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I have gone over this topic before… And I seem to strongly believe that it is either my bushings, the inner tie rods, or a combination of both.
How does one check the sub frame bushings and where would I get some? I am so sick and tired of feeling this vibration that mimics an imbalanced wheel.
Changing the SF bushings is not hard necessarily. Finding them is worse. The Dorman kits out there only work for a little bit before they flatten and cause NASTY clunking which is what I am dealing with right now.
-Car Guy Carl "Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles "Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles
I have addressed this before… It feels like a wheel that is out of balance, but when I rotate the tires, it doesn’t migrate… It stays on the right front.
I have changed the struts… The wheel hubs are good… The control arms are good… I made a custom front mount. So, I don’t know where I stand here. I have not yet changed the inner tie rods. But, since you mentioned those, I was going down the highway, and going around a curve to the right, my right front wheel began to wobble violently, and I thought my wheel was going to come off. That scared me. I am thinking of taking it to fire stone and have them look at it, because I honestly do not know what the issue is.
nos4blood70 wrote:What issue are you experiencing?
Inner/outer tie rods are easy to test.
Changing the SF bushings is not hard necessarily. Finding them is worse. The Dorman kits out there only work for a little bit before they flatten and cause NASTY clunking which is what I am dealing with right now.
Is there a better brand than Dorman? Should I also reinforce the rear transmission mount?
I have the regular puffy front mount I just change it once a year or so. If you replace the rear trans mount, get an OEM one or you will experience quite a bit more NVH. Regardless, I don't think the transmission or motor mounts are your problem.
My subframe bushings are effectively trash right now, and I am experiencing a lot of clunking back and forth but no vibrations.
Lift up and check each wheel for play. You can even pop the tie rod out of the knuckle and see how it feels. Something that is making your wheel wobble that violently should be pretty obvious.
-Car Guy Carl "Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles "Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles
nos4blood70 wrote:I have the regular puffy front mount I just change it once a year or so. If you replace the rear trans mount, get an OEM one or you will experience quite a bit more NVH. Regardless, I don't think the transmission or motor mounts are your problem.
My subframe bushings are effectively trash right now, and I am experiencing a lot of clunking back and forth but no vibrations.
Lift up and check each wheel for play. You can even pop the tie rod out of the knuckle and see how it feels. Something that is making your wheel wobble that violently should be pretty obvious.
That was an isolated incident, and it never happened again after that… Crossing my fingers
I wonder if they make a urethane sub frame bushing
I think I've seen people use hockey pucks on the 92-99 generation vehicles. If you look around eBay and GMParts direct you may be able to find some subframe bushings. The dormans are the same for all 6 positions. But per GM, the bushings are different based on whether they are the front, middle, or rearward positions.
-Car Guy Carl "Penelope" - 2003 SLE - 250k Miles "Sydney" - 2000 Honda S2000 - 101k miles
Okay….. I have LITERALLY HAD IT with my car. I’ve put these new Dorman bushings on and can STILL feel a vibration from the passenger side. I don’t know what else to do or where to look
nos4blood70 wrote:I think I've seen people use hockey pucks on the 92-99 generation vehicles. If you look around eBay and GMParts direct you may be able to find some subframe bushings. The dormans are the same for all 6 positions. But per GM, the bushings are different based on whether they are the front, middle, or rearward positions.
