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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 02:42 PM
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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.
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 03:29 PM
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Is it safe to assume you got an alignment done after changing out suspension parts ?
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 03:41 PM
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yes, had a professional alignment done. Same problem existed before and after.
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Old Dec 31, 2011 | 07:10 PM
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Check bearings...
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Old Jan 1, 2012 | 07:20 AM
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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?
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