 Shaking at High speeds |
 Feb 27, 2004 - 12:05 PM
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Enthusiast  Joined Dec 16, '02 From canada Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%)  |
when i'm driving like from 0- 80kmh it's fine and everything steering is still stiff. but when i'm like going pass 90km/h + the steering wheel starts to lighten up and wobble. like krazy. before i thought it was the problem of my mags due to warpage and unbalanced. so then i bought a new set of rims that were much lighter and are properlly balanced. it is a lil bet better now, but has anyone have this problem before. i would really like to fix this to enhance the handling of my celica.
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Mar 7, 2004 - 8:07 PM
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Enthusiast Joined Aug 31, '02 From KC Currently Offline Reputation: 0 (0%) |
Start eliminating things,,, 1st, if you have aftermarket wheels, definitely check out the hubcentric rings mentioned above, Toyota definitely uses the hubcentric design. 2nd, swap wheels for a day with another Celica with stock wheels that is smooth. 3rd most likely, someone used an impact wrench on your lugs and warped the rotors, try loosening them all and retightening them by hand, (preferably with a torque wrench). 4: find a shop with a new balancing machine,, I once had to try 4 shops to get one with a good machine. Same guy was apparently going around calibrating all the local machines and doing it wrong or theyt had all just been worn out. stumbled across a shop with a new machine (delivered that same day), had him check the balance as I had been to the 3rd shop, a Goodyear store, the day before. ALL 4 Wheels were out at least a half ounce. it was finally smooth as glass all the way to 90 (as fast as i wanted to go) after doing it on a brand-new balancer machine. 5: all your tires are bad, or at least more than 1, I fought a similar prob once where it turned out 3 of 4 speed-rated Michelins were bad, and causing a pull and light shake, no matter how I swapped them around, I couldn't get rid of the prob, ended up at the dealer, they jacked up another car and swapped all 4 wheels for a test - no more prob!!! ALL of the above assumes there is no physical problem with the car like a bad tie-rod end or strut etc...any good alignment shop will check all that b4 they even attempt to align it. |
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khanster Shaking at High speeds Feb 27, 2004 - 12:05 PM
Digndoug I have a simaler problem, around when im goin like... Feb 27, 2004 - 1:13 PM LatinKraze My dash seems to shake when im going up hill on th... Feb 27, 2004 - 1:17 PM jayi12-15psi I have a similar problem, and I find that for some... Feb 27, 2004 - 1:53 PM snadman I've had this problem and it also happens wors... Feb 27, 2004 - 3:47 PM Uppitycracker Take your car and have your wheels balanced, proba... Feb 27, 2004 - 4:25 PM BenMMellor it's also worth checking that your brake discs... Feb 27, 2004 - 4:55 PM shid I just got inducted into this club after driving t... Feb 28, 2004 - 1:12 AM Uppitycracker If its your rotors your only going to get pulsatin... Feb 28, 2004 - 2:58 AM macavely unblanced wheels, worped brake disk, worn bushings... Feb 28, 2004 - 3:23 AM lagos if you have aftermarket rims, then your problem is... Feb 29, 2004 - 10:32 AM khanster yeah my tires are brand new. before i had old rims... Mar 3, 2004 - 12:37 AM shid Well, I retract my statements. The shaking got wor... Mar 3, 2004 - 2:13 AM BenMMellor QUOTE (Uppitycracker @ Feb 28, 2004 - 12:58 AM) If... Mar 3, 2004 - 3:41 AM AudioFreak I'm going nuts trying to find the source of my... Mar 6, 2004 - 4:02 PM Hym3n I get it from 65-78mph, but nowhere after that. Wh... Mar 6, 2004 - 5:40 PM LatinKraze QUOTE (lagos @ Feb 29, 2004 - 7:32 AM) if you have... Mar 8, 2004 - 12:18 PM AudioFreak I'm pretty sure I found my problem. I put both... Mar 8, 2004 - 5:25 PM khanster I've just got a wheel alignment and the proble... Mar 10, 2004 - 1:42 AM
LatinKraze I don't know what rims I have. Mar 10, 2004 - 11:28 AM |
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