naseeb

I think I may be overly cautious or anal, but whenever I pass other cars, or drive by those concrete medians, I hear a metallic whine coming from the rear. I can't hear it in the car. Should I be worried?

The car is lowered on Espliers, and the rear camber is around 2.5 degrees. I wanted to find out if others lowered, and with higher camber for fender clearance has caused problems with their diff or bearings?

If the bearings are going bad, are they easy to replace due to the fact of lowering and high camber?


Thanks

ruexp67

Lowering the car shouldn't affect the diff itself. It will probably shorten the life of the half-shafts (rear axles) as the angle they are on becomes a little more extreme. Some people believe half-shaft spacers will help fix the pinion angles. There is no proof of this, but the spacers are pretty inexpensive, and easy to install, so why not run them, right? GT motoring makes their own spacers, so talk to Greg.

The additional camber MAY put more stress on the wheel bearings, but they are tough suckers. Heat is usually their worst enemy, since you don't track your car, I wouldn't worry about them.

The metallic whine could be just about anything, it may even be normal. The simpleist thing might just be your rear brake pads are worn and the warning tab is JUST starting to contact the rotor. See if Hondamanwill can look at it real quick at the UBAB.

OverBooster

One problem I can think of is that fat chicks will make your car scrape.

naseeb

Thanks guys for the serious and not so serious suggestions.

I think it may be the pads as Pete suggested. I'm lowered and don't think I'm technically slammed. I do not track the car, and I barely put 100 miles on it a week.

moonliver

There *is* proof of this. I am on CV number two. Whine could be a CV, not very likely. more likely a wheel bearing.

naseeb

Yeah, but you drive your car like Mario Andretti. Maybe that might explain your CV problems. Are you even dropped my friend?

moonliver

I have about 12k miles on espeliers. and most of the time I drive like julia child. I'm the guy that you sit behind on 60 that goes exactly the speed limit.

ruexp67

I know it wears the axles, I meant there is no proof that half-shaft spacers will prevent the premature wear, or extend the life of the CV joints.