hewy hacket wrote:It sounds to me like a problem with the new wheels or steering. A wobble like this can be caused by
Bent rims
Missing Weights
Bad Wheel Balance
Bad Wheel Alignment (particularly castor)
Loose nuts
Wheel Bearing
Ball Joints
Steering Rack
Tyre splitting
I would also check to see if the new rims are hub-centric and fit up right. Some Alloy rims themselves are also just difficult with balancing.
I can vouch for this had a commodore with after market Mags. The second time i took the car in for a wheel balance after buying the car, the tyre place struggled to ballance them took it back 3 times before they finally worked out that being after market rims the centre hole was slightly larger and needed a spacing ring which had been discarded by the previous tyre place. Was only about a 1/2mm gap but made the car handle terrible.
ultimate wrote:Yeah they are on the other side of the strut (They keep the struts pretty straight for photos ). Not all aftermarket struts are fitted with them but our ones definitely are. You can kind of see them in this pic from Steane's Build up (I don't have any photos online showing them ). They face in towards the vehicle so are often hard to see.
salt36 wrote:I can see a bit of dirt there Steane, whats going on...?
Brendan here's a strange one, I have a rather loud 'clunk' noise when I turn or off road when axles articulate.
ultimate wrote:Just wondering what i can expect to pay for fitting for a 2 inch lift. Pm me the prices u paid if u dont want to post. Doesnt matter where you got it done just wondering what the average price will be as i will need to get mine installed soonish when i get it.
Cheers, Daniel
ML-VR08 wrote:hewy hacket wrote:It sounds to me like a problem with the new wheels or steering. A wobble like this can be caused by
Bent rims
Missing Weights
Bad Wheel Balance
Bad Wheel Alignment (particularly castor)
Loose nuts
Wheel Bearing
Ball Joints
Steering Rack
Tyre splitting
I would also check to see if the new rims are hub-centric and fit up right. Some Alloy rims themselves are also just difficult with balancing.
I can vouch for this had a commodore with after market Mags. The second time i took the car in for a wheel balance after buying the car, the tyre place struggled to ballance them took it back 3 times before they finally worked out that being after market rims the centre hole was slightly larger and needed a spacing ring which had been discarded by the previous tyre place. Was only about a 1/2mm gap but made the car handle terrible.
Do I need to upgrade the steering damper?
ultimate wrote:If that isn't the cause, the shaft could be rubbing where it enters the strut itself. Have a look to see there is any scoring on the shaft or oil leaking out.
ultimate wrote:It sounds to me like an issue with the strut bushes. I would pull out the strut and check the top mounts. It's possible that the bushes have been chewed out or not aligned properly so the shaft is now rubbing against the top hat. This will make a loud squeak as you described and will gradually get worse as it cuts into the top hat. Here's a damaged Pathfinder one to show you what I mean. The shaft wore a straight slot into the top hat.
If that isn't the cause, the shaft could be rubbing where it enters the strut itself. Have a look to see there is any scoring on the shaft or oil leaking out.
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