bad bearings

[98SteedaGT]

When I would hit bumps, the rear end would move vertically, like it is supposed to to absorb shock... Well, since there was 1.75in less space to the snubber right above the middle of the differential housing, when I hit a bump hard enough, the force of the car body going down, or the read end coming up pushed it far enough up that it hit the snuber, well, since it was still moving up the snubber puxhed down on it, causing it to rotate.. When it rotated, it angled the nose of the pinion gear towards the ground, this applied pressure to the pinion bearing (more that it could handle). Normally the rear could have moved that extra 1.75 in before it contacted the snubber... but, since my car has been lowered, it was already that far down...... It's hard to explain, but real easy to see if you are looking at the car from the underneath...