2000 Mitsubishi Eclipse Help!

Tiny
SIMONCWW
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  • 2000 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE
  • 6 CYL
  • FWD
  • AUTOMATIC
  • 95,000 MILES
My car shakes when I accelerate from dead stop to 40 mph then it goes away as the car goes faster. The engine's is fine. Just did a 100,000 mile tune-up. Also, before it happens, I just installed the aftermarket lowering spring which drops the body around 2 inches. Could it be the problem? Or should I check the engine mounts?
Sunday, April 12th, 2009 AT 1:55 PM

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Tiny
KHLOW2008
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Hi simoncww,

Thank you for the donation.

Engine mounts seldoms causes problems while acceleration, the drive trains would be more likely.

Lowering the vehicle would change the characteristics of the castor and camber and this would cause additional strain on the drive trains.

I would recommend checking the CV shaft inner joints for lubrication and wear.

Check steering linkages as well.
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Sunday, April 12th, 2009 AT 3:20 PM

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