steering knuckle

Story Worm · Post by **Story Worm** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 9:57 pm

So I went to NTB for an oil change because it was cheap and I was lazy. They said I had a bent strut.... If anyone knows preludes they used a double wishbone suspension (DWS)...you can't bend a strut. So I went to school put it up on the rack and found out my SAI was off. With a DWS the only thing that could be wrong is the steering knuckle. I was hoping this was only going to be $200 max. From huey's its roughly $350 from honda automotive parts its $310 with shipping. Now the question is... can i just live with the small vibrating when i brake and accelerate or should i drop the money i dont have on this repair?

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:29 pm

drop the money and do the repair. kudos to you for knowing what sai is.

Story Worm · Post by **Story Worm** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:32 pm

thanks. I just dont wanna drop money on it right now, i'd rather lower it lol. But that would control like crap.

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:35 pm

save up and buy struts and springs do it all at once.

Story Worm · Post by **Story Worm** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:45 pm

thats what i planned on doing. Going with H&R racing springs, still not sure what struts i'm going with.

Clayton · Post by **Clayton** » Thu Nov 20, 2008 10:48 pm

tockiko are my personal fav but koni and all the other ones would do pretty much all you would need.

andyjt · Post by **andyjt** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:37 am

06sik20z3;149833 wrote:drop the money and do the repair. kudos to you for knowing what sai is.

+1. Not to many people know how to diagnos suspension problems with the secondary angles..

Id look for a used one. It would be a HELL of a lot cheaper.

Story Worm · Post by **Story Worm** » Fri Nov 21, 2008 12:39 am

andyjt;149866 wrote:+1. Not to many people know how to diagnos suspension problems with the secondary angles..

Id look for a used one. It would be a HELL of a lot cheaper.

the only problem is that it's hard to find out if one is bent or not. With something like this i'm willing to drop the extra cash to make sure it's not bend and in good shape.