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Front end rumble?

Old Jun 28, 2008 | 07:48 AM
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Front end rumble?

Anybody out there ever experience a low vibration or tire sound at slow speeds coming from the front end? My tires are in good shape but do have 15k on them. Just curious if anyone has experienced this.

It definitely goes away as I accelerate. Thanks for your thoughts
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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If you drop your car and didn't put on a camber kit (like me ) it's the inside of your front tires. That's what's happening to me right now. I'm ordering a camber kit today.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 09:40 AM
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It's most likely cupping of the front tires.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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Flat..

Interestingly, I recently had a nail removed from my front right tire. Wonder if it was thrown out of alignment.....
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 11:41 AM
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WTF is cupping?????
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 11:55 AM
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15k is about when these tires go...check your tread
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 12:00 PM
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Tread

Tread looks good. Not just my opinion but a mechanic friends as well.....
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 12:09 PM
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I hear that too... It's pretty bad cuz it's pretty loud too... My uncle told me what it was but I can't remember... I'll have to ask him again, heh.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 12:10 PM
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alignment maybe
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 12:29 PM
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Google feathering or cupping. It's when the blocks of the tires wear unevenly. It can be caused by misalignment and by the negative camber built into the suspension of these cars from the factory to improve handling.

High performance tires wear quickly and your front tires are ove halfway gone.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 01:33 PM
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The inside tread of your tires are wearing faster than the outside. Happened to me.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 02:25 PM
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O ****, same thing happening to me, I'm gonna get an alignment done today see if that fixes the problem.
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 03:27 PM
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O ****, same thing happening to me, I'm gonna get an alignment done today see if that fixes the problem.
^^^check the blocks on your tread, if they are already unevenly worn one side of the block is more worn than the other, an alignment wont help
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 03:47 PM
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Looks like I need new tires. Is there any damage that can be done if I ride on these tires for a while?
 
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Old Jun 28, 2008 | 11:06 PM
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You won't damage the car. The damage is already done to the tires and will get worse. Just make sure the tires don't get too bald and blow out. Other than that, you'll just have noise.
 
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