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Alright so still after numerous balances and new LCA's and alignment, the car still shakes at all kinds of speeds. I dont know why, I thought it was the axle, went to the mechanic to take a look at it, he put the car up on a lift and drove it so the front wheels could spin, he said that he noticed that the axles were fine but the tires were bobbling right and left and not flush on the rim? he said it was a balance issue, not axle. Both front sides were doing this to. So I took my car back to NTB this morning since they were the ones that mounted my tires and rims, I told them to check everything, including the tire runout and in the end all they did was balancing, the car still shakes and now I may hafta drive to SZ with my E0's

what do I do?

New shop. Might have some bunk tires. Didn't you get the crazy pricey ones?

The rims were ebay right?! Are the true!?

Yep. Could be bad rims too.

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoShoâ�??¢:
The rims were ebay right?! Are the true!?

The rims are ebay. They came in a proper origionsl box like newly wraped and all

Originally posted by Goonz SVT:
The rims are ebay. They came in a proper origionsl box like newly wraped and all

Doesn't really mean anything..

are you sure that your wheels are seating on the hub all the way?

when NTB spins the tires up on a balancer they can see if the wheel is running out.
and have you tried the car with your E0s on to confirm that it is the wheels?

you should be able to look at how the tire meets teh wheel all the way around to see if it is a tire issue

i want to take them off and try the E0s but the fact that NTB broke my lug key while torquing is kinda holding me at a stand still

WTF?

i have the same key.
but you is fah away.

Originally posted by ElKy:
WTF?

i have the same key.
but you is fah away.

seriously, thats the kind of luck i have been having

Broke it!!!!!! Needs more 90 ft lbs. and with a tq wrench not a air gun.

Originally posted by todras:
Broke it!!!!!! Needs more 90 ft lbs. and with a tq wrench not a air gun.

They were torqing it in front of me with a proper wrench

Doh.

Originally posted by todras:
Doh.

yup, just the kind of week im having..

Lemme go out on a limb and GUESS you never checked the tire or wheel runout like I told ya.

stop guys, i had the same problem on my contour 98v6, it was the axle, they was warped. I change my axle and resolve the problem, Thrust me i'm a mecannic in daily job

Originally posted by carl22:
stop guys, i had the same problem on my contour 98v6, it was the axle, they was warped. I change my axle and resolve the problem, Thrust me i'm a mecannic in daily job

Holy sh!t, everyone stop! It's ok guys he's a mechanic!

Goonz, try driving around with the E0's to confirm/deny whether or not it is the rims!

LOL! This is rich.

Originally posted by MapOfTaziFoShoâ�??¢:

Originally posted by carl22:
stop guys, i had the same problem on my contour 98v6, it was the axle, they was warped. I change my axle and resolve the problem, Thrust me i'm a mecannic in daily job

Holy sh!t, everyone stop! It's ok guys he's a mechanic!

Goonz, try driving around with the E0's to confirm/deny whether or not it is the rims!

its smooth so far with the E0's, havent driven it that much yet..

Thanks for reporting that useless bunch of info.

I'm still sticking by the axles. YOu can't tell the axles are the cause through a visual inspection so the mechanics are full of it. The only way is to either take the gamble and replace them (Only $240) or elimate everything else first (more $$) then replace them (more $$ + $240) when you run out of straws.

If you notice the math, the cost still goes up no matter what.