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Suspension problem!! Help!!

Old Sep 10, 2013 | 10:25 PM
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Suspension problem!! Help!!

I need some help finding a solution for my 2000 nissan maxima gle

so ever since i bought the car i got a unstable feel from the suspension something like driving with bad tires or struts.

Well im losing it at not knowing whats the cause of the vibration

so far i changed the struts, control arms, new tires...and today i got the cv axle and front bearings changed and the car still feels unstable ...just a note the steering wheel moves when going over a bump or bumps and at high speed in the freeway...i need to know the cause cus i already spend alot of money

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Old Sep 11, 2013 | 05:06 AM
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Change inner and outer tie rods next, if not, you could have a bad rack, u-joint that connects the rack to the column or the columns coupler is bad...I have a similar issue and my rack is leaking in two places, I know I have to replace it sooner or later...
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 09:01 AM
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yea i was looking at my outer tie rod and it looks damage hopefully that is the problem and not the rack ...if the rack is leaking what does the leak look like?? cus i have like a muddy grease coming from somewhere i just cant tell from where
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 12:26 PM
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Muddy grease indicates axle boot being busted. I bet it is the CV boot at the hub.
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 03:17 PM
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ALRITE WELL APPARENTLY THE VIBRATION FROM THE STEERING WHEEL WAS THE CAUSE OF UNBALANCE WHEELS WHICH WAS WEIRD BECAUSE I JUST BOUGHT THE WHEELS NEW AND WAS TOLD ALL FOUR WERE BALANCED 6 DAYS AGO SO I TOOK EM BACK ...AND GUESS WHAT THEY DIDNT BALANCE THEM ...NOW IT RIDES BETTER BUT IT STILL FEELS ALITTLE ROUGH CAR SHAKES A BIT WHEN RIDING ON UNEVEN ROAD OR HITTING BUMPS....ANY IDEA WHAT IT CAN BE?? WOULD BE HELPFUL
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 03:22 PM
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muddy grease indicates axle boot being busted. I bet it is the cv boot at the hub.
yea it was leaking grease i got both cv axle changed
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 03:33 PM
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It could still be the rims.
Put on the stock ones and make sure.

If they're big chrome donks with rubber band tires then
harshness is normal.
Old Sep 11, 2013 | 04:33 PM
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If they are wider rims (ie. 350z rims) they must balance them by both inner and the outer. I had the same thing happen with my rims, thought it might be bad tires or axles, but went back to same place and had a senior tech do it, he told me the other guy clearly didn't balance both inner and outer. He balanced it properly, been practically smooth as butter since. Well, other than what naturally occures with where and going to the drag strip.
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