chyld_89
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Hey guys, I know the thread says "brakes" in it, but there's other things I need to point out, so that's why I thought I place this problem here. Yesterday I went to a good friend of mine to help me change the front brakes (rotors and pads only). It was a pain, but we managed to get it done. We were gonna do the rears as well, but it proved too difficult, especially since we didn't have a clamp to compress the brake piston. So we just did the fronts only-I'll probably go to an autoshop to do the back.
Now, me and my friend made absolutely sure that every bolt we touched in this job was tight. Once I started driving I could tell, there was a noticeable vibration after hitting 65+mph. When I hit the brake peddle, the peddle itself vibrates also, and that's never happened before
. Vibration while driving was noticeable before the brake changing, but it wasn't that significant OR made my brake peddle vibrate.
Here is where I'd like to point out, that last year, around the ending of summer 16', while driving, I was behind a car (tail gating, though not on purpose, only to pass him/switch lanes). As I'm ready to make my move, and seeing as how I'm close to the driver in front of me, I hear a big bang, and felt the impact on my car. At first I thought "oh no! My front bumper is broken!?". But my car was still driving pretty straight and I heard no scrape-like noises except now I feel a subtle vibration. Long story short I come to find out that I damaged the subframe on the passenger side. I suspect I must of hit a big piece of concrete that I didn't see when I was behind the driver. Ever since that day, the car still drives straight, but again, I feel vibration AND I hear some kind of winding noise.
While changing the passenger side front brakes, I discovered what looked like an area of where something is to be connected to the subframe and engine. I'll put the photos at the end of this thread, but basically should I be concerned? Has anyone had a similar problem? Should I just go to a trusted autoshop to have them look at my problem and explain to them what's going on? Thanks in advance guys, and I do apologize for the lengthy thread, I just thought I'd be as descriptive alas possible.
Now, me and my friend made absolutely sure that every bolt we touched in this job was tight. Once I started driving I could tell, there was a noticeable vibration after hitting 65+mph. When I hit the brake peddle, the peddle itself vibrates also, and that's never happened before
. Vibration while driving was noticeable before the brake changing, but it wasn't that significant OR made my brake peddle vibrate. Here is where I'd like to point out, that last year, around the ending of summer 16', while driving, I was behind a car (tail gating, though not on purpose, only to pass him/switch lanes). As I'm ready to make my move, and seeing as how I'm close to the driver in front of me, I hear a big bang, and felt the impact on my car. At first I thought "oh no! My front bumper is broken!?". But my car was still driving pretty straight and I heard no scrape-like noises except now I feel a subtle vibration. Long story short I come to find out that I damaged the subframe on the passenger side. I suspect I must of hit a big piece of concrete that I didn't see when I was behind the driver. Ever since that day, the car still drives straight, but again, I feel vibration AND I hear some kind of winding noise.
While changing the passenger side front brakes, I discovered what looked like an area of where something is to be connected to the subframe and engine. I'll put the photos at the end of this thread, but basically should I be concerned? Has anyone had a similar problem? Should I just go to a trusted autoshop to have them look at my problem and explain to them what's going on? Thanks in advance guys, and I do apologize for the lengthy thread, I just thought I'd be as descriptive alas possible.
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. How that happened, idk. I asked the tech if maybe the rotors were warped, but apparently, me and my friend did a good job on the brake changing, so the rotors are not the cause of the wheel wobbling/vibration. Someone, please explain why my Rays rims are bent. 