Need suggestions......
Posted: April 21st, 2006, 1:57 pm
Hi guys, been months since I've been on here cuz it's been a quiet winter and World of Warcraft has been sapping WAAAYYY too much of my spare time.
Anyway, I have a whole bunch of new maintenance to do this spring and need help with what parts to get. My ride makes crazy clicking noises 95% of the time I make right turns, and maybe 15% when I turn left, so I'm thinking most likey it's my whole CV axles and not so much the CV joints. Just to make sure, there's no such thing as one make of CVs being better than another, right? These are just standard replacement parts I can get from Napa or whoever?
Also, before winter started when I had my tires rotated, I noticed 2 of my stock struts are leaking/blown. I'm not looking for a major performance upgrade since I don't race with my ride, nor do I have a desire to lower my car either. I know, I'm pretty boring, but there's just SOO many parkades, friend's driveways, etc. that I frequently go to that I keep scraping on the underside of my bumper with that it just annoys me too much.... I can only hear that scratching sound so many times before I cringe. So, that said, what's a good stock replacement set-up for springs and struts for us? I imagine OEM Mazda would be an arm, a leg, and a left nut for.... I recall KYB to be a good stock replaement??? Help please.
Anyway, I have a whole bunch of new maintenance to do this spring and need help with what parts to get. My ride makes crazy clicking noises 95% of the time I make right turns, and maybe 15% when I turn left, so I'm thinking most likey it's my whole CV axles and not so much the CV joints. Just to make sure, there's no such thing as one make of CVs being better than another, right? These are just standard replacement parts I can get from Napa or whoever?
Also, before winter started when I had my tires rotated, I noticed 2 of my stock struts are leaking/blown. I'm not looking for a major performance upgrade since I don't race with my ride, nor do I have a desire to lower my car either. I know, I'm pretty boring, but there's just SOO many parkades, friend's driveways, etc. that I frequently go to that I keep scraping on the underside of my bumper with that it just annoys me too much.... I can only hear that scratching sound so many times before I cringe. So, that said, what's a good stock replacement set-up for springs and struts for us? I imagine OEM Mazda would be an arm, a leg, and a left nut for.... I recall KYB to be a good stock replaement??? Help please.