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Old Jun 25, 2003 | 10:53 AM
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Suspension/Front end question...

Here's my deal. I have a slight vibration in my car above 60-65 MPH and it shakes a little worse when I turn the steering wheel above 65-70 MPH. I took my car to a local shop to have my parts (inner/outer tie rods and ball joints) checked and they all looked good. It was a lot worse before but that was because one of my tires was out of balance. So I guess what I'm saying is that my tires are balanced and all my parts are fine. What else could be causing the vibrations. O yea, I have FD wheels on 25mm spacers, but it did this with the stock wheels on. Any thoughts?

Chris
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 01:05 AM
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did you balance the wheels with the spacers attached???

Sounds like your spacers are not balanced correctly or the wheels are not mounting straight on them.
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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 11:18 PM
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That may very well be the problem. but the reason I didn' think this was because it still did this with the stock wheels on it. Thanx though Icemark.

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Old Jun 26, 2003 | 11:39 PM
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hmm if it did it with the stock wheels, then I might be looking at a bad brake rotor, bearings or hub.
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:09 AM
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If it's the bearings in the hub, you can save yourself a ton of money replacing the bearings only. Go to Mazdatrix's website for a tutorial on how to do this. Don't waste money on a whole new hub if you don't need to! good luck
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Old Jun 27, 2003 | 01:44 AM
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when they were checking your eguipment did they check the allingment, thats the first logical place to start if you ask me. also is there any history of a wreck or frame damage thay may not neccisarily be evident in the suspension parts themselves.
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