[Shotimes] Shimmy

[Don McKinnon (AST)]

Each Time I had this problem I had an alignment and it was solved, and I
also seem to get it when I put on new tires...

Don McKinnon
95 MTX - White/Mocha 92k miles
Stage 1 Power Package with Stage 1cams
Canyon Carver Road/Race Suspension
Quaife & HiRevs Competition Clutch


-----Original Message-----
From: shotimes-admin@autox.team.net
[mailto:shotimes-admin@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of jared gardner
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2003 5:22 PM
To: shotimes@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Shimmy


Just so you know your not alone I also experience this same thing.  I get
the shimmy between 70 and 80.  I have rotated the tires and had them
balanced off the car with no luck.  My next step was to take it to the shop
because I figure there must be something wrong with some part of the
suspension.  I would love to know the solution.


>From: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>
>Reply-To: "Dave Kegel" <d.kegel@comcast.net>
>To: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>, <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Shimmy
>Date: Wed, 2 Jul 2003 16:03:40 -0500
>
>If this is the case, then he needs to fix the source of the problem, not
>cover it up by balancing on the car.  Balancing on the car would mean he
>now
>can't rotate his tires without going through on the car balancing again.
>That will get expensive, and time consuming.
>
>Dave
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "George Fourchy" <krazgeo@jps.net>
>To: <shotimes@autox.team.net>
>Sent: July 02, 2003 3:58 PM
>Subject: Re: [Shotimes] Shimmy
>
>
> > On one hand you are right.  But on the other, maybe he has a really
>cheap
>rotor,
> > that is way off balance due to bad cooling vanes that can't be seen, or
>might not
> > even be drilled concentrically.  It could be anything, by no means not
>including a
> > totally out of whack computer balancer machine that completely got a
>tire
>or two way
> > out the last time someone tried to do it off the car.
> >
> > Besides, remember....those Gen 2 cars have pretty wobbly dashes.....!
> >
> > George