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HELP ME.....something is definately wrong!

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Old Mar 15, 2002 | 10:34 PM
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HELP ME.....something is definately wrong!

ok when i drive down the road i can hear one of my tires making a uneven tread wear noise.....like the rims is bent or soemthing.....but its not......and so when i go faster like on the highway it get louder.....then when i go to slow down......my dash wabbles up and down and my steering wheel wabbles side to side

what is wrong?
i have been told it could b the rotors,tires........but no one said it could b a suspension problem.....which is what i think it is

im really tired of this noise and im worried something will go wrong and i will lose control of my car
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 12:38 AM
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Get a alignment or it can be your rotors i am having the same prob.
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 12:44 AM
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Sounds to me like you have a busted cord in the tire or if you have steel rims you may have a bent rim. aluminum rims generally break before they bend.
Jack up the front end, and check the runout of your wheels and tires and CLOSELY inspect them for damage.
A busted cord will look like a groove in the side wall running from the rim to the tread. Also look for any bulges in the tire.
To check the runout, take a card board box that is about 12 inches high and set it about 1/8 inch away from the sidewall and spin the wheel and watch to see how much wobble it has. you shouldn't have much if any.
If you have excess runout, busted cords, or bulges, take the car to a reputable tire shop and have them examine it. Shouldn't cost very much if anything for them to inspect it.
Good Luck
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Old Mar 16, 2002 | 08:38 AM
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well see the thing is
is that my ball joints were bad a while ago
and so i had the shop replace the ball joints and align my front end
and it started making this noise afterwards


my brother has almost convinced me taht i warped the rotors....but im still gonna take the car to a tire place and ask them what is wrong.......thanks
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