Bent axle???

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Jan 13, 2003 | 01:20 PM
  #1  
Lately my car gets BAD wheelhops. I havent peeled out in awhile to avoid it. But I did try a few times and it was violent. Im assuming I need springs and LCAs...anyways. Now I notice at 55-65mph my car slightly shakes and feels off balanced. Feels like the back right tire is moving up and down some. I dont know how to explain it but I think the wheelhop may have messed something up...what you think?
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Jan 13, 2003 | 01:36 PM
  #2  
Wheel hop won't bend an axle.

You can put the car on jack stands and watch and see if it as a bent axle, or a bent wheel, or an out-of-round (separated, usually) tire.

Curbing the car, even not very violently, can bend an axle. If you had that kind of accident on snow or something, that's a possibility.

LCA lowering brackets will cure wheel hop, instantly, for cheap.
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Jan 13, 2003 | 04:17 PM
  #3  
Just a thought - your "wicked wheel hop" might have thrown a a balance weight off the offending wheel. If you get the wheels spin balanced, they'll usually tell you right away if your wheel is bent or out of round.
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