RandomTask76

Just swapped a b16 into my buddy's 93 cx hatch and there's some kind of suspension/axle problem. Whenever I turn the car about 45 degrees either direction (worse when turning right) the car makes a sort of clicking noise and seems to lift and drop slightly like something is out of round. It also kind of seems like it's dragging until i get the wheel straighter, when it becomes fine. I put 94+ gsr knuckles, axles, and brakes (rotors, calpers, and pads) on it when i did the swap. The one thing that is not 94+ GSR is the passenger side axle, which is 90-93 teg, because i got for free for him off my lifetime warranty and i heard it was the same axle. I know the clicking is not the cv's because they're brand new, everything is, except the hubs and calipers. I also know the axles are all the way in because there's no MTF leak at all. Could the 90-93 axle just be the wrong length? Any suggestions? Thanks in advance guys.

RandomTask76

Well I tried switching the axle out and the problem remained. I also noticed now that it clicks just as bad when I turn to the left and it also only does it when the car is in gear and the clutch is not engaged. This leads me to believe that it's the transmission (which is LSD) that is my problem. Anybody have any ideas? (preferably something other than the tranny) Thanks in advance.

Kataku2K3

Sorry, I just skimmed over your posts real fast so I might have missed something... Your problem to me sounds like an axle-length problem... Are you noticing a vibration which almost hums as you speed up??? First Gen B16A??? If so and your problem is coming from the driver side I would check into the intermediate shaft... It's possible that your axle/halfshaft combination are making your compressed axle length too long causing your CV joints to bind... Most commonly you'll get 3 binds for every one revolution of the axle... Good Luck and let me know if you find the culprit...

RandomTask76

I was just reading this thread of mine from 3 years ago..haa...the car is long gone (sold) but I realized I never responded to Kataku2K3's post..

Just for future reference, the problem ended up being that the tranny had a Kaaz LSD, which I guess are known to click, though this was excessive...i sold the car (which was my buddy's when I posted this, though I later purchased it)....adding Kaaz fluid did nothing for the click issue and the car was sold with the problem..