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Old Apr 28, 2004 | 02:39 PM
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97 jdm itr swap in a 2000 civic hb we're on the second set of axles and it makes a clicking noise when you turn left or right under power, feels as if the cv knuckles are jumping over one another everything is fine when you are move straight. please help anything is appreciated.!
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 01:26 AM
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i had this problem when my car was lowered i found out that the axles cannot be at more than a 15 degree angle, so is it lowered?
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 03:19 AM
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What axles are you using? And which side is the problem or is it both?
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 07:23 AM
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yes the car is lowered on some neuspeed race springs.
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 07:42 AM
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we bought some for autozone 2 sets. The last itr swap that i had in the car i use the honda that came with the swap but the set with this swap were shot.
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Old Apr 30, 2004 | 08:07 AM
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Remanufactured axles aren't always built properly and to spec. It's possible that you got some bad axles, happens a lot. But also as mentioned, excessive lowering can put the axles into a bad angle/bind, but typically with B series in EG/EK's you can go pretty low (3" or so) without problems.
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