Thread: Bad axel? help please

I've had my car lowered for 2 years and got sick of swapping wheel bearings everytime i do an oil change, so i put in the shorter dog bones that are supposed to correct the drivetrain geometry on lowered gp's.
about that same time, a vibration started coming from the front drivers side suspension. it only happens while accelerating and turning or curving to the left, much more noticable when at higher speeds. (above 65mph)
again, this only happens while accelerating, if i coast around a leftward curve, it doesnt exit. this has been the norm for the last month or so.

I will rotate my tires tonight to see if that effects anything.

Any thoughts would be very much appreciated. thanks in advance

Id start by putting the regular dog bones back on and see if the issues goes away since it started happening right around the same time you made that change.

And FYI... If you jack up your car and take a look at your axel you will be able to get an idea if it needs to be replaced. Make sure its inserted completely into the transmission. You can do this by grabbing it and wiggling it back and forth.. you will have a very little bit of play but you will feel that it is in securely. If you see alot of nasty 'goop' resting right under the boot area, thats a good sign it may be time to replace it.

Axel foley?

Originally Posted by Zef_66

This. I had bad vibrations when I ran shorter dog bones.

so if this is the culprit, is there an alternative fix so that im not constantly replacing bearings?

and thanks for all of the help

i didnt have time to inspect the axels, but i did rotate my tires and put the stock dogbones back in and the problem still presists

the axel was, in fact the issue. thanks guys!