So as many others, I always thought the valving in the rear for the Gen 3 was a bit soft and floaty on my '06 LL Bean. So i went with the KYB rears for Gen 2 and now with less than 15k miles, i have blown them both. It's my wife's car and it's mostly commuter driving. I guessing I'm headed back to Gen 3 valve land. Any thoughts on this? Anyone else have this problem? Since I need to buy 2 new rears, suggestions?
Maybe you got some defective ones? I have gen 2 ones in mine, and think I have at least 20-30k on them. No issues. Does your wife carry a lot of gear in the car? Who installed them?
Any chance the springs are shot and allowing them to fully compress (or extend) repeatedly? That would shorten the shock life in a hurry.
FWIW I went w/ the Gen3 assembled KYB's (new springs, top hat, etc) in the rear of mine and it rides beautifully, but far too soon to determine longevity. The were ~$83/ea from RockAuto.
That's an interesting thought. Not sure how to tell if the spring are shot but that could make sense. My next route was to do exactly what you did...already have them in the cart at Rock Auto.
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