So driving the e30 today and get on the highway at the end of the ramp I nail the gas and the car feels like it is going to spin out. The rear drops as expected but either it feels like the shock is dead or all the power went to the rear drivers side or pass side tire only. It was as if there was only power to one wheel or sliding on sand and there was none. So I am up to speed and every time I hit the gas the rear end feels like it wants to kick left. The car sits fine and the springs and shocks feel good when I push on the trunk . So is this a diff issue and what is the best way to know if the diff is fucked. BURNOUT????? Or is it the shock on that side.?
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Jack up one rear corner of the car and try to spin the wheel in the air. You can use a torque wrench on the 30mm axle nut to measure the breakaway torque.
Originally posted by whysimon -
obligatory question:
bald tires on a wet road?Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
Originally posted by TimKninjaComment
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Thats my guess.Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
garage queen 91 bmw 325is / 1972 Chevy El Camino 355 sbc 450hpComment
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do you have a open diff?-FREEDOM- is cruisin at 80, windows down and listening to the perfect song-thinking "this is it"
-The Beauty in the Tragedy-
MECHANIC SMASH!!- (you all know you do it)
Got Drop?? ;-)
Originally posted by JinormusJComment
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get the car up in the air and see what is going on. Dont drive it till you inspect it. Or just do a smoking burnout till something breaks and then fix itComment
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I have good tires, I think it is the diff or the shock on that side.Comment
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alright how bout we get some more specifics here:
Fill in the Blanks
nail the gas = ___% throttle
road conditions were ____
I was traveling ___ mph, this is a _________ [reasonable or unreasonable] speed for given conditions
I have a(n) ______ differential
when youre driving around does the car seem to bounce more than usual? when it bounces is it quickly dampened or does it continue to bounce for a bit?
were you breaking a wheel loose?
are you making any unorthodox amounts of power with this car?Your signature picture has been removed since it contained the Photobucket "upgrade your account" image.
Originally posted by TimKninjaComment
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nail the gas = 100___% throttle
road conditions were _dry ___
I was traveling _60- 75__ mph, this is a ____reasonable_____ [reasonable or unreasonable] speed for given conditions
I have a(n) __stock 1990 325i diff ____ differential
when youre driving around does the car seem to bounce more than usual? NO
when it bounces is it quickly dampened or does it continue to bounce for a bit? NO BOUNCE FEELS FINE
were you breaking a wheel loose? NO NO
are you making any unorthodox amounts of power with this car? NOComment
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what the fuck, just got the car off the ground to test the diff by trying to spin the rear axle nut and see if it would move and I have no axle nut. I could hav died thanks to good friends good booz and not checking there work while helping me. so I think the problem is solved. Thanks to allComment
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No..... axle.....nut?
Whew... man you dodged a big bullet there.
Bitch slap your friend that put that hub back on.sigpic 1987 325isComment
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