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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 05:16 PM
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i have grease leaking from my axle, with the boot coming off. im lowered on BC coils, with all of the wheels tucking. Is the ride height the main cause for this or this a common problem?
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Old Nov 9, 2014 | 05:27 PM
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 07:15 AM
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i'm AWD. everyone says 24.5" to 25" is the perfect height, well my car is at that and the CV's spew grease from that. so i'm gonna be raising it a bit to probably 26". no shame. ive had my boots replaced x3 now, thank god for firestone's axle warranty....

this is measured from the fender to the ground.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 12:26 PM
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Common on AWD models...yes; RWD models...no.
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Old Nov 10, 2014 | 11:57 PM
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Originally Posted by aspeckt
i'm AWD. everyone says 24.5" to 25" is the perfect height, well my car is at that and the CV's spew grease from that. so i'm gonna be raising it a bit to probably 26". no shame. ive had my boots replaced x3 now, thank god for firestone's axle warranty....

this is measured from the fender to the ground.
how much did firestone charge you to rebuild the axle ??? thank you
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 07:37 AM
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the first time around, it was roughly 600$ due to the labor.

since they keep tearing, i'm covered under their axle warranty which equates to free.

however they are starting to get a little suspicious.
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Old Nov 11, 2014 | 08:50 AM
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Got me worried about mine now..i have awd as well dropped about 25 from ground..havent had any issues yet and im on stock 17..
If it wasnt for the ice/snow here in okc i wouldve got RWD
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 07:55 PM
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hey man, i just discovered this fix for it. Its called a RCA roll center adapter. Takes tension off the axle control arms and balljoint
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Old Nov 13, 2014 | 07:56 PM
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Originally Posted by aspeckt
i'm AWD. everyone says 24.5" to 25" is the perfect height, well my car is at that and the CV's spew grease from that. so i'm gonna be raising it a bit to probably 26". no shame. ive had my boots replaced x3 now, thank god for firestone's axle warranty....

this is measured from the fender to the ground.
hey man, i just discovered this fix for it. Its called a RCA roll center adapter. Takes tension off the axle control arms and balljoint
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 07:11 AM
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^^ are you referring to the rca lowering kits?
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Old Nov 14, 2014 | 08:34 AM
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pics? explanation? i need this in my life
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