How many miles are you getting out of the OEM shocks before you replace them?
I'm getting a vibration above 65 MPH that I'm fairly certain isn't from the tires. I had a set of new Ecotopia tires put on and had them rebalanced a number of times and the vibration wouldn't go away. The tire store did a road-force balance and also put their machine on technical mode. I then went with a replacement set of Michelin tires and the vibration is still there.
The wheels I put on were supposed to have centering rings and those were left off, causing a consistent vibration. This went on for a few weeks before they figured that out. I wonder if the vibration created by the missing centering ring caused some damage to the shocks.
The vibration seems to be coming from the rear, not the front. I feel no vibration in the steering wheel, other than what I feel in the seat.
I'm open to suggestions. If I have the time I may dismount the rear shocks and give them a test off the car. My experience with shocks is when they're toast, manually compressing/decompressing them is a fairly accurate way to tell if they're still working right.
I'm getting a vibration above 65 MPH that I'm fairly certain isn't from the tires. I had a set of new Ecotopia tires put on and had them rebalanced a number of times and the vibration wouldn't go away. The tire store did a road-force balance and also put their machine on technical mode. I then went with a replacement set of Michelin tires and the vibration is still there.
The wheels I put on were supposed to have centering rings and those were left off, causing a consistent vibration. This went on for a few weeks before they figured that out. I wonder if the vibration created by the missing centering ring caused some damage to the shocks.
The vibration seems to be coming from the rear, not the front. I feel no vibration in the steering wheel, other than what I feel in the seat.
I'm open to suggestions. If I have the time I may dismount the rear shocks and give them a test off the car. My experience with shocks is when they're toast, manually compressing/decompressing them is a fairly accurate way to tell if they're still working right.