I work 33.2 miles away from my house, 98% of the drive is highway and I work 6-7 days a week. This is my 3 month review.
I purchased my Accent new
Installed with 100,468 miles and currently have 110,891 miles on the shocks.
Installation
- No instructions in the box
- I had to use parts from my old shocks and struts, which is fine if I knew ahead of time, to be prepared for Installation day. It does say instructions are on the website, so probably my fault for not going threw everything.
- Everything fit perfectly, went right into place. NOTHING needed to be modified to make fit.
- I dislike the coil overs have zero preset but it would be impossible to preload these.
- Still trying to figure out the knobs on the top for tampering.
The Drive
- Handling is epic!!! These turn the Accent into a giant Go Cart
- I dropped the Accent about 3 inches, Waiting on wheels to go lower. Currently Sitting on the OEM 14x5.5 steels
-The ride quality isn't terrible but not good either. with low pros, it might get a little bit more intense.
- Sticks like bubble gum in the corners
Problems so Far
- I am not entirely sure what the life span of these are supposed to be but I feel like the have gone a bit soft on me. Could be from breaking in and needing to adjust the preload.
- I have been pushing the car fairly hard in the corners, so I hope I didn't pop them. Build quality is outstanding so I don't think a Hyundai Accent would be able to destroy them.
I'm taking the whole car a part tomorrow 10/05/2022 for further investigation.
Some Dumbass Guy Who Moded an Accent
p.s. its stupid fun, best mod so far. Driving a slow car fast is way more fun than driving a fast car and trying not to kill yourself
Posted by Evan (Denver, CO) / October 05, 20222012 Hyundai Accent