I recently purchsed a 1990 civic ex 4 door. After I lowered it I realized a few weeks later that the axles were clicking, I checked them and realized that the boots were both ripped. Then a few days later I heard a loud knocking noise and felt a bad vibration, it got worse the further i drove. I changed the axles the next day and the problem went away for about an hour. Now im back where I started, is my car too low? What could it be? Any help is great. Thanks!

a pic of it lowered below.

 

Check the clearance where the upper control arm pivots up sometimes it hits that piece of metal that sticks out on the frame/inner fender.

 

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yea check that...or maybe bearing?

btw sidemarker are hecka high dudes. EX

 

do you have powersteering? I know that if you remove it over time the steering arms will break and you will be in the same place i am..

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by hondaownr &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">do you have powersteering? I know that if you remove it over time the steering arms will break and you will be in the same place i am..</TD></TR></TABLE> That took me about 2 years to reach that point Thank god for a Quaife replacement

 

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btw sidemarker are hecka high dudes. EX </TD></TR></TABLE>
2x but car looks good

 

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gotcha, ill check that!

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yea check that...or maybe bearing?

btw sidemarker are hecka high dudes. EX </TD></TR></TABLE>

bearing? yeah we were unaware of a proper place for them...

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the power steering belt was missing when i bought it, ive been meaning to replace it.

 

so do you think the power steering rack is bad??

where could i get a new one?

 

bababababaBUMP!

 

explain the sound some more. if it sounds like you're riding on mud tires then you've got bearing problems. since your seals were ripped i would put my money there. either way the sedan looks good check out my sig and your pms

 

Its a very loud sound! It sounds like the axle is slamming all around in the wheel well. it gets louder the faster you go.