wtf car too low

so i figured out what happend to my car the left front axle piled up acura sez its cause my car is to low does that make sence ?
or would it be from to much stress from auto x

too low makes sense. Look at the suspension geometry when it is that low, and look at hoe the CV shaft sits.
Is it at a strange angle?
Or maybe they just do not like lowered cars

Marshal wrote:

too low makes sense. Look at the suspension geometry when it is that low, and look at hoe the CV shaft sits.
Is it at a strange angle?
Or maybe they just do not like lowered cars

i never really looked at my cv angle lol it makes sence that it would be tighter but i see low cars like that all the time

lowering a car puts new stresses on old parts of cars though.

its because cv axles are supposed to be at a downward angle when you lower your car especially hondas that low the cvs are acutally on an angle upwards which puts enormous amounts of stress on them.

If you want to keep it that low you gotta get cvs rated for a lot more horsepower to handle the stress. ive talked to hasport about this and to jason on this site

Moneypits wrote:

its because cv axles are supposed to be at a downward angle when you lower your car especially hondas that low the cvs are acutally on an angle upwards which puts enormous amounts of stress on them.

If you want to keep it that low you gotta get cvs rated for a lot more horsepower to handle the stress. ive talked to hasport about this and to jason on this site

They should be dead nuts flush when the car is at ride height. the plunging of the inner joint allows for up and down movement when the suspension travels. When you lower the car you are essentially keeping the outer joint at original height but lowering the inner joint. You`re plunging action is severally limited now because of the extreme angle.

Moneypits wrote:

its because cv axles are supposed to be at a downward angle when you lower your car especially hondas that low the cvs are acutally on an angle upwards which puts enormous amounts of stress on them.

If you want to keep it that low you gotta get cvs rated for a lot more horsepower to handle the stress. ive talked to hasport about this and to jason on this site

i guess a j's racing makes a Roll Center Adjuster that fix's this problem it corects the axle alinement i think i will just raise my car up

o ok yeah well im not a mechanic haha just trying to explain what hasport told me about the inner joint having way to much stress on it cause i was inquiring about there high horsepower axles and he mentioned having slammed car is really bad especially for fwd

i say get air bags and give me those coilovers... then you can be slammed all the time and when its time to have fun then you can rise up again...
YEs?

lol no dice !
and i have to raise my car anyway to fit my new rims no more ballin status

so i found out acura is fucking me over hard so fuck mechanic shops im not taking my cars to them any more im really mad so im ordering my own drive shafts and doing it myself it cant be that hard

if its just the drive shaft that is fucked you can get one from part source for 90 bucks if you return the core and its lifetime warranty.
if you want to replace it let me know and ill help you out, its like 10 min or less


if we could do this with your car we could change it on the way to AutoX this friday. im down!

luispizarro25 wrote:

if its just the drive shaft that is fucked you can get one from part source for 90 bucks if you return the core and its lifetime warranty.
if you want to replace it let me know and ill help you out, its like 10 min or less


if we could do this with your car we could change it on the way to AutoX this friday. im down!

lol me and my buddy are gunna do it he has a garage in regina

luispizarro25 wrote:

if you want to replace it let me know and ill help you out, its like 10 min or less

i would like to see that. the civic has a new cv shaft... lol wasnt a 10 min job

raboyto2 wrote:

luispizarro25 wrote:

if you want to replace it let me know and ill help you out, its like 10 min or less

i would like to see that. the civic has a new cv shaft... lol wasnt a 10 min job

my friend said the same thing he is like 10 - 15 min a side tops i was like when i did the motor swap in my old car it was a pain in the ass ! so show me the ten min way lol he said bring 24 and he will show me so its cheaper than the 500$ labor acura is charging

I just got engine swap and when we put the new shaft it didn't take long after we knew what to do. Then we found out that the cv shaft same as kyles was messed up and when to my mechanic to get it changed kuz I didn't have the tools and he got it done in about 10 minutes. He had an impact gun and a wooden block to hold the fork. I could prbly takes us 20 at the most

Im on my second set of axels, And I expect to replace them many more times.

Jason- wrote:

Im on my second set of axels, And I expect to replace them many more times.

i was reading on honda tech and those a j's things are supose to correct the issue and there the same price as axles

I'd probably still look at getting those even if you raise your car a to accomodate your new wheels. Should help take some stress off of your axles, and considering its the same price as one its well worth it, especially if you plan to drive your car hard every track event.

oneurt wrote:

I'd probably still look at getting those even if you raise your car a to accomodate your new wheels. Should help take some stress off of your axles, and considering its the same price as one its well worth it, especially if you plan to drive your car hard every track event.

x2.. reliability is important...
then you can say you ahve J's parts...lol
i would recommend read more on this devices and see how effective they are

luispizarro25 wrote:

I just got engine swap and when we put the new shaft it didn't take long after we knew what to do.

Yeah, maybe 10 minutes to put the new one in, you still need to remove the wheel, brakes, tie rods / ball joints from the hub, pry out the axle, put the axle in, reconnect the ball joints / tie rods to the hub, put the brakes back on, torque the axle nut, install the wheel, and lower it back down. If you can do all that in 10-15 minutes I will buy you as much beer as you can possibly drink.

greddy_1700 wrote:

luispizarro25 wrote:

I just got engine swap and when we put the new shaft it didn't take long after we knew what to do.

Yeah, maybe 10 minutes to put the new one in, you still need to remove the wheel, brakes, tie rods / ball joints from the hub, pry out the axle, put the axle in, reconnect the ball joints / tie rods to the hub, put the brakes back on, torque the axle nut, install the wheel, and lower it back down. If you can do all that in 10-15 minutes I will buy you as much beer as you can possibly drink.

thats what i was thinking lol

not quite that quick but when i worked at honda for a while after few times i had it down pretty quick to pull the wheel axle nut ball joints etc, both axles pulled and replaced and everything put back together in under 45 minutes, than again this was on 06 or something so no corrosion or rust to deal with

greddy_1700 wrote:

luispizarro25 wrote:

I just got engine swap and when we put the new shaft it didn't take long after we knew what to do.

Yeah, maybe 10 minutes to put the new one in, you still need to remove the wheel, brakes, tie rods / ball joints from the hub, pry out the axle, put the axle in, reconnect the ball joints / tie rods to the hub, put the brakes back on, torque the axle nut, install the wheel, and lower it back down. If you can do all that in 10-15 minutes I will buy you as much beer as you can possibly drink.

ill let my mechanic know of this. He only had an impact gun, a torque wrench and a wooden block... too bad he just likes tequila and he is like 15 minutes away from the city. else i could get him to show you how he does it. I saw it with my eyes. but who really cares anyways....
he does it for living and im sure non of us here even do it more than once a month so there ya go...

btw i dont think you need to remove the brakes, not in mine anyways

did he disconnect the lower control arm, swing out the entire suspesion/hub assembly , support it with a block of wood, and slide the new axel in?