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Old 07-18-05, 07:44 AM
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i am getting pretty bad vibration in the front wheels at about 50 to 65. i put on new springs and shocks about two months ago. along with new ball joints and tie rod ends. the tires where just balanced along with a new alingment. could it be a bushing.
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Originally Posted by TRULUX
i am getting pretty bad vibration in the front wheels at about 50 to 65. i put on new springs and shocks about two months ago. along with new ball joints and tie rod ends. the tires where just balanced along with a new alingment. could it be a bushing.
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a bushing would make ur steering wander
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My car feels like it is riding on rails. Drives straight like a aarow. The vibration at 55 to 65 makes the wheel shake pretty bad.
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something i have noticed recently

if the wheel is not mounted perfectly on the hub and the lugs not trq using a start apttern and trqed equally i get the same problem

try taking the wheel off and remounting making sure its on the hub straight
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Who mounted your tires? How aggressively have you driven since your tires were balanced?

The GS seems prone to vibrations caused by the tires actually changing position on the rim due to aggressive driving.

I suppose it's due to overuse of lubricant when mounting and the weight of the car...and how we drive.
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Originally Posted by lexforlife
something i have noticed recently

if the wheel is not mounted perfectly on the hub and the lugs not trq using a start apttern and trqed equally i get the same problem

try taking the wheel off and remounting making sure its on the hub straight
I did this last night, and it seems to have worked. While on the ground, I loosened all the lugs and tightened them in five steps or so for each wheel; going through the star pattern. Each time a little bit tighter (don't tighten one lug all the way down and then go to the next). It feels much better than it did.
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thank guys. i will try to remount them. i drive pretty aggressive. take the corners a little to fast sometimes. but its just too fun not too. if that does not work i will have them remounted and balanced
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