1G Continued wheel bearing/hub issues

[Vegas Smith]

Hey folks, I finally got my 1G finished a few months then I realized I had some bad rear wheel bearings (grinding while driving and wheel slop with the car jacked in the air). It has taken me a few months but I completely rebuilt my rear end with rear-toe eliminator, new wheel bearings, poly-bushings, DSS aluminum driveshaft, new carrier bearing, 4-bolt rear-end. So I figured the car would be perfect.

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Well, now I hear a thumbing/grinding going on again (slightly different sound than before). I can't find anything on the drivetrain touching anything else so I don't think it's something simple like hitting the exhaust. The wheels STILL HAVE SLOP! How the hell is there still movement on the wheel if I just replaced the wheel bearings????? Not sure what the hell is going on. One thing I can think of is one of my arms has an old speed sensor on it and the other doesn't (maybe old abs stuff?) It's weird that only one had the old sensor. But that same arm had an extra gear in the wheel bearing area (most likely an abs part). I removed the gear when I replaced the wheel bearing. Maybe this is causing an issue. Thanks for any input.

 

[Vegas Smith]

So I jacked up the rear of the car and rotated both wheels. I don't hear or feel any binding out all. It feels completely normal. However, when I release the car to the ground the suspension does not settle in. The rear sits about 2-3 inches too high. It's very strange. I'm wondering if I miscalculated how long my new rear-toe inserts should have been. maybe they are completely wrong?

 

[Vegas Smith]

Help...

 

[bastarddsm]

Roll the car back and forth, does it settle?

 

[Vegas Smith]

I have gotten it settle twice by releasing the parking brake and by driving it for a few seconds. I think I may have incorrectly set my rear toe inserts and it's causing issues with my suspension geometry.

 

[bastarddsm]

Jack it up, pull the tire, pull the rear strut, jack the trailing arm up into ride height and see if it binds. Maybe it is the cv joints binding.

 

[Tanro]

If you can get it on a drive on rack, you could get underneath it on a creeper and have a helper push it back and forth to see if anything is binding.

We do Lift kits, Bags, and and Coilover at work fairly often and we generally have to do this procedure to ensure there is no interference of parts.

 

[ThunderChild]

Is this sound you're hearing wheel speed relevant or engine rpm related?
I don't want to scare you, but i may be something in the diff or t-case, or maybe bad driveshaft carrier bearings/u-joints/lobro joint.

If the car tracks fine, and the suspension settles after driving, im not thinking your bearings or toe kit is the issue.