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| biker bob |
 Feb 10 2011, 03:28 PM
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How do you know if your front shocks need replacing without removing them? Just had my tires balanced at Firestone but beginning at 70mph the steering wheel feels like the tires are out of balance. The vibration gets worse the faster the car goes. Everything in the front end feels good and tight nothing worn that I can tell. Could it be the shocks?
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| Jeffs9146 |
Feb 10 2011, 03:35 PM
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Ski Bum Group: Members Posts: 4,062 Joined: 10-January 03 From: Discovery Bay, Ca Member No.: 128 |
take it back!!
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| tradisrad |
Feb 10 2011, 04:05 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 985 Joined: 11-September 06 From: San Mateo, CA Member No.: 6,815 Region Association: Northern California |
what year is the car. early car have lug-centric hubs and the wheels may need to be balanced on the car.
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| r_towle |
Feb 10 2011, 04:16 PM
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Custom Member Group: Members Posts: 24,574 Joined: 9-January 03 From: Taxachusetts Member No.: 124 Region Association: North East States 
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What wheels do you have?
Its not easy getting the non-stock wheels to balance unless the shop uses a lug adapter....and the shops that have the right adapter are few and far between. Rich |
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| Tom_T |
Feb 10 2011, 05:35 PM
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TMI.... Group: Members Posts: 8,318 Joined: 19-March 09 From: Orange, CA Member No.: 10,181 Region Association: Southern California
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QUOTE(Jeffs9146 @ Feb 10 2011, 01:35 PM)  take it back!! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/agree.gif) They need to be high speed spin balanced on the car at a shop that has great techs! |
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| biker bob |
Feb 10 2011, 05:54 PM
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Member Group: Members Posts: 53 Joined: 25-March 09 From: Eureks Springs Ar. Member No.: 10,200 Region Association: Southwest Region |
The car is a 72 and has Pedrini wheels.
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| 914Sixer |
Feb 10 2011, 07:37 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region
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Wheels need to be balanced on the car. You may have a bent rim.
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| silver74insocal |
Feb 10 2011, 08:41 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 736 Joined: 26-November 09 From: rancho cucamonga Member No.: 11,073 Region Association: Southern California |
i knew my struts were shot because my front end would practically catch air going over speed bumps and bounce repeatedly...that and the leak marks (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif)
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| KELTY360 |
Feb 10 2011, 09:32 PM
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914 Neferati Group: Members Posts: 5,031 Joined: 31-December 05 From: Pt. Townsend, WA Member No.: 5,344 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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QUOTE(biker bob @ Feb 10 2011, 03:54 PM) The car is a 72 and has Pedrini wheels. This tells the story. Hard to balance off the car. |
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| bandjoey |
Feb 10 2011, 09:40 PM
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bandjoey Group: Members Posts: 4,926 Joined: 26-September 07 From: Bedford Tx Member No.: 8,156 Region Association: Southwest Region |
I have the same wheels and the same problem after a normal balance. Took them to a Porsche shop -not a dealer but one that works on older cars-and they removed the crappy rim weights, used the proper lug adapter (no one has this outside of a Bug or P shop) and now the wheels are balanced. $15 per wheel plus the stick on inside weights. Some of the Ark people should know someone there.
You still might need shocks. |
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