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Old 09-04-01, 10:56 AM
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I have a GS400, when im in the rain the steering starts to vibrate between 56-60 mph, ive had an professional alignment done , tires balanced, and changed tire type from MIchelin pilots, to Perrelli P-0's , same thing. I don't remember if the car did the same thing with the stock rubber, and rims. Im running Volk AV_3's 235/35/19 frt and 275 30/19's in rear. Has anybody had similar vibration. It's only in the rain , in dry the car is stable as a rock, right up to a 155 mph.
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I had the same problem with my GS400. It would vibrate real bad in the rain. But like what you said its cool as s### on the dry pavement. Since I have gotten my RIMS fix I have not felt a vibration just yet but it has not rain all that hard yet. I have 18' inch MHT V10 with 235/40 18 in fr and rear is the exact same tire size. I'm using Nitto 555 extreme's. But, I wanted to switch to the Toyo T1-S proxies. So, I really not sure what your problem is but check the RIM out...
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Some aftermarket wheels require centering rings to fit the GS properly. Check around to see if your wheels require them, if you don't have them already.
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Where can I get the centering rings from? I have no clue where to go. I check with a couple places and nobody had anything to offer...
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