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*GTAHVIT* · 09-05-2011, 11:47 AM

Tom Hendrix is great... Definitely someone who can help you on this.

PQ · 09-05-2011, 12:22 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

Tom Hendrix is great... Definitely someone who can help you on this.

Are those bolts a one off bolt. Should I go get me some bolts?

*GTAHVIT* · 09-05-2011, 12:23 PM

I don't know but I would, cheap insurance.

mikepage0007 · 09-05-2011, 12:39 PM

have a gm line tech in my club, and yes they do say that, but if you do some loc-tite on bolt ..you are good he said

PQ · 09-05-2011, 02:14 PM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

I don't know but I would, cheap insurance.

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Originally Posted by mikepage0007

have a gm line tech in my club, and yes they do say that, but if you do some loc-tite on bolt ..you are good he said

I'm thinking it'll be locktite AND new bolts.

Dr Jkel · 09-08-2011, 08:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GTAHVIT

I'm telling you. Those vibrating wheels are causing all this. Get those wheels off your car

You know that is not even funny and will be really sad if true that the wheels are actually harming other parts on the car but it does make a little sense.

How do you tell if the bearing is going bad?
Do you think the lowering springs or coilovers had any affect on this?

PQ · 09-08-2011, 10:52 AM

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Originally Posted by Dr Jkel

How do you tell if the bearing is going bad?
Do you think the lowering springs or coilovers had any affect on this?

You'll get some play in the rear end of the drive shaft toward the U Joint in the middle. I heard mine first though.

According to all the suspension guys the lowering will have nothing to do with it.

I don't believe the extra power does either becasue it's just a part that holds the shaft while it spins. Like a cradle. Only extra stress I can see it having is if it were binding. But then there would be more problems.

As far as vibration causing it, I don't know.

I do know that I've blown up two LCAs, two strut tubes, an end link and now this driveshaft bearing.

Dr Jkel · 09-08-2011, 10:59 AM

The reason I ask is my shifter vibrates and some seem to think it is just from the cam and I was wondering if this may be the cause to it. Kinda like transferring the vibration.....But I have no clue.

zebra · 09-08-2011, 01:36 PM

Randy, maybe it's that you've just got OMGWTFROFLBBQ power that's actually twisting your frame & causing it to bind. too bad your square donk wheels are slowing you down so much you can't even realize what's going on :(

and Jekl, is your shifter aftermarket? some of those don't do such a great job dampening the engine/trans vibrations - at least not as much as factory ones do

PQ · 09-08-2011, 02:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Dr Jkel

The reason I ask is my shifter vibrates and some seem to think it is just from the cam and I was wondering if this may be the cause to it. Kinda like transferring the vibration.....But I have no clue.

Ya, agree with Zebra. Hard to say about that. I am not getting much vibration in the shifter (lever, whatever it's called, lmao) but mine is actually running just fine. As far as normal operation it's perfect. Heck, I can't even hear the noise anymore. If I didn't already know there was a problem, there would be no other way to know.

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Randy, maybe it's that you've just got OMGWTFROFLBBQ power that's actually twisting your frame & causing it to bind. too bad your square donk wheels are slowing you down so much you can't even realize what's going on :(

That's actually perfectly fair. It's possible. I wish I could get the wheels I want quicker. I don't have a lot of time to mess with it. And money of course lmao. But some day I'll get it done. Just need the right wheels.

zebra · 09-08-2011, 02:32 PM

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... I wish I could get the wheels I want quicker. I don't have a lot of time to mess with it. And money of course lmao. But some day I'll get it done. Just need the right wheels.

i'm about to have a couple 17x8.5 wheels available... they ain't too hard to find a couple more

edit... oh wait. i forgot y'all got 14" rotors

PQ · 09-08-2011, 04:56 PM

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i'm about to have a couple 17x8.5 wheels available... they ain't too hard to find a couple more

edit... oh wait. i forgot y'all got 14" rotors

Heck, even 18s are pretty tight in the rear. (not too tight to beat a blown LS3 manual though)

*SSE 4 2SS* · 09-08-2011, 05:14 PM

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Heck, even 18s are pretty tight in the rear. (not too tight to beat a blown LS3 manual though)

How about a turbo boosted LS-3 manual tranny car...????

PQ · 09-08-2011, 05:26 PM

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How about a turbo boosted LS-3 manual tranny car...????

09-05-2011, 11:47 AM	#57
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09-05-2011, 12:23 PM	#59
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09-05-2011, 12:39 PM	#60
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09-08-2011, 01:36 PM	#65
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09-08-2011, 10:59 AM	#64
Dr Jkel and MR. HYDE Drives: 2010 2SS RJT/BLK 6Spd Man Join Date: May 2009 Location: Oxford, Alabama Posts: 4,375	The reason I ask is my shifter vibrates and some seem to think it is just from the cam and I was wondering if this may be the cause to it. Kinda like transferring the vibration.....But I have no clue.