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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:22 PM
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im getting some vibration. it feels like its coming from underneath my front seat. does anyone know what this could be?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Bad Mexican food?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:35 PM
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Give us some stats on your car.

I see you have a 2001...what's the mileage?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GamecockS2K,Sep 6 2008, 12:24 AM
Bad Mexican food?


You're sucha racist...why's it gotta be Mexican food?
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:38 PM
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How many miles on your car, and what mods?

In the order that I'd check them:

1) Check rear tires for low air pressure or damage
2) Grab a rear tire and shake the wheel to see if there is any side-to-side play. This could indicate loose alignment bolts on the tie rod or a bad wheel bearing
3) Look at the rear shocks to see if there is any obvious oil leaking from them. If so, replace the bad shock.
4) in a parking lot, drive in slow figure-8's and see if you can reproduce the vibration. Does it depend on direction? If so, it indicates a possible wheel bearing, diff, or CV
5) Replace rear diff fluid -- not that the fluid change would help, but draining it will let you look for any large chunks of metal
6) Replace inboard CV joints, or swap the inboard 'cups' side-to-side.
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Old Sep 5, 2008 | 08:50 PM
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Originally Posted by airgate,Sep 6 2008, 12:38 AM


You're sucha racist...why's it gotta be Mexican food?
Only people I hate worse than Mexicans are Cubans.









Actually, I'm quite fond of Mexicans. Or, at least, I appreciate their work ethic and their fine cuisine.

I still don't like Cubans. Or, at least the one that I've met.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 04:38 AM
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its a 2001 with about 84,000 miles. i know its not the tires because I took my 18in rims off and put the oem ones back on last night and it still was doing it
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 05:13 AM
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Has your car been lowered more than one inch?

If so, you could need spacers.
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:24 AM
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yeah its been lowered it has no gap
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Old Sep 6, 2008 | 08:43 AM
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is this what i need

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-00-07...emZ200251034629
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