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I've had my 1998 V6 5 speed for about 3 weeks now. When I got it, it had a really bad wobble at about 100km/h(60 mph) took it into the dealer I got it from and he said the rear wheels weren't balanced when the new tires got put on. The rear tires were shot. No problem, they replaced them on friday morning. Now the wobble is still there. Not as bad as it was before though. Any thoughts on what it might be? The brakes are all new, rotors and pad. They were put on before I got the car.
It's driving me nuts because I really want to open the car up on an open road but can't I don't want my rear wheels flying off due to the wobble.
Thanks,
Brian
Ottawa, ON
Black 1998 Contour, 2.5L, 5 Speed
No mods.....yet
Brian W. -------------------- Black 1998 SE 5 speed - TOTALLED
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I wouldn't take my car back to a place that neglected to balance both rear wheels. But, where is the vibration coming from? I.E. Is the vibration through the steering wheel, or through the floorboards/pedals? Here's a good place to start: Vibration Diagonosis Flow Chart
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dude, have em do the front too...  damn ingorant technicians
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That can be a pain, Hey I work in the Tire & lube at wal-mart. I would check to make sure that they bolted the tire on correct, otherwise you can have one part of the rim not in contact with the hub and that will cause it to do what it's doing.. 
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also if you dont put the lugs on in an x shape, it can cause wobble issues...it also could be your imagination!  
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might want to get an alignment too
2001 Mustang Bullitt
Dark Highland Green #0048
Performance by Ford Racing, Bassani, SLP, H&R and etc.
Former owner of a 99 Silver Frost SVT
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Sounds like the front tires to me then. If the tread is low, I'd change them too, otherwise, just have them high-speed balanced.
96 Sport 2.0L - 190,XXX miles
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WOBBLIE!!!
Oh Wobble, nevermind!
-Andy
Andy W.
The problem with America is stupidity.
I'm not saying there should be a capital punishment
for stupidity, but why don't we just take the safety
labels off of everything and let the problem solve itself?
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