I was driving down the road today and everything was fine. All of a sudden I started hearing a noise and felt a vibration comming from the front wheel. It was a very noticable vibration that was thumping the whole car. It sounded and felt like the lug nuts were loose. I tried to tighten them up on the side of the road, but I didn't have a wrench. They seemed tight though. It kept getting worse. If I had my foot on the gas it would cause the problem, if my foot was off the gas it was fine. I think it's my axle because it's been popping and clicking for about a year now. The noise and vibrations stopped once I got onto my road while comming home. While in neutral I don't get the vibration or hear the noise. It only happend when the wheels are turning while my foot in on the gas, no matter what speed greater than 0 mph. Anyone else have this problem? What should I check?

 

Sounds like axles....

Check: ball joints, axles, knuckle, wheel bearing, control arm and bushings.

 

Thanks for the reply Fr33way. The ball joints were replaced two years ago. I think the wheel bearing is bad?It's comming from the same side I've been having the "infamous axle problems when you have a lowered car". I guess tomorrow I will be looking over everything and I have to go back to school on Tuesday. But what was weird is that it stopped right near my house. Only when I was far from my house it did it. HAHA

 

The thing that's NOT good is that could be the axle popping in and out.

 

Yea, that's what I'm thinking. Get a new axle or fix it?

 

How often does that happen...

 

you need to go lower. it wil fix the problems !

 

Lol don't tell him that, cuz he will go lower

 

How are your axles?

 

Should I replace my whole CV tomorrow? I need the car for school on Tuesday. Will an AutoZone axle be alright? I really want those raxles...

 

If you want raxles buy raxles.....

Don't say a DAMN thing otherwise because your car is kitted and rimmed up.

I would inspect the axle before making a decision but it will be now or later that you will have to replace it (if you stay low).

 

I don't have a jack to jack up my car!!!! And I need my car for tomorrow to go back up to school!!!!!!

 

quit crying? what do you want us to do? by creating a thread on an internet forum won't necessarily make a jack and two handymen show up at your door.

 

Okay, this is BULL SHIIIET!!!

I just took my car for like a 45 minute drive and it didn't do anything out of the ordinary. It's like nothing ever happend last night.

It was funny because I got the problems as we were driving to a haunted place around here. Maybe that was a sign to stay out??

I hope I can make it up to school tomorrow without it happening again.

My axle boots are not ripped at all and not leaking...

 

Oh and another thing, my lug nuts are all tight...

 

Oh, that happened to me once.

 

You might wat to take care of that.

 

 

i was here

 

The thread started to **** me off after reading this **** halfway through.

 

oh god OT..

 

 

You guys are just jealous that your cars are not so low you break axles.

 

I'd be jealous, but then I think of the cost and suddenly I'm happy w/ my position.

 

oh aaron ur car is so low you dont even have to get on your knees to SUCK MY D--K

 

I've been lowered 3" for a little over a year. I'm still on my first axle, but now I think it's done. I was driving up to school this evening and it did it again on the highway. I slowed down and was going to get off an exit and it suddenly stopped.

 

High Speed Axle Banshees Strike Again!!!

 

how much do raxels un for..?

 

I took my wheels off and just layed the frame on the garage floor one time, but I forgot to take a picture. It was low.

 

1/1000mm FTW

 

OT all of you./

 

i just got my axles done couple days ago. i was gonna do it myself but didnt have enough tools and didnt feel like doing it anyway so i took it to my mechanic. he charged me 140 bucks with 1 year warranty new cv boots both inner and outer and the whole axle. i can drive like crazy for a year mate.

 

Not sure this is related to your noise or not but my car made a noise from the right front and it turned out to be the carrier bearing on the RH axle. I found the noise by putting the car on jackstands and spun the wheels (with the engine) while listening from below. I also put a screwdriver against the hub and against the axle support bearing (near the center of the car). most definately identified the trouble spot.

I could have just replaced the bearing but since I had replaces the Axle 2 years ago (about 40,000 miles) with a rebuilt one. (My guess is they didn't replace that bearing). Anyway I had a lifetime limited warrenty so I got a replacement for free but Still had to install the thing.