jayzeno

I recently replaced my shocks, struts and springs on my 97 accord lx. i used kyb adjustable struts and shocks combined with an eibach pro-kit spring set. i have notice latley when hitting the freeway that i pick up a vibration/rattling effect once i hit 50mp-80mph... i do not know if this is due to my siffer suspension? if so will my ride always vibrate/rattle on the freeway or does having a STIFFER suspension simply mean that i will feel the bumps in the road more w/o the vibration? I am going to get my tires rotate tommarow and also have a new one put on as my rear passenger tire does have some bald spots. if the rotation/new tire/ balincing does not correct the problem what should i do to find the problem? i am mechanically inclined, but i live in scorching hot Fresno, Ca and have no garage so working on my car is out of the question. If i cannot find the source of the higway vibration (sometimes feels like a tire is loose or going to fall off then stops!?) what is my best option shop wise? Should i take in my car to a reputable shop i.e. Pepboys, Midas etc. and just pay close to $100 just for them to do an inspection of my suspesnion? I hate going to shops, but my current living situation dosnt allow me to do big or time consuming repairs at home . any advice, suggestions or help in solving this problem would be appreciated. Car has 201,000 miles, and i have maintained it well w routine oil changes etc all myself and engine runs strong and quite. My goal is to keep the car another year or 2 before purchasing a newer vehicle, but even then i plan on keeping my honda as a back up car due to its relaibility and durability. i am moving up to the nor cal area (bay area) next month and need to get my car back to reliable status due to the traffic and increased driving demands im going to put on my car. below is a quick summary of things i have replaced susepension wise in the past year.

car was aligned about 3 months ago at a tire shop (after strut/spring install)
remanufactured rack and pinnion (1yr ago)
new struts shocks springs (eibach and kyb adjustable) Dec 2011
both cv joints replaced withing last 2 years (remanufactured)
3 new tires, going to get 4th new tire tommarow w rotation and balance (walmart tires) 195/60/15 nice tread on all 3 tires
upper engie bay strut bar

this is all ive replaced suspension wise. what parts should i be looking at replacing based on my car milage? if it is a difficult/expensive part please list any other parts that i should consider replacing with it as well, when i do get an oppotunitry to use a garage i usually take a full day or 2 just to replace major items or for big jobs. thanks

steadypimpin77

Sounds like one of your wheels isn't balanced.

nus_dogg

Let me know what you find. I'm experiencing some steering vibration at highway speed as well.

76 camaro car

I had that same problem and it turned out to be a bad tire. Had a flat one sunday and the only place open was one of those used tire places. Radial tires once put on a car have to turn the same way all of their life. If they are turned the opposite way the belts start to separate. The used tire places have no idea which way the tire was turning before putting them on cars.

krc91987

I would say its definately the tires either not balanced or because of the bad one, a bald tire even if balanced will cause a vibration in a lot of cases. Also what 76 camaro said about radial tires is absolutely not correct, that is why radial tires are better than the old bias plys, because you can rotate them and they last longer, think about it if you move the tire on one side to the other when you get your tires rotated then every car on the road would have bad and seperated tires, I have worked in a tire shop for 5 years, I assure you that is not the case.