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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 07:08 PM
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odd sounds *need help*

I found a odd sound with my car , it sounds like a wobbling sound coming from the front , my alignment is perfect and my tires have plenty of tread , but when I go about 20 and up mph it has this sound like its wobbling, plus if I let my foot go on the gas and put it under the pedal I feel it somewhat

The car doesn't shake or anything that horrible but it is bothersome and I would like to find out what it is

Can someone tell me what is wrong? My buddy says it could just be the tires but I don't wanna buy a new set of tires if I don't need too.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 07:29 PM
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Could be tire balancing, loose nuts or a few others. Check to see if any of the little weights have fallen off and that the wheel nuts are tight. Hopefully it's not a suspension issue.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 07:30 PM
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To make sure it is not the tires just swap out your front two with a friends and drive around, if it is still there then it maybe something more serious.

Now get back to the kitchen, you have orders waiting
 
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:49 PM
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Have you checked the inside tread on your tires? If your toe is off you'll get feathering or scalloping tire wear which will cause a similar sound.
 
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Old Aug 13, 2006 | 10:55 PM
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David . . . As Eric eluded to, I'd check to see if the wheel/tire combos are still in balance. Perhaps, over time, some of the balancing weights may have fallen off.
 
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Old Aug 14, 2006 | 02:44 PM
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what tires do you have? I had a weird sound too when i had the OEM potenzas... sound went away with new tires.....
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:56 AM
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Originally Posted by gizsf
Could be tire balancing, loose nuts or a few others. Check to see if any of the little weights have fallen off and that the wheel nuts are tight. Hopefully it's not a suspension issue.

balanced it 3 times in aweek and had them rotated and what not still has a weird sound
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 05:58 AM
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what tires do you have? I had a weird sound too when i had the OEM potenzas... sound went away with new tires.....
ya i still have the oem potenza's but i still got plenty of tread in the front area hah rear well..... they magically got bald
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by urban
To make sure it is not the tires just swap out your front two with a friends and drive around, if it is still there then it maybe something more serious.

Now get back to the kitchen, you have orders waiting
hahah well now to think of it , i do have a buddy that has a twilight blue g35 thats tt, maybe i can borrow HIS volks and i do mean all 4 volks for a spin
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 06:04 AM
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Originally Posted by skeleton_cru
Have you checked the inside tread on your tires? If your toe is off you'll get feathering or scalloping tire wear which will cause a similar sound.
i was under the car today and saw my right tire inside had some feathering
but the driver side tire had non , this will still cause it to have this sound and feel to it
 
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Old Aug 15, 2006 | 10:48 AM
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ya i still have the oem potenza's but i still got plenty of tread in the front area hah rear well..... they magically got bald
I also had plenty of tread in the fronts too... so i decided to change the rears only... but that gave me VDC problems, and noise was still there... so i had to change out the fronts, and sound went away.
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 01:38 AM
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I also had plenty of tread in the fronts too... so i decided to change the rears only... but that gave me VDC problems, and noise was still there... so i had to change out the fronts, and sound went away.
ahhh, im trying to decide right now if i should just get a set of wheels, since the tires for the car is about 1400 just for tires!

but a new set of 19"s with just a wider set up would cost maybe 2900? still it seems like a better choice

also before u changed the tires , was the driving any different for you?
 
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Old Aug 21, 2006 | 11:48 AM
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ahhh, im trying to decide right now if i should just get a set of wheels, since the tires for the car is about 1400 just for tires!

but a new set of 19"s with just a wider set up would cost maybe 2900? still it seems like a better choice

also before u changed the tires , was the driving any different for you?

4 Toyo T1R cost around 800 for a little wider tires. i did not notice any difference in driving before i changed my tires. just noticed the noise. the OEM potenzas are really loud compared to the toyos.
 
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Old Aug 23, 2006 | 07:40 AM
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4 Toyo T1R cost around 800 for a little wider tires. i did not notice any difference in driving before i changed my tires. just noticed the noise. the OEM potenzas are really loud compared to the toyos.
damn 800 bucks where did u go to get them
haha my buddy works at les schwab and the best price is 1140 still expensive
 
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