Driveshaft Scraping

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lespaul4563

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Hello, I just bought my first fox. It's a 90 lx 5.0 coupe. It has lowering springs, I am not sure what they are, but I have a pretty terrible vibration at highway speeds 55-60+ and if there is someone in my backseat it makes a god awful scraping sound and I can see the lines in the driveshaft. Anyone have the problems?
Thanks,
John

 

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Yup.

I unlowered my car. Problem solved

 

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Well, that sounds like a plan. I tried to find a set of stock springs at the junkyard. Not a single foxbody there.

 

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Most likely its your e-brake cable brackets rubbing.

 

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jack the car up and look underneath for scrapes in the underbody. Could be a bunch of reasons.

 

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MFE92 said:

Most likely its your e-brake cable brackets rubbing.

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My emergency brake cable bracket had broke loose from the floor pan and was doing this. Bent it back in place and rewelded it.

Joe

 

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I would be worried about the vibration. Most likely, the tires need balanced. But check for bent rims. Then if it still shakes, the drive line could be bent.

 

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7991LXnSHO said:

I would be worried about the vibration. Most likely, the tires need balanced. But check for bent rims. Then if it still shakes, the drive line could be bent.

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Driveline could be bent? How? Im a newbie to drivetrain problems.

 

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How to bend a drive shaft? It is uncommon but possible. If there was a weakness in the shaft, and a hot foot spun the motor in gear on ice or gravel to 70 mph, then the tires hit dry pavement, BAM! It is a shock to the whole drive line. Hopefully some think cheap like your tire tread or a u joint gives. But drive shafts also can give in this way. It is a long shot, but some folks here brag about bending them.