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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:16 AM
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Car shimmy's on the freeway? help!

well im sitting on tein flex's dropped all the way down, with 10.5 rear wheels on the back. My car shimmy's on the freeway! whenever i change lanes i hit one of those dividers my car wobbles on the back? can some help me out on this one? i have new tires and it is properly balanced. I can't figure out whats causing the problem
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:20 AM
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I would go and take it back to where you installed the flex for you. Maybe they can help...

Good luck.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 12:40 AM
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they checked everything and everything was bolted tight. I also forgot to mention i have eibach sways, Front and rears!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:01 AM
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Originally Posted by boe
well im sitting on tein flex's dropped all the way down, with 10.5 rear wheels on the back. My car shimmy's on the freeway! whenever i change lanes i hit one of those dividers my car wobbles on the back? can some help me out on this one? i have new tires and it is properly balanced. I can't figure out whats causing the problem
Your problem could be a number of things. But based on what you're describing it sounds to me the alignment is not right. Your "toe" might be out too much.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:06 AM
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hmmm maybe i should try another alignment?! i had it aligned 3 months ago..
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:42 PM
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anyone else can chime in on this? much appreciated, thanks
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 01:54 PM
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Your problem could be a number of things. But based on what you're describing it sounds to me the alignment is not right. Your "toe" might be out too much.
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 03:31 PM
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u need to balance ur tires again, i had the same problem and they didn't catch it until the second time.
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 04:30 PM
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Thanks for the reply guys!
 
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Old Mar 14, 2006 | 05:36 PM
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i had a similar problem
got an alignment and all was fixed.

i would try gettin another alignment as well as getting your tires rebalanced. that should take care of your problem
 
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