Is it possible that a front and rear shock were switched?
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I will work on the car tomorrow and post some pics of the F/Right coilover setup.
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Bent shock shaft?
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The shimmy went away on my '99 when I put on the Konis.
I also have a '91 with 188k miles and AFAIK original, basically non-functional shocks. Couldn't even drive it at 65-70 on the highway. Got the wheels balanced properly (no need for road force, just round wheels and tires and a proper dynamic balance) and it's rock-solid at all speeds. |
Originally Posted by jacob300zx
(Post 573155)
Bent shock shaft?
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Originally Posted by gospeed81
(Post 572760)
You'll probably have more luck at miata.net, since it affects almost every miata.
You need a good balance on your tires if you don't want to drive a paint shacker. |
Tierod? Wheel bearing?
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I just had to replace a rear brake rotor for this problem.
No pedal pulsing and multiple wheel balance attempts did not fix it. It took a trip to the dyno where I saw the driver's side rear wheel wobbling to find this. |
Originally Posted by jacob300zx
(Post 573652)
Tierod? Wheel bearing?
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Originally Posted by luiml73
(Post 573607)
I bought a new one on ebay this morning. I'll post after installed to see if it fixed problems.
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Originally Posted by Braineack
(Post 572800)
is the sleeve taller than the shock body? They must be shortened if so. I have a feeling the body is riding on the sleeve...
http://img526.imageshack.us/img526/8074/cimg3259.jpg I raised the car about 1" on all sides, but the passenger front still sits 1/2" taller then all the other sides. Must be something wrong with that shock/shaft. Anyways the car rides much better now even though it doesn't look as nice anymore, but it will have to do untill my Vmaxx's arrive from FM. Raised http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/7614/cimg3263t.jpg |
I've been chasing a vibration at 70 for months now. good luck.
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You need to cut those massive bump stops down. Even threads everywhere is no way to go, just raise until even for now.
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Originally Posted by NA6C-Guy
(Post 573608)
I have had my tires rebalanced like 3 times and still I have a shake at anything above 65ish. I wonder if it would have anything to do with only putting weights on the back of the wheel. I doubt it.
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