sdaddy
Enthusiast
I have a vibration in the left front of my 96 GTS that begins at about 65 and gets progressively worse as speed increases. I had the front wheels balanced, and this actually seemed to make the vibration a litttle worse. I took it back and they said the wheel/tire is spot on on the spin balancer. I can't find anyone in Jacksonville who does on the car balance anymore.
The tires are evenly worn, the wheel looks okay (Forgeline) and the front steering seems to be tight. Tire does not appear to be out of round when running at high speed on the spin balancer (Michelin Pilot Sports).
What do I try next? Rotate the tire on the wheel and rebalance to see if that helps or swap the tires on the front wheels to see if the vibration stays with the tire or moves with the wheel?
Tire place wants to know if I want to try weights on the inside and outside of wheel, but I have never seen this done on a Forgeline. I hate to spend $600 on new tires to remove this variable, as the Pilot Sports are under 5 years old and have over 50% tread.
I bought the tire and wheels used and the tire wear was on another 96 GTS, but the tire wear is dead even. I had a little left side vibration with the original tires/wheels but nothing that kept me from running 120 at the strip.
I was headed to the strip yesterday, but when I got the car up to about 80 I said "no way". I also just added poly engine and transmission mounts. Would this magnify a front end vibration issue? The vibration does not go away at speed if you push in the clutch.
Any suggestions?
The tires are evenly worn, the wheel looks okay (Forgeline) and the front steering seems to be tight. Tire does not appear to be out of round when running at high speed on the spin balancer (Michelin Pilot Sports).
What do I try next? Rotate the tire on the wheel and rebalance to see if that helps or swap the tires on the front wheels to see if the vibration stays with the tire or moves with the wheel?
Tire place wants to know if I want to try weights on the inside and outside of wheel, but I have never seen this done on a Forgeline. I hate to spend $600 on new tires to remove this variable, as the Pilot Sports are under 5 years old and have over 50% tread.
I bought the tire and wheels used and the tire wear was on another 96 GTS, but the tire wear is dead even. I had a little left side vibration with the original tires/wheels but nothing that kept me from running 120 at the strip.
I was headed to the strip yesterday, but when I got the car up to about 80 I said "no way". I also just added poly engine and transmission mounts. Would this magnify a front end vibration issue? The vibration does not go away at speed if you push in the clutch.
Any suggestions?