i just installed kyb gr2's on my car about 3 weeks ago, brought it to the mechanic today cuz i have a creaking sound coming from it. i saw a little brownish oil on the bottom of the strut. i dont usderstand this. my mechanic said its cuz my car has lowering springs on it and they have no throw to them. will different springs help? can they get worn out? i guess i need a new strut now. this is BS tho im bringing it back 2 the guy who sold em 2 me and put em on my car and getting a refund. i payed 250 for the 2 front ones!!! everyday theres a new problem with my car. i hate this garbage.

what do u think i should do

 

yea the gr2's are def NOT a lowering strut. they are just an OEM replacement.

 

You should have a warranty but this is why I don't recommend KYB's to people anymore.

 

You should've went with the AGX's.I have them on Eibach Pro Kit springs and they handle real nice.Sorry to hear about your experience though.

 

yea now i know for next time... im really pissed off! i have no damn money 2 fix this

my slave clyinder comes first
then exhaust
then bent rim
then all the other stuff thats about 2 break in the upcoming weeks

 

Wrong. Tokico makes our factory struts. Gr-2's are stiffer than stock.

Gr-2's are a good strut for Eibach, H&R, and Tein H-tech's. Some guys use them on the lower springs like sprints, and S-tech's as well with decent results.

Sometimes struts fail. That is why they have a warrenty.

 

this is why you buy Illuminas...

 

Dana I had the AGXs on my SER and it was LOW, they did fine. The GR-2s are for more mild drops IMHO....

 

The warranty for GR2's only covers a drop up to 1.5"

 

Just tell them you had an H&R drop, they won't know....

 

I think you start another thread and ask the same damn thing again.

 

i'm running GR-2's w/ S-tech's......been doing it for about a year

i would recommend buying your struts/shocks from a reputable company, i wouldn't do it off ebay b/c it seems the longer the shock sits around in its box the less it lasts on your car

just my experiences

 

Was it a botched install? When i had GC's my rear blues blew within hours since i did not install correctly

 

GR-2's are GREAT struts, WAY better than Tokico Blues, I just recently took mine off after about 2 years of much use, and they were not blown, still as stiff as when they were installed and I even sold them. =D

The only reason I took them out was to switch to AGX =)

They probably got scratched somewhere along the install and it was leaking the oil out.

 

exit10 - Based on your last few threads, I don't believe that you are a real person.

 

hey s0ber, how do you like the AGX's? do they feel pretty smooth on the 1 setting?

 

damn exit 10 not another problem!!

my brothers civic had a blown strut he still drove on it for a while, it squeaked when ever he went over bumps and such, it was find I drove it to and from work (before I got a car) and it felt fine, but driving on blown stuts is not recommended especially in NY, the roads are not as smooth as Atlantas.

 

lmao hahahahahah, its true i am an alien from mars. i just have really bad luck i think

 

was it the rear stuts that went?

 

u mean rear shocks? nope it was the left front one it was hard for mechaic 2 see though becuase my car had so much snow on it and it basically flooded the place as it melted. he said come back on a dry day. i need 2 bring it 2 the diff mechanic who put the struts on

 

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