maybe the fix-a-flat sat in 1 side of the tire and dried causing a bad imbalance which then bent your axle?
HELP! Can a bad rim cause a bent axle?
First, dont start flamin me!
Aight, i aquired a set of used 22s with tires for my regal
i put em on, happy as hell they look soo good..
i knew already one of the rims had a bad tire patched with fixaflat
after putting em on and driving for a while i notcied it was unbearable to drive at excess speeds of 39 or more the car would shake like a motherfucker!! dangerous to even drive!
so i kept my speeds at a minimum on the way back home
so im nearng home and i hear a weird light clapping sound comin from my back rear rim (the one with the hole)
I stick my head out and notice the whole wheel looks like its about to come off because it had a horizontal wobble to it.. so i slowed down reallll slow..
jacked it up to see if some lugs came off or somthing.. everything was tight
i tried to hand wobble the wheel but wouldnt budge (even in nuetral)
so im scared the axle is bent or something worse.. or maybe the rim is completely fucked..
ideas?? THANKS!
Aight, i aquired a set of used 22s with tires for my regal
i put em on, happy as hell they look soo good..
i knew already one of the rims had a bad tire patched with fixaflat
after putting em on and driving for a while i notcied it was unbearable to drive at excess speeds of 39 or more the car would shake like a motherfucker!! dangerous to even drive!
so i kept my speeds at a minimum on the way back home
so im nearng home and i hear a weird light clapping sound comin from my back rear rim (the one with the hole)
I stick my head out and notice the whole wheel looks like its about to come off because it had a horizontal wobble to it.. so i slowed down reallll slow..
jacked it up to see if some lugs came off or somthing.. everything was tight
i tried to hand wobble the wheel but wouldnt budge (even in nuetral)
so im scared the axle is bent or something worse.. or maybe the rim is completely fucked..
ideas?? THANKS!
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maybe its your ball joints
feel me
jack your car in the air from the rear diff
take both wheels off take both adapters off
fasten the lug nuts back on the drums so they are secure and tight
carefully start car put in drive let the axel spin look at the studs and if they spin straight all is fine wheel is fucked
if the brake drums spin crooked axel is bent
if the car was spinning straight before you put rims and all you did was drive home with bent rims my feeling is you did not bend axel
i think you got a bent wheel
let me know
jack your car in the air from the rear diff
take both wheels off take both adapters off
fasten the lug nuts back on the drums so they are secure and tight
carefully start car put in drive let the axel spin look at the studs and if they spin straight all is fine wheel is fucked
if the brake drums spin crooked axel is bent
if the car was spinning straight before you put rims and all you did was drive home with bent rims my feeling is you did not bend axel
i think you got a bent wheel
let me know
hmmm - me interested in that too
are they knockoffs? the same exact thing happened with my 14's on my towncar
22's?..... on a regal?.......that's the problem.
people actually think its a joke when i tell them that anything bigger than 13's will make the car self-destruct...........................this was just the first step... :biggrin:
after putting em on and driving for a while i notcied it was unbearable to drive at excess speeds of 39 or more the car would shake like a motherfucker!! dangerous to even drive!
I've have heard of this by SOOOOOO mny people that ride 20's in up??
I've have heard of this by SOOOOOO mny people that ride 20's in up??
too poor to get the tires balanced after they had to pay for the rims and tires?
naw, i was basically testing the ride and what i needed to modify to safely drive.
damn, i aint askin to get dogged out here, im here to get some professional advice.
i put the original wheel back on and its not wobbling. i see a very slight slight wobble but i think thats normal..
feel me
jack your car in the air from the rear diff
take both wheels off take both adapters off
fasten the lug nuts back on the drums so they are secure and tight
carefully start car put in drive let the axel spin look at the studs and if they spin traight all is fine wheel is fucked
if the brake drums spin crooked axel is bent
if the car was spinning straight before you put rims and all you did was drive home with bent rims my feeling is you did not bend axel
i think you got a bent wheel
let me know
yea, as soon as i get more energy to mess with it, imma let you guys know.
its not the ball joints, its the rear driver side wheel thats the problem..
damn, i aint askin to get dogged out here, im here to get some professional advice.
i put the original wheel back on and its not wobbling. i see a very slight slight wobble but i think thats normal..
feel me
jack your car in the air from the rear diff
take both wheels off take both adapters off
fasten the lug nuts back on the drums so they are secure and tight
carefully start car put in drive let the axel spin look at the studs and if they spin traight all is fine wheel is fucked
if the brake drums spin crooked axel is bent
if the car was spinning straight before you put rims and all you did was drive home with bent rims my feeling is you did not bend axel
i think you got a bent wheel
let me know
yea, as soon as i get more energy to mess with it, imma let you guys know.
its not the ball joints, its the rear driver side wheel thats the problem..
Originally posted by Torx@Aug 23 2005, 08:20 AM~3675294
naw, i was basically testing the ride and what i needed to modify to safely drive.
damn, i aint askin to get dogged out here, im here to get some professional advice.
i put the original wheel back on and its not wobbling. i see a very slight slight wobble but i think thats normal..
feel me
jack your car in the air from the rear diff
take both wheels off take both adapters off
fasten the lug nuts back on the drums so they are secure and tight
carefully start car put in drive let the axel spin look at the studs and if they spin traight all is fine wheel is fucked
if the brake drums spin crooked axel is bent
if the car was spinning straight before you put rims and all you did was drive home with bent rims my feeling is you did not bend axel
i think you got a bent wheel
let me know
good luck
but my advice is amatuer not pro buy any means
just common sense , what i said is how i would diagnose whether it's the car or rim
it might even be a bent adapter but i doubt it
anyway you will get to the bottom of it , like you said when you got time
yea, as soon as i get more energy to mess with it, imma let you guys know.
its not the ball joints, its the rear driver side wheel thats the problem..
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