Funky suspension noises? help! - Honda Prelude Forum

LudedudeSi · 04-24-2002, 09:38 PM

Hey guys whats up? well i have gone through a lot with my suspension. i installed so intrax lowering springs about a year ago and ever since then i have had problems. i replaced my shocks not to long ago and there was a bushing missing in one of my struts and it hit the bump stop ALL the time. i got the bushing put in and it doesnt do it anymore but when there were putting it in the guy told me my cv boot was torn. i believe that is what he said. well now when i turn right in 1st gear it makes a weird creaking noise. and when i start gettin above 3000 RPMs it makes a weird vibrating sound from the side that thecv boot is messed up on. Do you all think that the problems are being cause by the cv boot? if not then maybe someone could help me out and give me an idea about what it is. thanks a lot

Grant · 04-24-2002, 10:26 PM

That's bad.. Sounds like you're going to need a new CV joint... As soon as you found out the boot was cracked you should have replaced it.

If dirt and water gets past the boot into that joint then you're going to wear the joint out real fast.. Sounds like that's what happend here.. I bet the underside of your car and inside rim on that side is covered in grease as well..

LudedudeSi · 04-25-2002, 01:46 PM

well i would have done so if money wasnt an issue. I want to be sure thats the problem before i go blow money on it. heh thanks for the help man. My name is grant too..lol just thought i would share that

ME · 04-25-2002, 03:16 PM

Just buy a remanufactured halfshaft, $200 plus install.

Grant · 04-25-2002, 08:42 PM

The boot repalcement would have cost like $75.00..

SuCKaZ · 04-25-2002, 08:44 PM

hey wassup guys, i also have a problem concering suspension.... but mines is a lil different...everytime i make a pretty hard turn or i go up a lil hill, i hear a squeaking noise coming from mah shocks.......im PRETTY sure that mah shox are blown, but is that whats causing this horrible noise or can something else be broke also? thanx!
-James

captainsane · 02-27-2008, 01:08 PM

i also have a problem with my suspension but i still dont know what it is.. when i brake or am coasting on neutral everything is fine but when im accelerating at any time i feel like im in a human salt chaker

can anyone help or throw some suggestions my way...

turboludesi · 02-28-2008, 09:17 AM

yea I also have a problem with suspenson. when im at a low speed or a stop and urn my wheel my front left wheel creaks so loud its kinda embarrising to go through drive throughs....any ideas?? its like " hey check out the sweet lude.....creak....what junk"

js94lude · 02-29-2008, 11:08 AM

Yea it definetly sound's like you need to put a new 1/2 shaft in your car.

I will probably doing the same thing but for a different reason. When I accelerate to hard the right side of my car start's vibrating real bad. If I let off and drive it "Like it should be".. lol… It does ok and I have no issues. I am thinking that my shaft on that side is out of balance but I haven't torn into it yet.