Accord Axle Problems

[Sthrnba711]

I have a 91 accord with 18" wheels and 215/35/18 tires and i have lowered it with neuspeed race springs. I have new KYB AGX shocks and struts and a camber kit all around. I took my car for an oil change and they said my right and left front axle's were broke and it was caused by the lowering and that it threw off the correct angle of the drivetrain. Does anyone else have this problem or know anything about it. I had the axles for about 3500 miles. Thanks

[TIaccordSh]

you might wanna check if your axles have lifetime warrantys. If not, it is cheap to get em rebuilt.

[CALIWEST]

rebuild the axels...but i haven't ever come across that before from lowering a car

[HotHordas7]

since yall are talking about lowering can anybody make any suggestions about my 97 accord I need some shocks, springs and camber kit but I cant decide what to get just some heads up thanks

[Sthrnba711]

I have a 91 with Neuspeed race springs and KYB AGX shocks. I have some Dropzone coilovers for sale if your interested for $60, and you can adjust the ride height which is nice.

[HotHordas7]

I have a 91 with Neuspeed race springs and KYB AGX shocks. I have some Dropzone coilovers for sale if your interested for $60, and you can adjust the ride height which is nice.

Thanks for the offer but I would rather go for the springs

[Danny]

Actual CV is probably what is wearing out. If it isnt worn out, the boot probably broke. Get under the car and see what is visually wronge and report back. But yes, lowering a car can cause premature CV joint failure. A whole new axel is about 90 bucks from the parts store with a warranty, and install is about 30 min. DONT get those garbage boot replacement kits (personal prefrence)!! good luck.

[Sthrnba711]

I fixed the problem. I got 17's instead of my 18's. The lowering plus the size of the wheels put the axle at too much of an angle and it was chewing up joints and boots.

[luthi]

c.v. axles are designed to run at an angle. when you lower a vehicle you (generally) lessen or delete that angle entirely. that is where the problems start.

[speedminded]

I fixed the problem. I got 17's instead of my 18's. The lowering plus the size of the wheels put the axle at too much of an angle and it was chewing up joints and boots.

the size of the wheels have nothing to do with the ride height or angle of the axle...it's the tires. Always get a tire, no matter the wheel size, that has the closest outside diameter as the OEM tire and you won't have any problems.

Example: 205/40-17...205 is the width of the tires in mm (can be read at 20.5cm). The middle number is the profile/thickness of the tire, which is read as a percentage of the width or 40% of 20.5cm. The last number of course is the wheel diameter. There are 2.54cm in an inch so take 20.5 divided by 2.54 to get the width in inches then multiply that number by 0.40 to get the profile height. Multiply that number by 2 (both sides of tire) and add the 17 for the wheel and you have the exact tire diameter. If you go up a wheel size then the profile needs to go down to compensate for it.