My car has a little front end shake when I accelerate. The guy at the alignment shop said that the cause is because the axle is bent at an extreme angle since the car is lowered. Now, I've seen accords way lower than mine, and they have no issues. So I'm assuming that there is another issue with the front end, correct? Thanks.
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most likely a bad axle. It could also be that your rim is either bent or out of balance..Originally posted by fatboy1185 View PostHeader Whorage and Official Part out sale.
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Yeah, that guy is an idiot. It's not the angle of the axle, its alignment, bad axle, warped brake rotor, messed up wheel, something like that.There are no black and white suspension answers!!!!!!!!!!!Comment
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Ok, i'll check my axle and wheel bearing.Comment
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my axle was viberating under acceleration just before it broke
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i am an alignment tech and i have a slammed accord that drags the ground haha and no axle angle will not cause a vibration thats just an excuse. replace front tires and check rotors but id be willing to put money on your tires being badComment
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bad axle can be the cause but that doesnt mean it was from the car being lowered. i was dumped out and my axle was bad cause some vibration along with bad mounts. since then i have replaced mounts (esp) and both axles with brand new ones... no issues.Comment
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Hondas don't get axle problems from being lowered... dude is full of fecal matter.
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So I replaced the axle, issue went away for 1 day. Now it is starting to vibrate again on acceleration, but not nearly as bad. As an experiment, i lowered the car even more. Vibration go worse. I have no camber kit. Could my wheels being cambered at an angle cause the axle to bind or anything?Comment
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Something is telling me to tell you to check your mounts. I don't think the issue is axle related
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Also, I put new tie rod ends on. I think I'm going to go get a toe job done and see if that helps at all.Comment
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Well why would the issue go away after an axle change?Originally posted by gloryaccordy View PostComment
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If you've been messing around lowering and raising the suspension height and replacing tie rods and haven't got an alignment yet then THAT should be your very first step towards diagnosing this problem, the out of whack suspension may actually be causing the issue.Originally posted by fatboy1185 View Post
On another note, just because your "new" axle still vibrates does not mean that the axle isn't the problem. I've had alot, I mean ALOT, of the cheapo remans and "new (whatever)" axles from parts store be bad right out of the box. Just saying not to write of the axle just yet.My Member's Ride Thread
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I'm going tomorrow to get a toe job done. Last time I went, he told me it was an axle issue, and said raise the car, then come back for an alignment. But there are lots of slammed cars with no vibration issues. So I'll just tell him I want the toe fixed, then if it still vibrates, start checking other things.Comment
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From everything I'm reading, the main issue that causes vibration on acceleration only is the inner axle joint. So perhaps the axle I just bought is already bad.
How can you tell if an axle is bad, can you tug on it a certain way to expose any play it has?Comment
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