1st Gen Protege/323/GLC General/Maintenance Discussion for 1990-1994 Models (BG Chassis) and 1981-1989 GLC/323 Models (BD and BF chassis)

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Old March-5th-2004, 12:05 AM
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What is the lowest you can go on a 15/50/205 tire on a 93 hatchback?. I dropped it 1.8" (intrax spring & kyb strut) for a mx3 and I hear the loud annoying vibration from the passenger rear suspension area...it gets louder the faster I go. Somebody did sudgest changing the wheel bearing which makes a similar noise.
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Old March-5th-2004, 10:35 AM
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thats not characteristic of rub. i have 15/50/205's on mine, and a 2 inch drop with no rub. id assume its your wheel bearing or something else similar
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did you get an alignment after you droped it.
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Old March-7th-2004, 02:37 PM
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yes. i did the mx3 alignment
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well when you lower any car you change the caster, and toe of the tires. rotating the strut mounts will help correct this problem, but a _real_ allingment is needed to fully correct it
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Wouldn't you change that camber not the caster??
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Old March-10th-2004, 01:07 PM
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your mainly changing the camber, but it also effects the caster.
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