killaj12

when i accelerate in 4th or 5th gear between 50-65mph my car vibrates violently ..
is this an alignment problem or is it something else?
when i let go of the gas, it doesnt vibrate, even between 50-65 mph ..
i have koni yellow/sportline springs and ive been hitting a lot of potholes recently, could this be the cause ?
What could be the problem ? Please help !

jlacoy82

How old is your clutch?

Soccerking3000

check all of your tires you could have some broken belts, also when you hit the potholes it could have hit off the weights on the wheels to balance them, i would check that first, just go to a shop and have the balanced

killaj12

its the stock clutch on my 00 civic .. 75 k on it

Soccerking3000

you beat on it? and you have the same amount of miles as my 93 si hahaha

jlacoy82

Is it your clutch slipping like hell? :\

parasonic

Look at the positive side, pick up a girl, and she'll be all over your car.

killaj12

my clutch isnt slipping that bad ..
but i was beating on it a lil since there was good weather for the first time in forever ..
could it be a clutch problem ? it doesnt vibrate when i press the clutch tho

Soccerking3000

its something in the tranny/clutch

killaj12

so its not the tires or alignment ?
what would i have to do to repair it if it is the tranny/clutch ?
i know my tranny is gettin scrapped up pretty bad because of the drop ..
thanks for all the info btw ..

Soccerking3000

it wont be the tires or alignment because when you engage the clutch it stops, the shaking would still continue if it was the alignment/balance. I would check the clutch definatly, everyone could use a new clutch anyways

VTiVTo8000rpm

There's been acouple of these threads around here. It could be alot of things, from wheel alignment (didn't help me), broken motor mounts (could be), my axle boot is cracked (we'll see), or my tranny is fucked. My stock POS clutch is still in there (new clutch flywheel sittin just waiting for install) so who knows... Shaking while accelerating is a very tough problem to pinpoint. It's a matter of trial and error Good luck bro keep me updated on YOUR situation.

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killaj12

the car started squealing and clicking once and a while when im starting to accelerate from 1st-2nd gear .. the vibration seems to be getting worse .. ?

i read in a different thread this might be a tie rod problem ?
if so, how much would it cost to fix at a shop?

eg4usdm

umm sounds like it would be expensive..whatever it is

i would say motor swap

Anti-Drama Queens

tie rods arent too much money to replace...probably like 90 bucks for each side if you're talking about the outters....but i personally think its one of your axles b/c we had the same problem at the shop...some kid said his car is shaking badly, we thought it was a bad ring gear in the tranny...replaced that..wasnt that, he drove off and his axle broke...we replaced that and it stopped the cars vibration

killaj12

thanks for all the help

i went to the shop, they said i have a bad axle and deteriorated bushings on my upper control arms. I have the skunk2 camber kit but hopefully, i can just replace the bushings instead of the whole thing ..

would these things cause the vibration i described earlier ? i dont want to pay to repair this **** and find out it wasnt the cause ..

94CoupeEJ1

Yes, I would say there is a very good chance one of the CV joints has excessive wear. The problem diminishing when you coast and increasing when you accelerate is indicative of CV joint sloppiness. I think the shop is on the right track. I've had this problem. Not in a Honda. But same problem.