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So I've come to the conclusion that my car doesn't drive as good as it's suppose to when it comes to handling (drove my friends 04 TSX maintained by dealer...) so I've decided to do some maintenance.
First off, my cars somewhat loud at high way speeds. It could be my cheap tires but from what I've been told by my mechanic, he thinks it's the wheel bearing. It also shakes when I drive at fast speeds so maybe it's my alignment and unbalanced tires (sounds right). Non the less I need new bearings. My question is, is there a difference between aftermarket lets say eBay ones vs OEM? I'm trying to cut costs and eBay seems the cheaper way to go.
Also when I stop from high way speeds or slow down, the car shakes. My guess is my rotors are warped/need a brake job. So again, I'm trying to decide what brand. I was told EBC rotors and Hawks pads. Is that a good idea? Also, is there an upgraded larger rotor for the rear? I have EBC rotors in the rear right now but when I look at it from the side. The front my cars brakes are extremely larger then my rear ones. I know that's how it's suppose to be but it seems like there's a HUGE difference.
Planning to also put in a rear sway bar, was told I would probably need new end links since they're probably seized.
Car is all stock except lowered on Tein SS suspension, Hondata reflash and CompTech Icebox intake. Anything else I should be doing my maintenance on? I picked up the car a little over a month ago and it's at 150,000km (93,000miles) now. Want to get all my maintenance done before next summer so I can invest in my real mods. Oh. I also winter drive this... was told to grease the coils for the winter. What kind of grease recommendations?
First off, my cars somewhat loud at high way speeds. It could be my cheap tires but from what I've been told by my mechanic, he thinks it's the wheel bearing. It also shakes when I drive at fast speeds so maybe it's my alignment and unbalanced tires (sounds right). Non the less I need new bearings. My question is, is there a difference between aftermarket lets say eBay ones vs OEM? I'm trying to cut costs and eBay seems the cheaper way to go.
Also when I stop from high way speeds or slow down, the car shakes. My guess is my rotors are warped/need a brake job. So again, I'm trying to decide what brand. I was told EBC rotors and Hawks pads. Is that a good idea? Also, is there an upgraded larger rotor for the rear? I have EBC rotors in the rear right now but when I look at it from the side. The front my cars brakes are extremely larger then my rear ones. I know that's how it's suppose to be but it seems like there's a HUGE difference.
Planning to also put in a rear sway bar, was told I would probably need new end links since they're probably seized.
Car is all stock except lowered on Tein SS suspension, Hondata reflash and CompTech Icebox intake. Anything else I should be doing my maintenance on? I picked up the car a little over a month ago and it's at 150,000km (93,000miles) now. Want to get all my maintenance done before next summer so I can invest in my real mods. Oh. I also winter drive this... was told to grease the coils for the winter. What kind of grease recommendations?
