Hello, I'm a full time Uber Driver, I drive heavily and need recommendations on shocks.
I heard Scotty recommend KYBs before. Not sure if the ones below are any good.
If anyone can recommend ones for heavy use would be nice!
Those are KYB Excel-G gas struts. I use them personally and can confirm they ride perfectly fine (a tad stiffer) than OEM shocks, but hardly noticeable.
What is noticeable is the drastic improvement in handling & improved acceleration after switching over to the Excel-G parts, at all 4 corners.
In an Accord, I’m certain you’ll enjoy their performance.
I won’t be surprised if the OEM shocks are also made by KYB with a markup.
All the best.
Alright, I'll buy and install them, let's see how much abuse they can take. I drive about 20,000 miles yearly.
Please keep us posted how they perform in your car, compared to OEM. Mine have been fine now since fitting them 4yrs & 50,000 miles ago. And I drive like a maniac.
Updated: I am currently at 152,000 Miles from 131,000; It's running smoothly.
I had to change the lower ball joints at 140,000 for 555 a Japanese brand.
So far so good. I'm hoping to make it to 500k
Thanks for the update & all the best!
188K Miles Later, still holding up well.
Good to know.
Those are excellent struts.
Yes, that’s KYB but I don’t have experience with its ride. If I were you, I would look up and see if I can find a discount on the OEM one. Find out the part number and look into this website:
https://www.hondapartsconnection.com/oem-honda-shocks-and-struts/2014-honda-accord?
Hey, I checked it said $500 for the oem pair. Would that be considered a good price?
Current Ones started giving up at 130,000 miles.
I personally do not pay that much money for strut. Some of them are listed as low as $85.87, depending on what you look for. Find out the part number of what you need and shop around.
KYB all the way. If you want to save installation time (and assuming your car comes with struts), I recommend getting KYB Strut Assemblies, instead of just the shocks. They cost a little more. But save so much time and effort, IMHO.
But if you know what you are doing (or your car just comes with shocks and springs sepárate, then going with just the shocks are definitely cheaper. I don’t have the special tools or the tacit knowledge to do just the shocks, so I go with struts.
