klepto

so my cars been making some funky noises lately so I decided to jack it up and have a look see. It would make a nasty metal thunking noise when I turned my wheel fully and when I went over a hard bump






fantastic, my control arm is teh broken. does anyone know exactly what needs to be replaced and how much it might cost me?

saiko_cl_duck

ouch man. that sucks. I'd say you need a new upper control arm. I've busted on of those on my old lude, and it ran me about 80-90 bucks, i believe.

kamdawg

if you do it by yourself it shouldnt be that much. i remember a couple years back a professional shop charged my buddy 300 on his civic

lnsyone

take that camber kit out :p

when baka t had his cl, he went through an arm or two and my other friend (III) went through about 4.

ridin low with the camber kit will be prone to fuckin shit up. i haven't gone through any control arms or ball joints yet :p prolly will never have to unless i go through a chasm or when i decide to run a camber kit.

ghost_masterCL

looks like the baljoint is what's screwed up, not the actual control arm.

agranado

damn bro.

control arm

:edit: ghost makes a valid point.. it looks like it just may be the balljoint. was that a stock balljoint? or an aftermarket camber kit-adjustable joint?

MrChad

That does look like the ball joint pressed itself out of the upper arm.

You can order the entire new arm from Honda and install it.

Else, I think you can get a replacement ball joint from Ingalls (to replace the OE ball joint.) My buddy schmiddy did this on his 99 Accord. No front camber kit, just an ingalls replacement joint.

If you replace the ball joint alone you will need a set of press tools for truck ball joints and some experimentation to get the old out and the new one in.

but the Honda arm alone would be much easier. You should be able to get a new arm for under ~100.

97BlackAckCL

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by a speed bump

klepto

lnsyone, just curious, why would having camber kits fuck shit up? Im not running a ball joint camber kit, just the other kind.

thanks for all the info everyone else, im looking at getting this, it already comes with the ball joint.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eB...RK%3AMEWA%3AIT

dragon084

i ride teins 2

krazy99cl

probaly bc the control arm hits the frame..when there is uneven pavement

krazy99cl

the outer edge of the arm on mines hits the frame and shakes my dash like crazy...im guessing in your situation....the outer edge hit the frame and popped it out of its place

subbuzz

fix it, go lower. that sux.. as for bumps,i thought cali roads were also used as iorningboards
insyone, i'm also curious about this whole camber thing

klepto

lol cali roads suck man

rajin_2.3cl

you're car is almost 10 years old

wear and tear plus the added stress on your suspension from being slammed....sooner your later your ball joints were about to go.

just count your blessings you weren't flying down the highway and that thing went on you !

bebop.fey

would that popping from the arm also make your wheel shake? like vibrate?
just wondering cause i remember my rear clunking once when i took a corner pretty fast
thanks
and ball joints messes your arms up? what the =/

lnsyone

You can only correct so much camber at a certain height before you start bottoming out or have clearance issues. I think the reason why is because you dont have that much room to play with if your camber is corrected to 0 degrees (give or take several tenths or so). The angle of your control arm will be positioned more outward (or when the car is lowered back onto a flat surface the the angle of the arm will sit higher towards the top of the fenderwell depending on how low the drop is).

I dont know if what i wrote makes sense, but I'll go over it when I wake up from Stonerville.

lnsyone

dont be like this guy

http://honda-tech.com/zerothread?id=285575

eros904

Checked this guy out in the City. Advanced Autozone on Mission street. Ask for Sammy 415-587-5585

lnsyone

aight ill give um a call

subbuzz

so camber hepls you corner better and correcting it gives you probs,is the only down side tire wear?if so i'm dropping my baby 2.5in with no kit

lnsyone

if you're running a camber kit and the lower you go, the more issues you'll have with clearance and bottoming out. you'll bottom out driving on uneven roadways and also on shitty roads where pot holes and pot craters are present (if you're lowered more than 3" or so).

camber kits are good for those dropped around 2-2.5" (estimate) or less. on the flip side, it wouldnt be ideal for those lowered 3.25" or more.

i used to run on a 4.5"+ drop and i had no bottoming out issues with the exception of whacking minor shit here and there; but nothing i'd experience with a camber kit at my height. of course, the downside of running negative camber is the case of having to replace your tires. my front tires have the most obvious sign of camber wear and they've lasted about 4 months of driving until the steel belt started to show. my rears are holding up fine with minimal tread wear.

bebop.fey

i get about the same tire wear as you but the front lasts a lil longer =)
would a broken arm vibrate your wheel? or is it the bearing?
can someone help me on this one . .