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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 06:22 PM
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When i take my car up to anything above around 30 my car starts to shake really bad. I dont know what it could be and also i hear a popping noise like the noise the CV joint would make if it was going bad but it didnt make that noise when it was on stock ride height. I'm just curious to know what might cause this to do this?

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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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Wheel bearing? Have you picked the car off the ground, 10-and-3 test?...What's really bad?? Like, "Oh **** maybe I shouldn't be driving this bad.."..or.."It's just annoying, i'll turn my music up and ignore it bad.."
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 06:42 PM
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steps to check or will need to replace:
have you check your tires? could be worn.
Have you done an allingment?
Try tighten the crosssmember bolts or any bolt that is under near the front of the car
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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how far did u lower it
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 07:20 PM
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Originally Posted by ExtraBlackRex
Wheel bearing? Have you picked the car off the ground, 10-and-3 test?...What's really bad?? Like, "Oh **** maybe I shouldn't be driving this bad.."..or.."It's just annoying, i'll turn my music up and ignore it bad.."
The shaking is just annoying but the clicking noise is questionable on if i should be driving it or not. Also, i know its not the wheel bearing cause we already replaced it when we did my z6 swap.

Originally Posted by MonkeyBoy7805
steps to check or will need to replace:
have you check your tires? could be worn.
Have you done an allingment?
Try tighten the crosssmember bolts or any bolt that is under near the front of the car
My tires are pretty bad and I'm suppose to get an alignment soon but i didnt think not having an alignment could make this much noise?

Originally Posted by white&clean
how far did u lower it
Right above the tire on the backs and tucking just a little bit in the front. I'll get a pic tomorrow when theres light out.
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 07:31 PM
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tomarrow check your cv joint for scraches where it might hit and your tierods for your stearing you might have to clearince them
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 07:37 PM
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alright, i will. thanks.
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 07:40 PM
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i know its an ef but what chassy is it
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 07:55 PM
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Also check wheel balance on the front tires, see if your wheel weights are still on and have them rebalanced.
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Old Aug 15, 2010 | 08:35 PM
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I had a bad shake on my rex at certain speeds and it turned out i just needed my wheels rebalanced. Could just be as simple as that.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 12:51 AM
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loose suspension parts also theres supposed to be a upper an lower bushing on the strut one gose on the under side one goes on the upper it makes your car feel weird make weir noises if ones missing sometimes you wont notice if you didnt put it in
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 08:40 AM
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So the car drove fine before you lowered it and as soon as you lowered it the shaking/noise started, correct? If so, you may have an axle that is too long. Especially if they are not the OEM axles. At the stock ride height there would be no issues, but when lowered the clearance of the inside cv joint is now greatly decreased. Had this same exact problem and turned out the "rebuilt" axle that was installed in the car was actually the length of an EG(too long).
Good luck.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 12:07 PM
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Originally Posted by white&clean
i know its an ef but what chassy is it
EF sedan, sorry about that. Forgot to put it up.

Originally Posted by rsanders
Also check wheel balance on the front tires, see if your wheel weights are still on and have them rebalanced.
Originally Posted by simple tech
I had a bad shake on my rex at certain speeds and it turned out i just needed my wheels rebalanced. Could just be as simple as that.
Yea, my brother works at honda so im waiting for him to have free time so he could do my alignment and everything.

Originally Posted by dohc4life
loose suspension parts also theres supposed to be a upper an lower bushing on the strut one gose on the under side one goes on the upper it makes your car feel weird make weir noises if ones missing sometimes you wont notice if you didnt put it in
I'll double check to see if all the stuff is there today when it cools down.

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So the car drove fine before you lowered it and as soon as you lowered it the shaking/noise started, correct? If so, you may have an axle that is too long. Especially if they are not the OEM axles. At the stock ride height there would be no issues, but when lowered the clearance of the inside cv joint is now greatly decreased. Had this same exact problem and turned out the "rebuilt" axle that was installed in the car was actually the length of an EG(too long).
Good luck.
This makes a lot of sense because we did do a z6 swap and were unsure about which axle to use and i think we bought one for the EG chassis.

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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 12:36 PM
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I just bought an EF sedan and it was started shaking at 45,mph by 65 it was really bad almost not safe. Rebalancing fixed the issue for me, but mine isn't lowered.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 01:05 PM
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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Originally Posted by KingKoala
I just bought an EF sedan and it was started shaking at 45,mph by 65 it was really bad almost not safe. Rebalancing fixed the issue for me, but mine isn't lowered.
Yea, my brothers rebalancing my wheels for me tomorrow or this weekend for sure. I'm going to try this before spending money on another axle.
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Old Aug 16, 2010 | 09:25 PM
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good plan
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