Prelude motegi rear suspension issues. Wobbly and bouncy

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 7:45 pm

as above my new Motegi has a very unusual characteristic to the rear suspension in that it feels very wobbly and slightly bouncy going over bumps at town speed an beyond, it is somewhat terrifying to be fair and needs to be addressed pronto

Are worn/tired shocks going to present themselves in this fashion or springs that have gone soft?

I want to source some replacement shocks tonight for the vehicle along with a full set of front and rear droplinks too

anyone have any ideas of where to get shocks new for a sensible price from?

Many thanks Lucas

Post by **Vtecmec** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:09 pm

Get the car in the air and have a good nose around, it could also be balljoints, bushes or wheel bearings giving you the rear end
play.

Post by **Donald** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:10 pm

Vtecmec wrote:giving you the rear end play.

:snigger:

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 8:15 pm

I am going to buy fresh KYB G shocks for it and brand new apex springs and get drop links for the front and rear and replace d bushes on arb too

89 UKDM BA4 4WS (resto job!) · Post by **wurlycorner** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:18 pm

Is it a 4ws lude?
Does the 4ws light come on with the ignition and go out when the engine is started?

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:24 pm

a set of bad shocks might make a car a bit bouncy but you can check that by doing the simple test of pressing down on a corner and seeing how many times it moves up and down before coming to rest

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:29 pm

yes it is 4ws, never driven a 4ws lude before so unsure of how they are supposed to act but it does not feel right on the back end.

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:31 pm

and the light comes on and goes out as normal

mercutio · Post by **mercutio** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:34 pm

it takes some getting used to a 4ws but you will get used to it and get more confident i take it your feeling like the car is turning under your seat?

rallyeluke · Post by **rallyeluke** » Wed Jan 28, 2015 9:36 pm

When I go over a bump the rear of the car wobbles, it feels unusual and not conducive to driving fast with confidence