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Old Aug 6, 2003 | 04:02 PM
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Front end ?

I have a 92 max and when I first purchased it, I replaced the springs with Eibachs (1.25 drop). Ever since I put those springs I cant get the steering wheel to stop shaking. I've replaced axles, balljoints, rack n pinion, all control arm bushings, and gotten the car aligned more than 4 times! After Aligning the car on a sat. on mon. driving down the highway it loses the alignment and my left front bushing gets torn up. The only thing left to change are the tie rods, and control arms. Please help, I'll apprecite it.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 04:28 PM
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probably control arm bushings are shot. it's very common.
have you bothered to get the wheels & tires checked for balance and any damage? may have a bad tire or bent wheel also.
Old Aug 6, 2003 | 06:06 PM
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How about your wheel bearings? When I got my 92SE, the passenger side bearing was shot. How are the ball joints on your outer tie rods? Although I don't that would be the culprit, but I have seen weirder things. When you replaced the springs, did you also replace the struts?

I guess what you will have to do is jack up the offending side and see if you can shake/move the wheel. If it does shake and has play, then you need to have someone else shake the wheel so that you can look from the inside to see where the play is coming from.

Other than that, you could have a bent frame. Was the car in any kind of accident prior to your purchase?

If none of those are applicable, then you
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 10:58 AM
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I noticed you didn't say anything about balancing your wheels. This might contribute a little.
Old Aug 7, 2003 | 02:34 PM
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Originally posted by snowman2155
I noticed you didn't say anything about balancing your wheels. This might contribute a little.
Old Aug 10, 2003 | 05:54 PM
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I've balanced, rotated and aligned the car and also the car was in an accident before I purchased it. I took it to meineke 2 and they told me everything was fine.
Old Aug 11, 2003 | 02:48 AM
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Originally posted by NJmaxVG
I've balanced, rotated and aligned the car and also the car was in an accident before I purchased it. I took it to meineke 2 and they told me everything was fine.
Well, enough said. Accident + unable to properly align = blasted frame.
Old Aug 11, 2003 | 01:07 PM
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Thank you all for helping.
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