changing front shocks
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changing front shocks
Changing front shocks on '02 with 90K miles. Not leaking and seem to be controlling rebound but finding my front tires Eagle f1 Gs-D3 (yes, a soft summer tire) were cuppng badly and quickly across the entire face of the tire. Rotate to back and they round back (so I don't suspect balance issues). Can't find anything worn in the front suspension so I'm going for the most likely suspect, the shocks. Have KYB G2's coming. While I"m under there should I consider putting new upper control arms (with bushings/ball joints) even though they feel solid, look good, and no noises from the suspension?
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Hmm. It's been my understanding that cupping is usually from vertical bouncing of the tire from worn suspension (often shocks) or wheel balance (the two major things that will cause or allow the tire/wheel to bounce) rather than alignment. In any case, since everything else is tight I've decided not to change anything else, just the shocks, and of course get a full alignment and balance with the new tires.
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"cupping" is also called scalloping. Basically the tire develops high and low spots at regular intervals. Somethings only on the edge, but in my case more across the face.
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