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REALLY bad vibes at high speeds

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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 03:39 AM
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REALLY bad vibes at high speeds

ok well recently ive noticed on my daily race to work when i go speeds higher than 100km the whole car starts to shake violently, so bad that i almost lose controll. i cant really tell where its shakeing but if i had to take a guess id say from the back. it feels like im going over bumps on the road that arent there. from a visual inspection nothing seems wrong, the tires are firmly attached, all the linkages look ok and ive had all the tires balanced. the only thing that i can think of is i had a flat tire not that long ago on my front passanger side tire and i drove on a spare for the whole week. could this have screwed something up? ive noticed my steering feels alot different and when im going in a straight line i feel a bit of slack in the steering, also it vibrates alot more. all my mounts have been changed too and im about 95% sure it has nothing to do with the engine or the rest of the drive train. i also have a slightly bent rear axel on the drivers side but its never been a problem. one last thing, i used some tire sealant liquid on the flat tire (sprayed it into the air fill hole) and sealed the puncture, could that have screwed up the balance? it says on the can it wont but.....
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 05:39 AM
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be a good time to have it aligned and balanced again. weights can fall off even if you juts had it done. u joints and drive shaft would be a good place to look for vibration.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 07:55 AM
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dont use that fix a flat crap.. it makes a huge mess inside your tire.. and it may say it doesnt throw off balance but I've seen it throw wheels off balance pretty bad before.. thats the nastiest **** to try cleaning out when mounting new tires too.. it gets all over everything.. next time buy a simple plug kit and just use a plug.. they work better and dont make a mess.
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Old Jan 21, 2004 | 08:36 AM
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I had the same problem. It was either center link or alignment..maybe both. Either way it stopped after dat.

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Old Jan 24, 2004 | 08:43 PM
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well its not like i wanted to spray that **** in my tire, but there was no visible puncture, it seemed to be leaking from between the rim and tire. alota things feel loose now in that car when im cornering, i also noticed when i turn sharply when moveing really slow the whole front end rocks and i hear a bumping sound every now and then, could this be my ball joints? im thinking i might just replace all the steering components and even the A-arms with those tubular ones.
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