JaqueThomas

Hello..I have recently purchased a 96 accord coupe LX for my son. We replaced then entire front end suspension including calipers, rotors and bearings, uppper control arms, outer tie rod ends, lower ball joints, cvAxles.

Front end is now great! The issue now, is when we drive it, and hit a bump on the rear passenger tire, the car seems to float a bit to the left. After removing that tire, it all looks ok, trailing arm, ball joint ect.

Wondering what the issue could be? The shock?

Any thoughts as I'm running out of cash as I just dumped $600+ on the front end in parts.

holmesnmanny

Is it safe to assume you got an alignment done after changing out suspension parts ?

JaqueThomas

yes, had a professional alignment done. Same problem existed before and after.

CDelgado220

Check bearings...

JaqueThomas

Bearings seem tight, no movement, grinding. However...

Should I be able to lift the hub up with my hands and watch the shock compress fairly easily and quickly? Shouldn't there be some kind of resistance?

When I do the push bumper test, it stops immediately, but this shock just seems bad.

Could a bad shock cause the rear end of the car to float when it hits a bump?