Wheel Spacers

DTMdan · #1 08-08-2012, 09:23 PM

Just sharing what my problem ended up being...

Last week: Replaced the thrust arm/ball joint – vibration was still present.

Today: Just to make sure it wasn't something simple I had my tire shop check/balance all of the wheels (they were all ok, fronts were a tiny bit off but they fixed it). Anyway, while removing the front passenger side wheel when it was on the lift we found the sticking caliper – it was difficult to rotate and that wheel was much hotter than the others. So I'm glad I figured out what the cause was, it was driving me crazy. I'm going to try to rebuild the caliper first, if that doesn't work then I'll just find a used one I guess.

I also replaced (DIY) the wishbone control arms/ball joints today – the suspension feels much better and it helped lessen the vibration (from the brake).

pnoyako85 · #2 08-08-2012, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by DTMdan

Just sharing what my problem ended up being...

Last week: Replaced the thrust arm/ball joint – vibration was still present.

Today: Just to make sure it wasn't something simple I had my tire shop check/balance all of the wheels (they were all ok, fronts were a tiny bit off but they fixed it). Anyway, while removing the front passenger side wheel when it was on the lift we found the sticking caliper – it was difficult to rotate and that wheel was much hotter than the others. So I'm glad I figured out what the cause was, it was driving me crazy. I'm going to try to rebuild the caliper first, if that doesn't work then I'll just find a used one I guess.

I also replaced (DIY) the wishbone control arms/ball joints today – the suspension feels much better and it helped lessen the vibration (from the brake).

my next project......

Ricky Bobby · #3 08-09-2012, 08:47 AM

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Originally Posted by DTMdan

Just sharing what my problem ended up being...

Last week: Replaced the thrust arm/ball joint – vibration was still present.

Today: Just to make sure it wasn't something simple I had my tire shop check/balance all of the wheels (they were all ok, fronts were a tiny bit off but they fixed it). Anyway, while removing the front passenger side wheel when it was on the lift we found the sticking caliper – it was difficult to rotate and that wheel was much hotter than the others. So I'm glad I figured out what the cause was, it was driving me crazy. I'm going to try to rebuild the caliper first, if that doesn't work then I'll just find a used one I guess.

I also replaced (DIY) the wishbone control arms/ball joints today – the suspension feels much better and it helped lessen the vibration (from the brake).

awesome that you fixed it, how bad was the DIY of the wishbones? if those arent bad I may try to tackle the thrust arms and ball joints myself too, get the front end done in one shot!

DTMdan · #4 08-09-2012, 09:36 AM

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Originally Posted by Ricky Bobby

awesome that you fixed it, how bad was the DIY of the wishbones? if those arent bad I may try to tackle the thrust arms and ball joints myself too, get the front end done in one shot!

Wishbones were very simple, the thrust arms on the other hand – my indie said it was a PITA because there's no room to get those ball joints out (took him like 4 hours total).