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Front end of the car wobbles

Postby coolnik12 » Fri Nov 26, 2010 11:28 pm

Hi there,

so i had this problem with my car wobbling alot on high speeds like over 90kms. I had my wheels balanced, the guy said they were pretty bad and he even said that after doing the balancing, the wobbling should stop. But sadly it still does that, but now its a little better than before. It wobbles just over at 100kms now. The guy also mentioned it could be the front shocks if the problem still continues.

What could the problem be?? Help appreciated :D
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Postby sergei » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:06 am

When last time you had wheel alignment done?
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Re: Front end of the car wobbles

Postby loudstealthGT-Four » Sat Nov 27, 2010 12:49 am

coolnik12 wrote:Hi there,

blah blah..... The guy also mentioned it could be the front shocks if the problem still continues.

What could the problem be?? Help appreciated :D


maybe try looking at the shocks, like he said
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Postby h8wrxs » Sat Nov 27, 2010 2:02 am

wow 8O
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Postby KinLoud » Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:58 am

swap front wheels onto the back
might be one tyre/wheel causing the problem.

Jack up car and spin wheels looking for wonky tread/wheel

borrow a set of wheels

if prob continues check for bent hub
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Postby iOnic » Sat Nov 27, 2010 9:35 am

sergei wrote:When last time you had wheel alignment done?


This + check for play in ball joints/tie rods
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Postby BZG Wagon » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:13 am

What do you mean by 'wobbles'?
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Postby deaf_rattle » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:19 am

BZG Wagon wrote:What do you mean by 'wobbles'?


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Postby jondee86 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 11:35 am

There's really no answer to that :)

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Postby coolnik12 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:13 pm

sergei wrote:When last time you had wheel alignment done?


about 4 months ago?
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Postby coolnik12 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:14 pm

KinLoud wrote:swap front wheels onto the back
might be one tyre/wheel causing the problem.

Jack up car and spin wheels looking for wonky tread/wheel

borrow a set of wheels

if prob continues check for bent hub


Thanks for the advice, will try swapping the wheels
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Re: Front end of the car wobbles

Postby coolnik12 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 7:19 pm

loudstealthGT-Four wrote:
coolnik12 wrote:Hi there,

blah blah..... The guy also mentioned it could be the front shocks if the problem still continues.

What could the problem be?? Help appreciated :D


maybe try looking at the shocks, like he said


He said it could be the shocks. I dont think it is the shocks. They seem to be sturdy and not real loose.
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Postby Boosted_162 » Sat Nov 27, 2010 8:18 pm

I have the same problem in my GTR, but i suspect its my front tyres as they are pretty old and worn uneven. Gunna get a new set of tyres and get a wheel allignment.

Id agree with swapping front to back and see if theres any change.
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Postby h8wrxs » Sat Nov 27, 2010 10:56 pm

it could be anything really, anything from a bent wheel or worn tyre to the suspension or even the wheel alignment

maybe get the alignment done again somewhere different ???
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Postby THA SHZ » Sun Nov 28, 2010 11:38 am

check the tyres first to see if they are separated and then check for buckled wheel also , is the vehicle lowered ? when you say wobbles do you mean steering wheel shakes , whole car shakes or the vehicle is darting ? more information would be helpful to determine the cause 8)
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Postby postfach » Sun Nov 28, 2010 12:35 pm

Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?
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Postby deaf_rattle » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:18 pm

postfach wrote:Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?


that would be picked up on wheel balance though
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Postby postfach » Sun Nov 28, 2010 3:31 pm

deaf_rattle wrote:
postfach wrote:Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?


that would be picked up on wheel balance though


Duh, I'll go back to my cave now :lol:

Actually though, when I think about it, even though you could balance it, it would still cause a vibration à la flintstones wheels, wouldn't it?

First course of action is definitely swap front and rear wheels round, if there are flat spots on the front tires, you'll still feel them when they're on the rear but it won't give the same feedback through the steering wheel.
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Postby Mr Revhead » Sun Nov 28, 2010 5:49 pm

Or car left sitting in the one place for a period of time casuing flat spots. Have had that, balancing didn't fix it. They are in balance, but still have a flat spot on the tread.
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Postby THA SHZ » Mon Nov 29, 2010 12:38 pm

deaf_rattle wrote:
postfach wrote:Could be flat spots on the tires, have you locked up the front wheels at some point?


that would be picked up on wheel balance though

not if the guy balancing the wheels wasnt looking for that :wink:
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