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Old Feb 20, 2010 | 11:20 PM
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PLEASE HELP!!! MY FRONT TIRES ARE GOING IN OPPISTE DIRECTION

Ok here it goes, my friend and I have installed my ksport coilovers everything is awesome looks nice but just when we thought we were done we hop in the car and start driving but suddenly my stearing feels off and then my front wheels are splitting apart like the left is turning left and the right ell right . also its making a clicking noise which im assuming im going to need new axles..... whats wrong what does anyone think it is prior to changing the suspension everything was on point except my axles would click when i turned ... and now we notice a slight play in the drivers front weheel more then the passenger ..

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its a 95 maxima se 5 speed \\
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Ok here it goes, my friend and I have installed my ksport coilovers everything is awesome looks nice but just when we thought we were done we hop in the car and start driving but suddenly my stearing feels off and then my front wheels are splitting apart like the left is turning left and the right ell right . also its making a clicking noise which im assuming im going to need new axles..... whats wrong what does anyone think it is prior to changing the suspension everything was on point except my axles would click when i turned ... and now we notice a slight play in the drivers front weheel more then the passenger ..

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its a 95 maxima se 5 speed \\
Thats your camber, you cannot simply dramaticly lower you ride hide without affecting the toe.
The clicking is your axles crying uncle.
Old Feb 21, 2010 | 03:14 AM
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and the slight play is your bearings going out.
Old Feb 23, 2010 | 11:04 PM
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Ok !! fixed the say links the axles athe control arms, etc .. i get a slight vibration when taking off now but everything is on point...
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 05:48 AM
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the vibration is from replacing your suspension peices and thusly the road vibration is transfered to you more noticably on takeoffs,
or maybe you bearings are going out, that would cause vibration also
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 06:57 AM
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get an alignment first and then work from their.
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 09:45 AM
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the play in the wheel could also be worn tie rod ends.
Old Feb 24, 2010 | 02:13 PM
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Alighnment has been done also they say I was 3 decmals off on each side ... But I'm gonna take in consideration the tire rod ends and the bearings ... But it does it only at slow speeds.. And up inclines or hills .. But once I pick up speed where ever I am up down etc its fine??????
Old Feb 26, 2010 | 11:10 AM
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Umm, what clicking noize are you experiencing?
Old Feb 27, 2010 | 04:28 PM
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clicking was the axles.. those were changed also ..
Old Feb 27, 2010 | 05:58 PM
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The play could be due to the ball joints as well.
Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:27 PM
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but wouldnt the ball joints be consistant? i only feel the play as i start accelerating from a stop between 20 and 30 i feel it more than its fine?
Old Feb 27, 2010 | 08:49 PM
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No. Not necessarily. Jack the car up with the wheels about 4 inches off the ground. Stick a pry bar under it, and pry up. If you feel play in the wheel, it could be the wheel bearing or ball joint. Then, ditch the pry bar, get on your knees and see if the wheel has some play on the sides. If it does, its the bearing. If it doesnt, its the ball joint.
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just replaced ball joints with control arms... Thats why im thinking maybe the tire is messed up? cause when we finished the lowering with the ksports coilovers, before i had replaced the bad axles and ball joints and control arms when the tires were splitting like a v i tried driving it home thinking it was ok .. but those tires were screaming murder and the axles sounded so bad that i had to pull over and called AAA flatbed... so the next day we installed the axles and conrol arms with ball joints .. i had to get the alighnment .. it was off by 3 decimls so the tires place says ...so they fixed that so now its all good other than that vibration, which i believe it mey be tire rod ends .. or bearings .. or tires got really f***** up... IDK!!!
Old Feb 28, 2010 | 11:02 AM
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When you were checking for play, were you positioning your hands on left and right of the wheel (front and rear) or were you doing top and bottom?

checking for play Left and right usually means inner/outer tierods or LCA bushings (pry bars help a lot too)

Top and bottom usually means bad ball joint or extremely damaged bearing such as mine 2 days ago lol
Old Feb 28, 2010 | 05:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Snypa
get an alignment first and then work from their.
ya, i changed my suspension and lowered and it felt like i was driving a truck!!! a good thrust angle alignment ( front) should make her ride smooth again!!
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get an alignment get an alignment get an alignment!!

i got the coilovers installed and they didn't do an alignment. literally... one week later my new tires were BALD!! was like wtf? i rotated the tires and one week later same ****in problem.. they were sticking out. so $800 later, i got an alignment. (had to buy 4 new tires and do the alignment) get an alignment!!
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Originally Posted by alexx0108
get an alignment get an alignment get an alignment!!

i got the coilovers installed and they didn't do an alignment. literally... one week later my new tires were BALD!! was like wtf? i rotated the tires and one week later same ****in problem.. they were sticking out. so $800 later, i got an alignment. (had to buy 4 new tires and do the alignment) get an alignment!!
you sir are banned!!!
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