18" Stock Wheels- Question

[rowhard]

tom, are you feeling in your seat or the steering wheel? Reason I ask. I have been noticing a bit of a shutter in the seat of the pants, 20 mph +. Wasn't sure IF it was wheel or drivetrain. Today, I had a 20k X-mission fluid change and you know what, I think it is better, but I won't swear to it,... yet

[tomdietrying]

Rowhard, I feel it in the steering wheel and it ne seat. Scott came over and he sat on the back floor (I took out the back seat). He thought he felt it in the rear.

Ldub, how do you check if there is a seperation. That's what the guy speculated at the first dealership I went to. I told Discount that and they said...."those tires will not seperate....the only way they will seperate is if you have a tear in the steal belt and then use something like Fix a Flat."

Peace.
Tom
012009

[Ldub]

Rowhard, I feel it in the steering wheel and it ne seat. Scott came over and he sat on the back floor (I took out the back seat). He thought he felt it in the rear.

Ldub, how do you check if there is a seperation. That's what the guy speculated at the first dealership I went to. I told Discount that and they said...."those tires will not seperate....the only way they will seperate is if you have a tear in the steal belt and then use something like Fix a Flat."

Peace.
Tom
012009

The statement ...."those tires will not seperate....the only way they will seperate is if you have a tear in the steal belt and then use something like Fix a Flat." , is just "blowin' smoke"...there's not a tire made that hasn't had a few failures...it's the nature of the beast.
If they put it on a balancing machine, (tire verticle) & give it a spin by hand, you'll see the tread wobble (L-R, or R-L)...My thinking on this is, if you take it to a dealer that sells a non-Nitto brand, they'll be more likely to point it out.
(cuz they want to sell you new ones)

Have them use tire chalk to mark the problem area, if found. Then take it back to Discount Tire.

Hope you find the source of your vibration.

[tomdietrying]

I think I found out what was causing the wobble/vibration. I took it to one of the last remaining authorized Izusu dealers in Texas. The mechanic turns out to be very knowledgeable and a former VX owner. He immediately suspected the U-Joint. I should get it back on Monday.

He seemed pretty convinved that would solve my problem. I'll let you know.

Peace.
Tom
012009

[Ldub]

I think I found out what was causing the wobble/vibration. I took it to one of the last remaining authorized Izusu dealers in Texas. The mechanic turns out to be very knowledgeable and a former VX owner. He immediately suspected the U-Joint. I should get it back on Monday.

He seemed pretty convinved that would solve my problem. I'll let you know.

Peace.
Tom
012009

That's something I hadn't thought of, certainly a possibility.

[LittleBeast]

He immediately suspected the U-Joint.

Sounds like the U joint, might be the cause, but if it does not fix the problem, I think this sounds oddly familiar to a car that is badly out of alignment, just a thought.

[tomdietrying]

I thought of the alignment issue too. I had it realigned at Firestone. I bought one of those lifetime alignments years ago. I would highly recomend it if you have not already done so.

The service tech showed me the U-Joint while it was jacked up. He showed me how easliey it moved when he grabbed it. A few hours later, I went back and he showed me what it looked like after he pulled it out. The bearings were cracked and some were turned to dust.

I'm getting some other regular maintainece done, so i should have it back this afternoon. I'll let you know if that solved the problem or not.

Peace.
Tom
012009

[don moore]

hows it going friend?....good to hear from you..hope your baby gets fixed..

[LittleBeast]

I thought of the alignment issue too. I had it realigned at Firestone. I bought one of those lifetime alignments years ago. I would highly recomend it if you have not already done so.

Yeah I just did the lift saturday and did some finishing touches last night so I got the lifetime alignment at Firestone this morning!!!!! LOL, perfect timing huh?