For those of you that are very low
03-17-14, 09:47 PM
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For those of you that are very low
Have you guys needed to replace your axles? If so, what did you go with? My axles are starting to leak and I am honestly not interested in raising my car up, or selling my suspension, but if there isn't a solution I can find, I am thinking I may just do that sadly.
Is there a place where I can get custom axles for our cars that are low? I just emailed raxles an inquiry, but am not sure if they even offer a solution. From what I can tell, the best bet is to buy oem. I don't have the time to keep replacing autozone axles every so often even if they do have the lifetime warranty. Time is very hard to make for me..
Are you guys that drive lowered using your cars daily? I have not read about 3GS owners that had to replace their axles, so this may be a good thread to talk about it..
Is there a place where I can get custom axles for our cars that are low? I just emailed raxles an inquiry, but am not sure if they even offer a solution. From what I can tell, the best bet is to buy oem. I don't have the time to keep replacing autozone axles every so often even if they do have the lifetime warranty. Time is very hard to make for me..
Are you guys that drive lowered using your cars daily? I have not read about 3GS owners that had to replace their axles, so this may be a good thread to talk about it..
03-18-14, 12:32 AM
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How low are you squattin Skylar?
You said LEAK, did the axle's boot rip? Are they making a clicking noise? if not of either, you're fine. If you snagged the axle's boot and ripped it it's replacable. Just make sure you do it before it's too late and the axle clicks.
What i'd do is, if it's ripped, is use a SS mesh and cover it up or something, so that if anything scrapes you scrape the SS mesh, whatever form of cover you choose
You said LEAK, did the axle's boot rip? Are they making a clicking noise? if not of either, you're fine. If you snagged the axle's boot and ripped it it's replacable. Just make sure you do it before it's too late and the axle clicks.
What i'd do is, if it's ripped, is use a SS mesh and cover it up or something, so that if anything scrapes you scrape the SS mesh, whatever form of cover you choose
03-18-14, 08:05 AM
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How low are you squattin Skylar?
You said LEAK, did the axle's boot rip? Are they making a clicking noise? if not of either, you're fine. If you snagged the axle's boot and ripped it it's replacable. Just make sure you do it before it's too late and the axle clicks.
What i'd do is, if it's ripped, is use a SS mesh and cover it up or something, so that if anything scrapes you scrape the SS mesh, whatever form of cover you choose
You said LEAK, did the axle's boot rip? Are they making a clicking noise? if not of either, you're fine. If you snagged the axle's boot and ripped it it's replacable. Just make sure you do it before it's too late and the axle clicks.
What i'd do is, if it's ripped, is use a SS mesh and cover it up or something, so that if anything scrapes you scrape the SS mesh, whatever form of cover you choose
I am maxed out in front on bc coils, and brought the rear down to match the fronts. Pretty much tucking the top inch or half inch of the tires all around. Stock factory 17s btw. I was skeptic to how they would ride with all these stories about vibration when at a stop light in gear, but it really isn't bad. I've owned cars that felt worse just idling at a stop light with some aggressive cams and supporting mods lol
Not sure if the boots ripped, but if I find they did, where can I pick up those SS meshes that you're referring to?
Thanks again!
03-18-14, 08:09 AM
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I daily it now. Used to be my wife's car, but I upgraded fot her and then modded the gs!
03-18-14, 10:45 AM
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I drove my GS daily and didn't experience major issues till about 40K after lowering it. I wasn't as low as you are and I was riding on 20s. I was having the same symptoms as you, wobble upon acceleration. Mostly felt around 5-20 mph and again around 45-55. Every car will react differently, but given my experience I will say it did get worse as time went on. I have a lot of grease that squirted out, but the boots never ripped. If you run axles without grease, it will wear them out faster and click. I could care less about clicking though, run those F'ers till they seize (btw, I've never had a set do it). Back when I use to mod hondas, I'd roll at the bottom of my coils and never had axles bust, just a ton of ripped boots and grease everywhere.
Anyway, my opinion, if you are so concerned about these axles you can do a few things, raise the car and sell for a RWD model, suck it up and drive it like you DGF and replace axles as needed. Either way, you're not going to get around the issues of it being lowered.
Anyway, my opinion, if you are so concerned about these axles you can do a few things, raise the car and sell for a RWD model, suck it up and drive it like you DGF and replace axles as needed. Either way, you're not going to get around the issues of it being lowered.
03-18-14, 11:50 AM
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I drove my GS daily and didn't experience major issues till about 40K after lowering it. I wasn't as low as you are and I was riding on 20s. I was having the same symptoms as you, wobble upon acceleration. Mostly felt around 5-20 mph and again around 45-55. Every car will react differently, but given my experience I will say it did get worse as time went on. I have a lot of grease that squirted out, but the boots never ripped. If you run axles without grease, it will wear them out faster and click. I could care less about clicking though, run those F'ers till they seize (btw, I've never had a set do it). Back when I use to mod hondas, I'd roll at the bottom of my coils and never had axles bust, just a ton of ripped boots and grease everywhere.
Anyway, my opinion, if you are so concerned about these axles you can do a few things, raise the car and sell for a RWD model, suck it up and drive it like you DGF and replace axles as needed. Either way, you're not going to get around the issues of it being lowered.
Anyway, my opinion, if you are so concerned about these axles you can do a few things, raise the car and sell for a RWD model, suck it up and drive it like you DGF and replace axles as needed. Either way, you're not going to get around the issues of it being lowered.
It does not seem like a big deal to me, but the last thing I want is to be stranded somewhere over something that I knew could have been prevented. I am considering selling the car or trading it in, but that's not going to stop me from modding the next car..
Even if I traded it in a rwd model, I would eventually have to deal with some sort of suspension problems if I lowered it extremely. Just so happens, it will be less prone to happen as early as it did for an awd model.
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03-19-14, 03:27 PM
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Skylar - I experienced the issues after 40K of driving the car lowered. Aside camber issues, you won't experience anything like this with a RWD. And it doesn't look like a clip is off your axle, it could be hidden under the grease and dirt. Hard to say without cleaning it first.
BTW, you're right about your suspension, mine looks pristine compared to yours. Must be all that salt.
187 - Actually the severity of the axle issue came about in one day. Although I knew something was going on, I didn't know to what degree.
BTW, you're right about your suspension, mine looks pristine compared to yours. Must be all that salt.
187 - Actually the severity of the axle issue came about in one day. Although I knew something was going on, I didn't know to what degree.
03-23-14, 09:08 AM
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Axle grease, clean it and if there's no crimp, recrimp it.
Doesn't look like a crimps there though lol.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-ofMoWsr0
Doesn't look like a crimps there though lol.
Video Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-S-ofMoWsr0