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AZ5G · 07-19-2011, 10:29 PM

Hit a nice pot hole while canyon playing the other day...Bent the left front rim. Replaced rim and had alignment done and I've still got a shimmy, bad at 55-60 mph...Cannot see any other damage anywhere under the car...Any Ideas as to where to look??? Thanks for the help...AZ5G

JusticePete · 07-19-2011, 10:43 PM

1. Any chance you can post the alignment specs?
2. Under what conditions and at what speeds does the shimmy occur?

AZ5G · 07-23-2011, 06:21 PM

Good afternoon. Emailed the alignment sheet that I received from Loud Pedal. Thanks for putting a second set of eyes on this for me...It's driving me crazy trying to sort this out...Thanks again....AZ5G

pwrmanpaul66 · 07-23-2011, 06:26 PM

im an allighnment specialist did you replace tire too ?

USMCSSGT-RET · 07-23-2011, 07:59 PM

The new wheel may not be balanced correctly, or if you hit the pot hole hard enough, you may have knocked some weights off of another wheels throwing its balance off.

JusticePete · 07-23-2011, 09:19 PM

Your alignment specs are very very good. We have to look for something else. A good tech that really knows how to use a road force balance machine would be able to evaluate the tire for unsseen damage.

L99CAMA2011 · 07-24-2011, 12:52 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by USMCSSGT-RET

The new wheel may not be balanced correctly, or if you hit the pot hole hard enough, you may have knocked some weights off of another wheels throwing its balance off.

Hey is your car drooling LOL

L99CAMA2011 · 07-24-2011, 12:58 AM

tie rod ends maybe, was my issue.

USMCSSGT-RET · 07-24-2011, 08:47 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by L99CAMA2011

Hey is your car drooling LOL

Yes!!!!!!!

No, it looks like it though!

It says "2LT/RS"......cheap, I know, I did it in paint.

AZ5G · 07-25-2011, 10:24 PM

Thanks for the input...I replaced all 4 tires, Nitto Invo's, new rims up front, used a new set of stock rears and squared the car up with 275's all around. ..Yeah, on the tie rod ends, that's this weekend...Take it all apart and see if I can find anything....It's driving me nuts...It was just bitchin' before, tracked straight and no issues all, even at XXX speeds....Thanks for all of the input....More to come....AZ5G

JusticePete · 07-26-2011, 06:00 AM

Have the old and new wheels and tires rpoad forced so we have baseline information. It will help us help the next owner with similar probleems.

07-19-2011, 10:29 PM	#1
AZ5G AZ5G Drives: 2010 Transformer Ed. 1SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 84	HELP---SHIMMY Hit a nice pot hole while canyon playing the other day...Bent the left front rim. Replaced rim and had alignment done and I've still got a shimmy, bad at 55-60 mph...Cannot see any other damage anywhere under the car...Any Ideas as to where to look??? Thanks for the help...AZ5G

07-23-2011, 06:26 PM	#4
pwrmanpaul66 Drives: 2016 2/SS 6 spd Dual Mode Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: DSM, IA Posts: 996 View My Garage	im an allighnment specialist did you replace tire too ? __________________

07-23-2011, 07:59 PM	#5
USMCSSGT-RET Drives: '14 SIM 2LT/RS Vert Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Concord, NC Posts: 1,412	The new wheel may not be balanced correctly, or if you hit the pot hole hard enough, you may have knocked some weights off of another wheels throwing its balance off. __________________

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07-19-2011, 10:43 PM	#2
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,174	1. Any chance you can post the alignment specs? 2. Under what conditions and at what speeds does the shimmy occur?

07-23-2011, 06:21 PM	#3
AZ5G AZ5G Drives: 2010 Transformer Ed. 1SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 84	Good afternoon. Emailed the alignment sheet that I received from Loud Pedal. Thanks for putting a second set of eyes on this for me...It's driving me crazy trying to sort this out...Thanks again....AZ5G

07-23-2011, 09:19 PM	#6
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,174	Your alignment specs are very very good. We have to look for something else. A good tech that really knows how to use a road force balance machine would be able to evaluate the tire for unsseen damage.

07-24-2011, 12:58 AM	#8
L99CAMA2011 Drives: One of the baddest handling Gen 5s Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Masachusetts Posts: 4,177	tie rod ends maybe, was my issue.

07-25-2011, 10:24 PM	#10
AZ5G AZ5G Drives: 2010 Transformer Ed. 1SS M6 Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Arizona Posts: 84	Thanks for the input...I replaced all 4 tires, Nitto Invo's, new rims up front, used a new set of stock rears and squared the car up with 275's all around. ..Yeah, on the tie rod ends, that's this weekend...Take it all apart and see if I can find anything....It's driving me nuts...It was just bitchin' before, tracked straight and no issues all, even at XXX speeds....Thanks for all of the input....More to come....AZ5G

07-26-2011, 06:00 AM	#11
JusticePete Drives: Camaro Justice Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Virginia Posts: 20,174	Have the old and new wheels and tires rpoad forced so we have baseline information. It will help us help the next owner with similar probleems.