Hello guys long time,lately my 97R who is getting up in the miles (135,xxx miles and counting)while highway driving between ohh 60-70mph and above but I rarely go past 75mph,when I turn the wheel to the right I get alot of vibration in the sterring wheel an threw out the car for that matter,Im not really sure what this could be,I so plan on taking it tto Acura to get some other bugs worked out of her,but i just like an idea of what to tell them.

P.S. I am looking for a stock set of ITR Springs if anyone has any laying around

 

whens your last alignment?

 

A few months ago but its hard to get a decent alignment on a lowered car around here.Kinda why Im looking for a stock set of springs,the car was lowered when I got it back in '02 now its really getting on my nerves.

 

Could be many things but I would start with the simplest and cheapest first... Wheel balancing, rotate tires aslo while off check the tires for cord damage and proper tread wear.
Then suspension parts that worked loose or broken.

 

ether wheel bearing or one of ball joints, tie rod ends

 

unbalanced tires

 

wheel bearing

 

Bad tire
Out of balance wheel
Wheel Bearing
Bad axle
Warped rotor
Uneven brake pad wear

???

 

either or...

 

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My guess too. If you turn the wheel to full lock in either directions do you hear clicking noises?

 

I'm gonna go with wheel balance.

 

had that problem solve. none of the above will solve it. time for axle change. or do what i did follow all this suggestion and at the end. it will be your axle.

 

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can't be SO sure on that, there's de finately 5-6 things it could be... can't really see a bad axle throwing his car all over the place

 

I used to feel vibration in the steering wheel also when I get in "highway speed" tuned out to be a bad axle ( CV joint )

 

Wheel balance

 

my R vibrates pretty alot on highway too

around 60-70 mph as well

and when i go 50 it's dead smooth or go pass 80. and it's smooth again

what could it be wrong. grrr

 

hows your tire wear?
maybe a wheel weight fell off?

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by itr1244 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">my R vibrates pretty alot on highway too

around 60-70 mph as well

and when i go 50 it's dead smooth or go pass 80. and it's smooth again

what could it be wrong. grrr

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just keep it past 80

 

haha no.. that's too risky lol

i want to corner weight my car and set my camber again..

 

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heh, 80 is about normal for me on the HW... still feels like i'm going sl0w

 

i had the same problem for the longest time as well... rebalanced all the wheels.. had the car up in the air and checked all the tie rods... finally narrowed it down to a bent axle... i hated driving it past 60mph because it would shake the **** outta the wheel... but now its fixed and im happy im gonna upgrade to a new steering wheel here soon.. the stock steering wheel feels old and out dated

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by NorthernXposure &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">i had the same problem for the longest time as well... rebalanced all the wheels.. had the car up in the air and checked all the tie rods... finally narrowed it down to a bent axle... i hated driving it past 60mph because it would shake the **** outta the wheel... but now its fixed and im happy im gonna upgrade to a new steering wheel here soon.. the stock steering wheel feels old and out dated</TD></TR></TABLE>

bent axle eh? umm yeah i wanted a new streering wheel for the longest time but i just cant afford it .. like i'd rather get a final drive or something ... instead of my wheels lol

 

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it's all that JUN powah

really damn, how do you think you bent it??

 

If you have another set of wheels and tires, or if you know someone who does, swap them and go for a test drive. That will tell you whether it's something in the wheels/tires (e.g. wheel balance) or something in the rest of the car (e.g. alignment, wheel bearings).