Figured out my vibration today
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Figured out my vibration today
The vibration that my car had got worse and felt like a bad tire finally. I took it to my friend's shop today after not driving it most of the week due to this. We get it up in the air and find this.
I got really lucky that the tire didn't blow out. It was the left front which has had a small leak at the valve stem and the tire was run low quite a bit (I tired to stay on top of it). The last pic is of a smaller bubble that was also on it. The tires are Nitto NT555's.
We also ran the car while on the lift and both rear tires were wobbly as well, which I believe was causing the more minor vibration that I had. We swapped the Monoblocks back on and it rides great now (comparatively). The tires on the MB's are cheap Riken Raptors and ****ing suck. I'm replacing them in a week or so.
Finally got around to doing plug wires and that seemed to clear up the misfire that the car had at idle. Once I get new tires and have it smogged, it will be ready to go up for sale.
I got really lucky that the tire didn't blow out. It was the left front which has had a small leak at the valve stem and the tire was run low quite a bit (I tired to stay on top of it). The last pic is of a smaller bubble that was also on it. The tires are Nitto NT555's.
We also ran the car while on the lift and both rear tires were wobbly as well, which I believe was causing the more minor vibration that I had. We swapped the Monoblocks back on and it rides great now (comparatively). The tires on the MB's are cheap Riken Raptors and ****ing suck. I'm replacing them in a week or so.
Finally got around to doing plug wires and that seemed to clear up the misfire that the car had at idle. Once I get new tires and have it smogged, it will be ready to go up for sale.
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The Riken Raptors are made by Michelin. They perform much like the Michelin Pilot all season.
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I had no idea they were made by Michelin. They're old and getting replaced, plus they are quite noisy.
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Get a set of Michelin Pilot Sport A/S Plus.....they are a little pricey but they are great tires and last a long time.
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It will need rear brakes within the next few thousand miles, but aside from that there is nothing that will need to be taken care of anytime soon. According to the cluster, the next service is still 6,100 miles away.
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Hmmmm. I've been having probs with the Yokos S Drives. Bad vib at 50-60. Almost like a flat spot drone sound :-/ took it to discount tires 2 times already I'm guessing it's the ****ty Yokos ?? Did y'all experiment any vibes at those speeds ??
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Mines got a roughness at 15MPH and noisy on the freeway. Almost certain its the Yokos.
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Just to update.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
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Just to update.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
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Just to update.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
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My friend did it for me (he works at an indy). It took about an hour and a half total. That included us messing around and he lost one of the nuts for the heat shield that bolts under the car, which took awhile to find. He's also done it before so he knew what he was doing.
I definitely wouldn't want to do it with the car only on jackstands. It's also helpful to have something to support the exhaust so it's not just hanging.
I definitely wouldn't want to do it with the car only on jackstands. It's also helpful to have something to support the exhaust so it's not just hanging.
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Just to update.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
Got new tires and the car still has a vibration that's there from about 38-50mph.
I took it to my friend's shop today to have him change out the center bearing and support. I've had them sitting around for a few months but we thought the original one was fine. Turns out that was the cause of the vibration I've had that's been bugging me for about 10,000 miles now. The car finally drives/rides like it should, nice and smooth.
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