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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:27 PM
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i have 97 accord lx , now my car seems lose control
everytime at the stop light i always hear some clicking/rattling noise on the passenger seat , cant find whats wrong with that

now seems getting worst , when i drive like 60mph cars isnt straight , the steering wheel almost like vibrate all the time , but when i drive slow 30/40 seems fine

is it because i need new axel, drive axel , cv joint , boot thingy ?

btw since i bought the car never get a chance to alignment the car ,
do u guys think because the alignment my axel when bad or something else ?
coz i check everything under the car seems perfectly fine

btw i use 225/19" wheels and drop like 4.5 inch
please help
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 04:42 PM
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4.5" drop might have something to do with it, are u on the ground.
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:14 PM
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have you checked to see that the wheels are balanced properly?
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 05:41 PM
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might want to think about getting it alligned
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 06:35 PM
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check jv axle, wheel balance, alignment, tie rod

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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 09:08 PM
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maybe its ur car dragging on the floor with that 4.5 drop (just teasing)

but alignment sounds like a good start..
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Old Dec 29, 2003 | 10:21 PM
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Default Re: steer problem? (Mike813)

I was just recently having strange handling issues and it turned out that my upper ball joing was bad, had about an inch of play to it, Jack your car up (if you can get a jack under it dropped that low) and grab the wheel if you can move it in and out put one hand at the top of the wheel and one at the bottom, you've got a bad ball joint, to check the tie rods see if there is any play in those as well, it's normal for them to move towards the front and back of the car but left to right, there's a problem.
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