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Old Mar 24, 2012, 02:53 PM
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suspension woes

Okay I have a stock suspension on my evo 9 and I was wondering now with these cars you can really feel every bump and nook in the road. I think I have a problem my wheels kind of veer to the left or to the right nothing I cant control but can it be from the car not being alaigned properly. How much around the range should an alaignment cost.
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Yeah, if it's pulling it could be alignment. It should run you about $60 US. If you still have issues after that I would then get paranoid.
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ya i have an evo 8 stock suspension and i hate feeeling all of the bumps. anyone here buy a suspension that helped fix that ride smoothness a ton?? If so please tell id love to hear
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its an evo, not a cadillac. these cars are made to feel the road
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Originally Posted by lanberg
ya i have an evo 8 stock suspension and i hate feeeling all of the bumps. anyone here buy a suspension that helped fix that ride smoothness a ton?? If so please tell id love to hear
The OEM Bilstein struts and shocks might be what you're looking for. They're probably the best you can get comfort-wise without breaking the bank, plus you don't sacrifice performance for comfort.
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Alignment for $60, not a good one, LOL

That would cover toe only on all 4 wheels.
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i just paid 120 for my awd alignment. my 8 on kyb stock wasnt really road noisy and able to feel every bump. size of tire maybe? but definitely get an alignment to knock that out of the equation.
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What tires are you running? If running high performance summer tires and the temperature is cool, these tires get stiff and the side walls don't flex enough to keep the entire tread on anything but perfect pavement. The result is the steering wants to pull and you have to keep a good grip on the steering wheel.

So, if running high performance tires in cool temperatures, this is normal.

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How many miles are on your stock struts? I've seen alignments range from $60 to $100.
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We charge 1.5 hours of labor for a 4 wheel alignment at our shop at $85 an hour, just helping you out with the question, I'm sure you can find cheaper in a lot of other places but probably not by too much.
If it's pulling that's generally the problem though, how many miles do you have on it?
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See what sucks is how no Italy based shops chime in on threads. I have 0 support. I love it here but there are like no shops.
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See what sucks is how no Italy based shops chime in on threads. I have 0 support. I love it here but there are like no shops.
If you build it, they will come.
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