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VA Potholes are giving me the wobble n shake

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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 04:39 PM
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Default VA Potholes are giving me the wobble n shake

so i got 35" MT Baja MTZ's on and aftermarket steel wheels. alltogether, each tire weighs roughly 110 lbs. sometimes when hitting a pothole, particularly at slower speeds of 30 or less, gives me the wobbles till i can slow down enough to even it out.

i know its happening because of the weight of the tires. is there a way to strengthen the wheels or any way to fix this other than "avoiding potholes" <------i know someone is gonna say it.
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 05:34 PM
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Haha...unfortunately that's almost everywhere in VA, dude have you driven on i95 near downtown Richmond, It used to be the WoRse !!
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 05:55 PM
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You been drivin on 264?? I feel for you.
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 06:06 PM
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I feel your pain! In Lynchburg it seems like all of the manhole covers are right where you are driving and you cant miss them lol.
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Old Apr 10, 2013 | 06:25 PM
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I went through every thing to get rid of it: New Senergy Ball Joints, New Energy Control Arm Bushings(front and rear), Upgraded the bolt to 9/16 grade 8 to find out I have a wacked out 35' tire. It's my spare and no longer going to be rotated in

Hope this helps
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 04:11 AM
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Originally Posted by scratchkenny
You been drivin on 264?? I feel for you.

Don't you know it
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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 04:13 AM
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Don't come to jersey if u think ur roads are bad! Lol ours are horrible! I feel like Mater from cars after Lightning half-ass fixed the road in radiator springs!

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Old Apr 11, 2013 | 01:58 PM
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I feel ya jersey devil. I'm originally from northeast pa.

Has anyone found a way to try to fix this?
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