# Rear driver tire fish tailing after new strut installation **URL:** \ **Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\ **Tags:** honda\ **Created:** [March 4, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785 "2019-03-04T20:56:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Lauren\_Davis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lauren\_Davis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lauren_Davis)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/1 "2019-03-04T20:56:58Z")
07 Honda crv, 200,000+ miles, back struts bad for several months. Replaced back driver’s side first, now the tire fish tails at various mph. Checked and made sure everything was nice and tight. Puzzled as to what it may be. My pawpaw, the great car guru passed away 3 weeks ago. Normally he was my go to for all auto issues. The obvious answer is a mechanic, very low on funds atm. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance. ---
**Author:** ![Mustangman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mustangman/32/44130_2.png) [@Mustangman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Mustangman)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/2 "2019-03-04T21:02:33Z")
> [@Lauren\_Davis](#): > > Replaced back driver’s side first, Just replaced ONE strut? You may have just found out why replacing struts in PAIRS is always recommended. Did you use “quick struts” which include the spring, the mount and the strut completely assembled? If so, magnify my previous concerns by a factor of 10. Never replace only one “quick strut” alone. Always in pairs! ---
**Author:** ![VOLVO-V70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/8e8cbc/32.png) [@VOLVO-V70](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VOLVO-V70)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/3 "2019-03-04T21:08:11Z")
> [@Lauren\_Davis](#): > > Replaced back driver’s side first, This is not safe . Do you not have a family member or friend that will make you a personal loan to have the other side replaced ? ---
**Author:** ![Lauren\_Davis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e8c25b/32.png) [@Lauren\_Davis](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Lauren_Davis)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 9:29pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/4 "2019-03-04T21:29:57Z")
I have the other strut and is being replaced today. Just wanted to make sure it’s not a problem independent from the struts themselves, in other words, I screwed something up when replacing the back drivers strut. I’m hopeful it will be resolved with the reparation of the opposite strut. ---
**Author:** ![Honda-Blackbird](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/honda-blackbird/32/3159_2.png) [@Honda-Blackbird](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Honda-Blackbird)\ **Post date:** [March 4, 2019, 9:46pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/5 "2019-03-04T21:46:58Z")
You simply cannot come to a judgement on the effectiveness of a job like this while you are literally halfway through it. Put the other strut on the vehicle and then test it… You cannot test halfway through any mechanical repair. ---
**Author:** ![NYBo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/nybo/32/17281_2.png) [@NYBo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/NYBo)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 3:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/6 "2019-03-05T03:54:38Z")
One tire cannot fish-tail. The whole vehicle goes with the tire. ---
**Author:** ![oldtimer-11](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/e79b87/32.png) [@oldtimer-11](https://community.cartalk.com/u/oldtimer-11)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 5:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/7 "2019-03-05T05:04:46Z")
What condition are the rear tires in? ---
**Author:** ![keith](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/keith/32/5518_2.png) [@keith](https://community.cartalk.com/u/keith)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 7:37pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/8 "2019-03-05T19:37:09Z")
> [@NYBo](#): > > One tire cannot fish-tail. The whole vehicle goes with the tire. The tail can wag the dog in this case. ---
**Author:** ![cwatkin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@cwatkin](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cwatkin)\ **Post date:** [March 5, 2019, 8:05pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/rear-driver-tire-fish-tailing-after-new-strut-installation/135785/9 "2019-03-05T20:05:44Z")
I could also be out of alignment and that would cause this. I have done my own suspension work and the drive to to alignment shop afterwards is nerve wracking to say the least. I confirm that the tires are all pointed in the same direction and straight ahead but you still need a real alignment at a shop. Have the car properly aligned after you have BOTH struts changed. You will have wasted an alignment if you did this after just one.