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Old 01-15-2010, 01:41 AM
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So I went to the shop and they checked balancing. They said balance is fine. I wanted them to check alighnment and they said no need if the wheel isnt pulling. I mentioned to check camber and they brushed it off. I've had these tires on for maybe 1000+ miles. The fronts are starting to wear especially where the sidewall meets the treads, its starting to get more edgy opposed to being round. the backs are still nice and rounded.

this vibration is very deep sounding, not like a grinding sound, but a low freq rumble, it resonates through the whole dash. I do have suspension issues which I will have fixed. In the past I changed the sway rod and upper control arms. now I am starting to hear a clunking sound in the front when I hit bumps at low speed or the road is bumpy and uneven I hear the clunking. I also get steering wheel wobble when breaking. So I am going to change the lowers and bushings and see if it helps.

I am puzzled to know what is happening when I turn the wheel to right durning highway driving and the noise goes away. Even on streets, if I am crusing and I make slight turns to the right its stops but I have to correct quick so I dont crash into parked cars, lol

should I try to get an alighnment? could the bushings cause this type of noise?

another note I wanted to add is I recently drove over 600 miles on the highway. The noise seems to have decreased a little, probably due to tire wear from the trip. After my first trip which was over 300 miles, when I got to where I was going, settled in and relaxed, my foot was vibrating from the drive still, lol.....on the way back the next day, I dont recall my foot vibrating when I got home. just thought that was funny.

Anyway, im gonna fix whatever is going on with the suspension and even need to change my breaks, so we'll see whats up after that. I should also add that last time I changed breaks I changed roters to some brembros plain rotors that had holes drilled in them by a shop and sold on ebay. could it be the holes vibrating aganst the pads? I have axxis pad and the front are barley worn down after 3 years, but the backs are now throwing a break light since they are much thinner from the front.

Just trying to cover all grounds here.
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