gs350on22s

i am curious to know if it is alright to drive with the traction off all the time. the reason why is because i feel vibration when the traction is on, so every time i get in to my car i hold the traction down for a few sec so both lights go on and the ride is smooth with no vibration. i am also waiting to change my front hub centric rings from aluminum to plastic cause of a noise when i break my steering for some reason. i don't know if i am getting a vibration because of the rings or because of the traction being active?? if anyone might have an idea why please let me know thanks..

Mesca

iTrader: (28)

It's alright to drive with the light on all the time. Just a safety feature.

stvincent

iTrader: (5)

i'm curious to find out also.. is this anything to do with his car being AWD with lowering springs?

*gs350on22s* didn't you just get the new wheels and springs installed without any issues? when did this happen?

i'm gettin paranoid about all these posts.. i just got the tein s-tech springs, wheels are on the way too..

I8ABMR

I dont think that the traction control should induce any vibration at all. I think it may be the hub rings if anything. I have this extremely smaall vibration in the car at 78-81 mph and I can have the tires balanced and the car aligned and its still there. I am going in to the local shop this week to have the hub rings replaced.

nardeezy

You mentioned in a previous thread that your ride was smooth after you installed hub rings? Is your vibration more significant at highway speeds (60-80mph)?

nardeezy

The vibration has nothing to do with suspension modifications (replacing coil springs). My car is lowered and rolling on the stock wheels and it's as smooth as an old school Caddy. The vibration issues are due to the aftermarket wheels/tires not being balanced properly balanced, wheel/tire runout, or concentricity, etc.

What size wheels did you buy?

gs350on22s

there will be a slight vibration with the traction on. when i put traction off there is no vibration on highway or anything. i think its my hub rings.

nardeezy

I think it's all in your head. Your vibration is probably always there. The level of vibration may change depending on your tire pressure(s), wheel/tire balancing, alignment, ambient temperature, road temperature, speed, acceleration, road conditions/quality, the amount of weight distribution in your car, etc.

I believe the traction control is just a sensor hooked up to a computer that calculates significant wheel overspin from fishtailing, hydroplaning, or ice. Once the computer detects overspin the system activates the ABS and re-distributes power along the driveline to compensate.

stvincent

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thx, hopefully i won't have any issues.. i went 20x8.5 all around.