Blaze9

Hey,

Cars hitting 100k and the front suspension is getting a little weak and is starting to be noticeable. I was wondering if an aftermarket solution would be a better deal or stick with the OEM spring/struts? I just replaced the rear suspension after one side failed at 85k with the OEM spring/strut assembly.

Thanks!

losiglow

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I was in the same boat about 6 months ago. Had about 145K and felt like the suspension was getting a little soft. I just about pulled the trigger on the TEIN street advance but after thinking about it, I decided to just stick to OEM. I was happy enough with the handling as-is. I've only changed the two front strut assemblies but it definitely breathed new life into the car. I changed the sway bar end links, outer tie rods and upper control arms at the same time. Feels totally different now (in a good way....).

I just ordered mine on oemacuraparts.com for $163 each. Also much cheaper than aftermarket. All of the other parts I ordered from Rockauto.com. I wanted OEM for the assemblies but the aftermarket provides good OE stuff at a much lower price.

Blaze9

Nice, yeah I bought the OEM struts for the rear from the dealer in Del Roy FL? Or some florida beach town. Best dealer IMO. Super cheap and great shipping rates. I'll check out oemacuraparts.com as well. Did you -need- to change the other parts? I'm a DIY guy so dunno how that's gonna be doing it myself vs someone trained to do it.

Thanks for the feedback!

jefflikesbagels

I'm at 115K and decided to go with Eibach Pro-Kit and Koni Yellows. 3 out of 4 of my struts were leaking. It was about $500 more than OEM, but I want to keep my car for another 100K and have some fun while I'm at it.

I highly recommend Delray Acura for OEM parts. I just recently ordered about $900 worth of parts from them (axles, wheel bearings, ball joints, sway bar end links, etc.) and they were very quick. Since you already bought the rear OEM spring/strut assemblies, I would just go with OEM for the front.

I know most people will say if it ain't broke don't fix it, but since you will be disassembling most of the suspension anyways, it's worth performing some preventative maintenance. In my case my axles and wheel bearings are shot, so I went through and ordered everything else that I'll be removing anyways. At the very least, tie rods and sway bar end links are easy to replace.

Blaze9

Snap! Did Delray OEM parts website close down? or maybe just temporary? I can't access it right now. Will call them later to find out. Was about to place an order for the front assembly. =/

frankjnjr

I used DelrayAcuraOEMParts, earlier this morning, without an issue! Just tried them again, no problem!

Blaze9

Yup! they were just down last night =)