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Old 30-10-2008, 09:14 PM   #1
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I have noticed a small vibration that seem to be getting worse, barely noticeable sometimes, its like driving over very small lumps in the road, i thought it was the road but it does it on the new part of eastlink to, the steering wheel sometimes shakes a little bit but not much. can worn shocks cause this?

BTW its an AU3 xr6 ute

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Old 30-10-2008, 09:27 PM   #2
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yes. as can tyres, as can wheels, as can alignment, as can wheel balance, as can about a dozen other things.
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Old 30-10-2008, 10:05 PM   #3
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Lower balljoints could be shot. sometimes if you hit a bump it can feel like the wheel is wobbling and then it settles down untill the next big bump. So check the lower balljoints?
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loose inner /tie rod ends or slop in steering can also give intermittent wheel wobble.
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Old 30-10-2008, 10:47 PM   #5
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i put the front wheels on the back a while ago and 2 months later the left one ended up like this:

it was the same on the opposite side to what this is, not all around the tire
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Old 31-10-2008, 12:22 AM   #6
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sounds like you've got a real problem somewhere or really crappy tyres or both...
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Looks to me like you need a wheel allignment.Have you lowered it and not put a camber kit in it by any chance??
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i rang pedders a few weeks ago about a front end check, they will check for mechanical problems, shockers, alignment for about 30 buks i think, it might be worth a visit.
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I have noticed a small vibration that seem to be getting worse, barely noticeable sometimes, its like driving over very small lumps in the road, i thought it was the road but it does it on the new part of eastlink to, the steering wheel sometimes shakes a little bit but not much. can worn shocks cause this?

BTW its an AU3 xr6 ute
it could allso be that section of road, and "not" your car.
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Old 10-11-2008, 07:56 PM   #10
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thanks guys, i had a wheel alignment done, the guy found that my nankang tire is seperating the layers, which one of the other tires did of the same brand. when i took the wheel off i rolled it along the flat ground and it would fall to one side, its also made the car axle tramp to, since i took it off i havnt had any problems, except he
told me my caster bushes need replacing :( does anyone know why the tire would seperate? still has plenty of tread left, kind of a waste really

blackauxr8, should i have a camber kit? it has been lowered 35mm in the front and 50mm at the rear from XR height
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