ArtyG
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Weird Wobble over 45mph and while braking......so I'm trying to pinpoint this issue with my car. Did a rotor/pad change on the Civic this weekend, especially after not knowing how long the previous owner had left the old stuff on there. Went ahead and changed out both front lower ball joints (upper and outer tie rod were still good from inspection) as they looked to be shot.
Go to drive out of the shop, and upon reaching 45mph, there's a horrible wobble from the front end. I go to hit the brakes, and the shaking becomes more violent.
Before even installing the rotors, I laid them flat on the ground, and both seemed to be okay. Pads were NAPA Ceramics and NIB as well. I figured the wheels were out of balance, so went to get them balanced, and still the same thing, wobble again around 45mph.
Pulled the rotors again thinking that maybe there was some debris or something not letting the rotor sit flush on the hub, and again, nothing...even sprayed it down with brake cleaner and hit it with a brush to make sure there was no debris. STILL...getting the wobble.
Looking for opinions and suggestions, but it looks like the car will be taken up to a local tire shop for a rebalance on the wheels and another inspection.
Thoughts?
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ArtyG
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Somehow, bent hub or improperly installed wheel bearing is the culprit on the passenger side.  Gonna swap it out with some spare DA spindles/hubs and call it a day.
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JDQCIVIC4DR
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ouch thats gots to hurt. at least you didnt crash it mess up the body. good luck with that your looking at about 2 hours of work.
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ArtyG
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Apparently, I'm being told the DA spindles will add camber because of a slight difference in height to that of the EF ones...so looks like the car will get raised near to stock until the Camber Kit comes in.
FYI, I'm already pretty much slammed on the coilovers and have pretty bad camber/toe issues...the camber kit was necessary anyways.
Looks like I'm parking the car to be safe until at least tomorrow when I can get my hands on the parts I need.
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Ef3typeS
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good call, better safe than sorry..
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JDQCIVIC4DR
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cheap place for those DA parts are at Pick a part in sunland right off the 5 freeway tuxford street usually theres like at least 4 DA there. if you dont want to bother taking it out Blue motors in Sunland is pretty reasonable.
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ArtyG
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| JDQCIVIC4DR wrote: | | cheap place for those DA parts are at Pick a part in sunland right off the 5 freeway tuxford street usually theres like at least 4 DA there. if you dont want to bother taking it out Blue motors in Sunland is pretty reasonable. |
I appreciate it, but I'm on the other side of the country if "LA" denotes Los Angeles...I'm in the Panhandle of Florida, bro!
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ArtyG
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Swapped the new-to-me DA spindles today...and went ahead and traded my K-Sports for KYBs/Skunk2s + cash. No more wobble...I have dust covers again for the brakes (wOOt)...and now just have to get the passenger side rotor resurfaced and maybe new pads to be safe on that side.
Rides good...except now that with the dust covers, there's a light raspy noise coming from the hubs, so I have to push them back so that they clear. All-in-all got everything done in under 3 hours, including swapping the suspension, and good to be back on the road safely!
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JDQCIVIC4DR
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My bad i wasnt paying attention to youre area i thought you were from Cali well congrats on the getting your 4dr running. brakes must feel way better.
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