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Rythmatic Vibrations on a 2DR!

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 05:41 AM
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I have the same vibrations. I have a feeling its from either the tires or the driveshaft. Going to take the front DS out tomorrow and see if that helps.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:22 AM
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Originally Posted by mkjeep
Well,they can center your front axle, center your steering wheel and adjust toe. Or you can do that yourself. You probably have a tire bal prob, if not your driveshaft may have thrown a weight.If I were you, I'd just get the tires balanced, then look at your DS.
I am going to try and get the tires balanced a little later. Stopped at a shop on the way home from work, but they said they would rather see an alignment done first then the balance. However they do not do alignments there (Street Styles).


Originally Posted by Full-Traction Suspension
Have you checked your driveshafts? is the rear spitting grease?
Yeah checked both Driveshafts especially the rear, no bent clamp, dent, or sign of grease anywhere


Originally Posted by runit3
x3 on the driveshafts and tires.

I noticed my driveshaft vibes from directly beneath the arm rest/console between the front seats. I've also had tire vibes and those usually feel directional for whichever tire(s) are off i.e.- front left, rear right, etc. and a lot less severe than DS vibes.
I am def. not feeling anything in the console area, I can just feel it through the pedals once I hit 50+. I feel and to me sounds like it is pulsatingas if it is pulsating


Originally Posted by racer83l
do you feel it in the steering wheel at all?????
Just slightly, the steering wheel though is not jerking around or moving all over the place. It only seems to happen once I reach around 50MPH and higher.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:31 AM
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This sounds stupid and I'm sure it's not your problem. But it's funny, so I thought I'd mention it.

I kept feeling weird rythmic vibrations in my gas pedal. They would come and go randomly. It was driving me nuts because I couldn't get it to happen with any consistency and I couldn't find what it was. I finally figured it out. For whatever reason the gas pedal seems to resonate badly with the factory stereo/subwoofer at certain frequencies. Certain songs had the right bass frequencies and would make it vibrate.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 07:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc_D
This sounds stupid and I'm sure it's not your problem. But it's funny, so I thought I'd mention it.

I kept feeling weird rythmic vibrations in my gas pedal. They would come and go randomly. It was driving me nuts because I couldn't get it to happen with any consistency and I couldn't find what it was. I finally figured it out. For whatever reason the gas pedal seems to resonate badly with the factory stereo/subwoofer at certain frequencies. Certain songs had the right bass frequencies and would make it vibrate.

Yeah that is defintely not the problem because I have had the stereo off trying to diagnose it. However I wish it was because that is an easy fix
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:20 AM
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Originally Posted by Doc_D
This sounds stupid and I'm sure it's not your problem. But it's funny, so I thought I'd mention it.

I kept feeling weird rythmic vibrations in my gas pedal. They would come and go randomly. It was driving me nuts because I couldn't get it to happen with any consistency and I couldn't find what it was. I finally figured it out. For whatever reason the gas pedal seems to resonate badly with the factory stereo/subwoofer at certain frequencies. Certain songs had the right bass frequencies and would make it vibrate.
I noticed the same thing a while back.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 08:27 AM
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Find a place that has a gsp9700 Hunter machine. These are some of the best force balancers out there. They will correct pulls, vibes, etc. Makes you rig ride as smooth as glass. With the lift you have Id be very suprised if it were the driveshaft allready. It is most likely your wheels being out of balance. Larger tires can be tough to balance and frequently go out of balance, especially with aftermarket wheels, just one of the tradeoffs. I went and had mine balanced again this AM, took about 45 minutes.

Here you go.

http://www.gsp9700.com/pub/search/FindLocations.cfm

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 09:36 AM
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x11 on it being the tires out of balance. I rotated my spare in the other day, and then started having a little vibration that would only show up around 50 to 60 miles per hour. I just let it ride until I had my new tires put on (only a couple of weeks). New tires + balanced = Vibration gone completely.



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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:43 AM
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[QUOTE=jason0341;1724527]I am going to try and get the tires balanced a little later. Stopped at a shop on the way home from work, but they said they would rather see an alignment done first then the balance. However they do not do alignments there (Street Styles).




, Start w/tire balance, make sure your ds hasnt thrown a weight. Pull your front ds and driveit, See ifit still does it.
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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:48 AM
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Im far from an expert, but i bet its not the tires being unbalanced.

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Old Jun 9, 2010 | 10:54 AM
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, Start w/tire balance, make sure your ds hasnt thrown a weight. Pull your front ds and driveit, See ifit still does it.[/QUOTE]

They are at the shop getting balanced now. How many weights come on the Rear Driveshaft, I counted 4 earlier Also how hard is it to remove the front driveshaft? Any special tools? Thanks again.


Originally Posted by STUPIDFACE
Im far from an expert, but i bet its not the tires being unbalanced.

corey d
yeah I hope I am not wasting money on that, but I got to start somewhere
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