So I was riding in the rain and I stopped at a light. When it turned, green, I went but not without a little accidental slippage of the wheels due to the wet conditions. This time something was different. The feel of the car was like I had to go over a branch 2" in diameter whilst accelerating. Now take note.. there was no branch - it's what I felt.

A few moments later I came to another stop and accelerated out of it normally without an issue. Then another stop, this one with a 90 degree turn. I stopped, went to go, but as I cut my wheel I felt it again. In an emergency state, I pushed the clutch, kicked the throttle and slipped it into 3rd to complete the turn so as to prevent any amount of torque from doing damage.

I whittled it down to only happening when I make a turn with acceleration, never on a straight away and never turning with throttle.

Like I said it's raining and I haven't had time to crawl up under, but if anyone knows what I should look out for let me know. I know what I suspect, but if anyone has ideas, I'll be sure to include them on my run through.

 

I suspect my differential or my passenger side axle BTW.

 

could it just be that you car doesnt have an lsd and the outside tire is gripping then letting go, making the car dip slightly? and causing you to think you are rolling over something?

 

My guess is it's just wheel hop from traction loss.

 

"Wheel Hop" and "Fucked Up" feel a whole lot different than each other

Mine definitely feels like "Fucked Up".

The drastic hop I feel makes the think the differential is jacked because it only happens when I turn, but I'm leaning towards an issue with my axle because it only happens when I apply torque.

If it were my differential, it would happen with or without throttle around turns.

So basically, I'm tearing down my passenger side assembly today when I get home from work.

 

first i'd check and see if it's still doing it when it's dry out

 

i'm willing to bet something is wrong with the u-joint in the drivers' side axle.

 

how much would you like to place on that bet?






















































integras dont have u-joints, they have cv joints

 

yea yea, you know what i mean.

 

lol....how are ya Lawry