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Re: ATTN: Andy re:Aftermarket Wheels
Posted by Andy S [Email] (more from Andy S) on Wed, 10 Mar 2004 06:35:21
In Reply to: ATTN: Andy re:Aftermarket Wheels, Vibration is killing me, Tue, 9 Mar 2004 19:51:14
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In my case, the net result was the wheels themselves. But in the process of trying to narrow the issue down, I started becoming real knowledgable about the suspension issues with an NG900. The questions are - what year is your 900, what size wheel do you have (15/16/17) and how many miles are on the car. There's a lot of issues around vibration, and the suspension is sort of like an erector set underneath, so even small changes in geometry can throw things off. You said that you ran over something and slowly bumped into a curb. The lower radius arms can get bent, the bushings themselves can become dislodged (happened to me), and even strut integrity can cause problems. If the vibration happens when turning only it could be bearings. If it happens during accelleration or decelleration it could be the drive shafts (most likely inner drivers).
If you can provide more info on the symptoms of the vibration it could help to narrow it down. And I will say that very few dealers (and even tire places) understand that balance of the wheel/tire is only 1/2 of the issue. You must make sure that the spin (both laterally and radially) are true to remove vibration issues. The tire shop I deal with puts the tire on the rim and checks the spin before they balance. if the spin is off (side to side wiggle or hopping) they turn the tire on the rim to get the best spin possible. If the rim is bent, then you can only get the spin so good......
andy
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