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    I thought it was my rotors too, but I just got the VX serviced and the brakes was part of their inspection. I guess I should look over them aswell. Can't always trust the shop did what they told you they were gonna do. Im VX isnt lifted...yet! I wanted the front end issues to be cleared up be for I lift it and possibly creat more problems. Thanks for your input!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Jay-Fazed View Post
    I thought it was my rotors too, but I just got the VX serviced and the brakes was part of their inspection. I guess I should look over them aswell. Can't always trust the shop did what they told you they were gonna do. Im VX isnt lifted...yet! I wanted the front end issues to be cleared up be for I lift it and possibly creat more problems. Thanks for your input!
    Yeah, I would definitely look at their work with a keen eye. As you said, you can't always trust what the shop did, and that is why many of us opt to do as much work outselves as possible. Plus, you will find that most shops have never even seen a VX, let alone worked on one! The VX does not really work so good with many types of after market brake pads. Do you have maintenance records from the previous owner? With that many miles on the VX, and with no records, you never know if your brakes were ever serviced. If I was you I would give the VX all the maintenance work needed for 100k as soon as possible, regardless of what the shop says. But that's just me and I tend to go overboard with babying my VX.

    And if your CV boot is torn and you are NOT lifted, that makes me wonder. Either you live somewhere that has a harsh climate that would cause the boot to crack, or the previous owner did some damage under there somehow. With a cracked boot, I would say that CV problems should be the first place to look.

    If you have oversized tires make sure they aren't slightly rubbing on your cladding, but I am sure you would have noticed that by now.

    Bart

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    Quote Originally Posted by nfpgasmask View Post
    If you have oversized tires make sure they aren't slightly rubbing on your cladding, but I am sure you would have noticed that by now.

    Bart
    thats actually EXACTLY what i was gonna say...maybe you arent noticing oversized tires rubbing on the front cladding??

    just something simple to look at..
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    My tires are 275/65/16. Hardly oversized compared to others Ive seen. And The pervious owner gave me a copy of the 100k service. Beyond that i dont know what was done. The shop I took it to(dont have an isuzu dealer in town) had never seen or heard of a VehiCROSS too.lol But i figured i was just geting some standard thing done( brake flush, diff. lube changed to synthetic front and rear, eng oil change synthetic, spark plugs, pvc, ect) Nothing vehical specific. The previous owner idnt even know how many owners there were before him! I couldnt pass on the price 6k! And everything works great, just that weird feeling when I make SLOW turns. I did go over a large bump once and had probelms with what i thought was torque binding for a while then it cleared up. And now it kinda back but just the front end not the rear. Well keep it comming guys. Ill take my VX to a brake place and see if there is any abnormal wear, maybe it time for some R1concept rotors!

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    also check

    all 4 tire tread depth and inflation. Make sure the tires with deeper tread are in the back and have the same psi in each tire. I experienced something similar when one of my tires had a slow leak

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    Alignment maybe?

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    Alignment? I dont think i would get a grabbing sensation because of that. Maybe? Ill look into it. Thanks agian everyon for the ideas. Hopefully it will all be fixed this weekend.

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