2002 OEM shocks/springs
08-10-2009, 10:47 AM
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2002 OEM shocks/springs
2002 s2000 with around 20k miles on it... Was in an accident and left side suspension was pretty much all replaced.
If I'm going 40 mph and swerve left and right, or vise versa, the right side (passenger) feels softer (not as rigid/instant) as the left side/driver. It was the driver side shock that was replaced. When I whip the wheel to the right hard, it feels softer. (I know that when turning to the right, all the force is absorbed by the opposite side, the left, which is where the new shock is)
Now, after digging around on the forums, I'm told that honda revalved the older shocks, making them softer, so a new 2002 driver side shock is different then my shocks from 2002 when I got the car new.
Since this was covered under insurance, of course they didn't replace both shocks.
I love the way my car handles and don't want softer shocks, which is seems if you buy new oem 2002 shocks, they will be softer.
Anyone else have any input on this? I may just try to find two used oem shocks someone is selling.
If I'm going 40 mph and swerve left and right, or vise versa, the right side (passenger) feels softer (not as rigid/instant) as the left side/driver. It was the driver side shock that was replaced. When I whip the wheel to the right hard, it feels softer. (I know that when turning to the right, all the force is absorbed by the opposite side, the left, which is where the new shock is)
Now, after digging around on the forums, I'm told that honda revalved the older shocks, making them softer, so a new 2002 driver side shock is different then my shocks from 2002 when I got the car new.
Since this was covered under insurance, of course they didn't replace both shocks.
I love the way my car handles and don't want softer shocks, which is seems if you buy new oem 2002 shocks, they will be softer.
Anyone else have any input on this? I may just try to find two used oem shocks someone is selling.
08-10-2009, 10:59 AM
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Originally Posted by 2001_s2000,Aug 10 2009, 12:47 PM
2002 s2000 with around 20k miles on it... Was in an accident and left side suspension was pretty much all replaced.
If I'm going 40 mph and swerve left and right, or vise versa, the right side (passenger) feels softer (not as rigid/instant) as the left side/driver. It was the driver side shock that was replaced. When I whip the wheel to the right hard, it feels softer. (I know that when turning to the right, all the force is absorbed by the opposite side, the left, which is where the new shock is)
Now, after digging around on the forums, I'm told that honda revalved the older shocks, making them softer, so a new 2002 driver side shock is different then my shocks from 2002 when I got the car new.
Since this was covered under insurance, of course they didn't replace both shocks.
I love the way my car handles and don't want softer shocks, which is seems if you buy new oem 2002 shocks, they will be softer.
Anyone else have any input on this? I may just try to find two used oem shocks someone is selling.
If I'm going 40 mph and swerve left and right, or vise versa, the right side (passenger) feels softer (not as rigid/instant) as the left side/driver. It was the driver side shock that was replaced. When I whip the wheel to the right hard, it feels softer. (I know that when turning to the right, all the force is absorbed by the opposite side, the left, which is where the new shock is)
Now, after digging around on the forums, I'm told that honda revalved the older shocks, making them softer, so a new 2002 driver side shock is different then my shocks from 2002 when I got the car new.
Since this was covered under insurance, of course they didn't replace both shocks.
I love the way my car handles and don't want softer shocks, which is seems if you buy new oem 2002 shocks, they will be softer.
Anyone else have any input on this? I may just try to find two used oem shocks someone is selling.
Or something is off with your alignment?
08-10-2009, 11:02 AM
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Alignment is 100%. From what I hearing though, a 2002 s2k shock is different today, than they were back in 2002, and softer now. So, I thinking this may be the problem.
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