jlells01 Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Question for you w-body experts: I realize I'm being a bit vague here, but at speeds of approximately sixty miles per hour and higher, the '95 Lumina I'm driving has a pretty noticeable vibration. As well, in all honesty, I may be really imagining things, but it seems to be variable, as sometimes its relatively light in intensity, yet other times you can feel it in your hands, rear-end, and legs. It doesn't do it at lower speeds though. Are there specific areas I should focus on to try and solve this problem? Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1990lumina Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 How's the balance on your tires?? What kind of condition are they in? Do you have proper air pressure....all things relatively cheap or free to check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stevo Posted January 19, 2006 Report Share Posted January 19, 2006 Check your bearings as well ... does the vibration occur when your turning and putting load on one side or the other? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3pt1lumina Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Most likely the tires are chopped or worn. If not, check tire pressure but my guess is that they need to be balanced. Or worse comes to worse, check wheel bearings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Anonymous Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 my car does that, above 65. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TGPilot Posted January 20, 2006 Report Share Posted January 20, 2006 Balance tires. I don't recall which is which, but vibration above 60 means front tires are OOB, below 60 means rear tires are OOB... Or vice-versa... Do WHAT? If a tire is out of balance (OOB) it will shake or vibrate at whatever speed the centrifical force and mass of the tire dictates. If it is severely out of balance it may shake at low speeds...barely out of balance may take to 100MPH to show up. Saying if a tire is front or rear mounted on a car will effect when it shakes is probably something some recent VOTEC school grad from Jiffy Lube or Discount Tire would say! Just like the idiot at Jiffy Lube told me the other day when I was getting an emissions test. He told me I could run regular unleaded gas because of the lower compression the car ran EVEN THOUGH it is turbo equipped! That was what the Intercooler was for! :? I told him I should put regular unleaded in it...blow it up...and make him buy me a new motor because of his JackAssed advice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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