Vibration while excelerating help!!
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Vibration while excelerating help!!
I have an 05 cooper s , everything ran smooth until I installed my coilovers and dropped the ride hieght down a lot , iv heard it's most likey bad cv axles , but I do not see and torn boots and they ran smooth before , another thing I'm considering is when I put the coilovers on a 5mm spacer was in need to make my stock wheels clear the spring , however with the 5mm spacer my tire still barley touches the spring , I'm not sure if that would cause a vibration , and also the spacer was not hubcentric but there was enough hub left for the wheel to sit on, any help would be greatly appreciated before I go out and buy parts I don't need , thanks in advance!
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We need more specifics:
What spaced brand
What coil over brand
How far did you drop it?
FYI yes anything that touches a wheel moving at X RPMs is going to cause noise and vibration. If it's just barely touching when not moving what do you think is happening at speed? Lots of movement---suspensions move around a lot more than you think they do.
Very basic first step raise it up 1/2" and get it off the tire. Don't drive around like that - if you wear through the sidewall...you are going to blow out the tire. You can patch that.
What spaced brand
What coil over brand
How far did you drop it?
FYI yes anything that touches a wheel moving at X RPMs is going to cause noise and vibration. If it's just barely touching when not moving what do you think is happening at speed? Lots of movement---suspensions move around a lot more than you think they do.
Very basic first step raise it up 1/2" and get it off the tire. Don't drive around like that - if you wear through the sidewall...you are going to blow out the tire. You can patch that.
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Tucking tire much?
That being said it probably looks AWESOME yet unusable. Pics for clicks
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I suppose you could try beefier axles. WMW sells some!
http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-race-axle.html
Replacing them with OEM or remanufactured axles will not help. You might get a few thousand miles out of them before you run into the same issue. I'm under the impression that you would like to lower your car for aesthetic purposes. I can assure you a proper functional ride height will make you much happier motorist.
http://www.waymotorworks.com/wmw-race-axle.html
Replacing them with OEM or remanufactured axles will not help. You might get a few thousand miles out of them before you run into the same issue. I'm under the impression that you would like to lower your car for aesthetic purposes. I can assure you a proper functional ride height will make you much happier motorist.
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Facelift R53 Engine mount spacer:
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/220863901278...d=684024448718
Fiddling w/ engine mounts & alignment takes trial & error on how vibrations go. I had a lil but once I swapped a new mount in, vibration was nowhere to be felt.
Here's how my old compared to new looked:
http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/220863901278...d=684024448718
Fiddling w/ engine mounts & alignment takes trial & error on how vibrations go. I had a lil but once I swapped a new mount in, vibration was nowhere to be felt.
Here's how my old compared to new looked:
Last edited by minsanity; 08-22-2014 at 03:16 AM.
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And thanks for your help with the motor mounts , your info is very helpful
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I'm not trying to ride you but this seems like the wrong path....do you think anyone would notice .3-.5 inches higher so the car is workable?
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