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i just started working on my friends 2k es. i laugh everytime i look at the cute little tires. he has some crappy kumho tires that totally suck in the snow. but 5k/yr on tires is easy living man. why not walk to where you want to go? get some AS michelin tires. they are usually soft. maybe symmetry. grandfolks tires.

yep, it was the bearing. just got back from changing both front ones out... figured if one was bad the other couldnt be far behind it was relatively simple, took about 3 hours total with breaks for random things Thanks guys for the input

Quote: Originally Posted by JCell mer, took the entire front suspension apart looking for anything loose and nothing... the ricer in me made me paint a couple of pieces though lol there is no movement on the wheel, so its not that bad, the noise isnt that bad either.... still, i dont have my tools (holiday break) so i dont think i can handle it this month. saw the how to and it doesnt seem that difficult, except for the press Pressing the...

ah..well whenever i put in my AWR sway, i found you have to put them in with the car on the ground not sure if its the same with the stocker but if you did it while the car was in the air it would clunk like crazy took me a while to figure it out, but make sure you tighten the shit out of all the bolts, the endlinks, the sway bar bracket and any other bolts that might be loose

this just happend to me about 4 months ago just not as bad, its your struts there is not enough pressure to keep the tire on the ground and it causes it to "hop". I replaced mine with kyb struts and skunk2 coilovers, it was well worth it!

yeah bearing fo sho.

Check the bolts that hold the swaybar mounts to the rear crossmember. Maybe that could be it? Mine have been loose before, causing such a clunk.

I have 195/50/R16 Toyo Proxes on my Protege now. I can't recommend driving in the snow with them--they're ok for a UHP tire, but are still very risky to drive on in icy conditions. Also, I've had the Falken Ziex ZE-512 on a previous car and Ziex ZE-912 on the previous car and the Protege. They both are pretty dangerous in snow/ice/slush, especially after they are a bit worn. Both received a very low rating from Consumer Reports...

Yes, the RE92's suck. On the stock rims any tire you like in 205 50-15 is fine. Little wider stance looks better and larger contact patch. If you don't live in the snow zones and just have dry/wet to deal with I can highly recommend Toyo Proxes 4's. Mine lasted about 40K miles even with some autocross weekends. Awesome tires and I miss them. Quiet and with regular rotations I got even tread wear. Soft side walls so for any...

Quote: Originally Posted by ucMP3 Pressing the bearings out is supposed to be a bitch, lol. Never done it myself tho... I've always taken it to a shop to replace bearings where they have a nice press to make it easy. I used a 50 year-old simple hand-operated press that was in a buddy's garage to change mine, and everything went fairly smoothly. I think it really helped to put the new bearings in the freezer and lube 'em up...