Crazy vibration/wobble and driver wheel not flush
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w208 CLK430, w212 E350, w221 S550
Crazy vibration/wobble and driver wheel not flush
Hey guys, i hope all is well. Ive recently felt that my car has been vibrating like crazy around 50-60mph. Its more subtle at 50, but between 55-60 its vibrating so bad that feels like the wheel is about to fall off. After doing a bit of research, ive found that people have suggested to retorque or replace the steering gear bolts, the lower ball joints and the steering damper. After visually inspecting the car, i noticed that my driver side front wheel sits a bit more sunken in than the passenger side. The passenger side sits flush to the fender and the driver side sits about 1.5cm deeper into the wheel well. I think maybe that could be something that may be causing the vibrations. Does anyone have any idea what could cause the driver wheel to sit more into the wheel well than passenger wheel? Also if there are any other things that could help my vibration problem, please chime in. Thanks for taking the time to read my problem and have a great day everyone.
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Are the wheels the same spec on both side? Check the inner wheel barrel if the balancing weights are still there and haven't fallen off?