ok, ive been trying to figure out this problem for the last couple months and to no avail. 55+ mph my car has a wobble/ shake, ive replaced axles, wheel bearings, balljoints, tie-rod ends, balanced the wheel numerous times, replace engine mounts and the problem wont go away. can anyone give me insight on what my problem might be? also my car is drop about 2.25 inches....im starting to think it might be my differential. thanks in advance

91 integra Rs

 

bump for a fix

 

Did you try an alignment yet, if not that might be the problem.

 

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got a apointment for that tomm

 

put the car on jack stands and drive it!!!

 

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put the stand on the lca so itll sit at ride height right?

 

welp the alignment didnt fix it...although it was out of spec alil...and i just realized that i spelled the title wrong....



Modified by projectTeG at 6:47 AM 9/7/2005

 

man if the alignment is that far off
shouldn t u have notice that when u put the steering wheel straight
one wheel is sticking out of the fender alot more then the other
(when ur in front of the car looking at it)

 

oops type-o ...it didnt fix the problem, i was in a hurry sorry for the mis-information.

 

I had the same problem and it ended up being a bad axle. I know you said you changed them out, but it is a good chance one is not balanced. I kept buying autozone axles and kept the same issue. I went to honda finally and asked WTF. The parts manager told me to just try some OEM axles. I thought he was just being a good saleman and get me to buy them from honda because they are expensive!! Anyway i did and it fixed my problem.

I spoke to autozone when I returned the axles and they even told me sometimes even though the axles are usually rebuilt OEM they tend to get bent slightly or messed up during the rebuild process. I don't want to tell you to go buy new OEM axles, god knows they were NOT CHEAP!!! but is worth taking another look at.

My only other suggestion is the bearing that is in the end of the half shaft. It's number 23.



Hope this helps.

 

wow, i didnt know that...but would the same thing stand if the were new ones too? BTW i see your in jacksonville, what is it you sell?

 

if they were new then I would say it is something else. is everything at or above it's +/- torque specification? I can look at it for you, if need be. hit me up.

 

ok lets back up

does it vibrate only at 55mph
does it go away after 55mph lik at 70 mph

does it vibrate on acceration
deceleration
how about cruise at 55mph?

 

my autozone axles make the car vibrate at 55 to 65 sometimes. I'm too lazy to take them back, besides they would probably just give me a set that had worse problems. Honda stock axles would be the only safe bet but too much money for me to worry about.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by rev-speed &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">ok lets back up

does it vibrate only at 55mph
does it go away after 55mph lik at 70 mph

does it vibrate on acceration
deceleration
how about cruise at 55mph?</TD></TR></TABLE>

it goes away at around 80, also i have a vibration when shifing into second sometimes....it feels kinda like a botched shift vibration but it isnt, im starting to think its axle bind. haveing the car lowered could cause this correct?

 

A vibration on accel is USUALLY a bad inner cv joint. If the joint is bad enough it can vibrate at hwy speeds and it can disappear and reappear depending on speed. Tire balance issues show up as a steering wheel shimmy and most tire vibrations can be eliminated by trying a different set of tires.

 

Totally different car, but I had the same problem on my old Beretta - turned out the bolt that runs through the stabilizer arm had snapped. Pain in the *** to diagnose, didn't find it until I change brakes since it sits behind the rotors, but was an easy fix.

 

i had an old set of gorilla locks on my CRX, much bigger and heavier than the stock lug nuts. that would make my the car shake on the freeway.

Just some more probably useles information.

Good luck

 

I am going to bet you have an out of round rim or tire. Balancing the wheel will not help if it is not round. I have an out of round STOCK rim on my 05 TypeS that is causing this same problem.

 

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yea i thought that too, but the tires are like a month old and in good shape, imma try switching to a different set of wheels and see if that helps

 

if it goes away at 80 its a balance issue
did u try swap front times 4 the rear and driving it?

also does it vibrate accelerating only?

 

nope it vibrates even while the car is out of gear while coasting

 

sounds really like a tire balance issue

did u swap tires front to rear or try other tire?

 

nope not yet, im doing that tomm morning.

 

Definately sounds like a tire/wheel problem. Have the tire shop put the rim on a hunter 9000 and check the rims for runout and the tires for hard spots.