at least not significantly). Then when you release it should slowly move back down due to the weight of the wheel/tire and suspension uncompressing the shock.
Well, then that’s why it’s so easy to lift your suspension. No worries there, it’s perfectly normal. You still need to get some pics of the tire wear. Or better yet just google tire wear, there are tons of pics online showing what different types of tire wear look like and what some of the culprits could be.
But if your tires are that new, it’s only the rears that are wearing, and you didn’t see this same wear patter with your last set of tires then I’d tend to think something drastic has changed - like alignment settings.
I tried it get some pics but its kinda hard to see in pics. Its more of a feel thing. But its wearing more on the front of the tread and sloping up towards the rear.
Also I actually had this problem on the same exact side before I got an alignment with a different set of wheels. That’s why I was thinking its a blown strut