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Old 08-24-2014, 09:15 AM
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Wow just my luck!
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Old 08-25-2014, 06:26 AM
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60-70 MPH usually would associate with a balance issue, either tire/wheel or hub/rotor. I would clean all of the tar, mud and rocks off the inside of the rim.
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Old 08-25-2014, 06:35 AM
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Hub/Rotor were both good. I will take a look-see at the Tire/Wheel. I have known of 2 bent rims on my car, but with this problem I am having as being intermittent at the speed mentioned and not constant like the vibration I feel from the bent rim.
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Old 08-25-2014, 08:25 PM
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Surely there must be more suggestions. Come on guys..
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Old 08-25-2014, 08:57 PM
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A bent rim can cause intermittent oscillations in concert with another bent rim, as they can go in and out of cycle with each other. Kind of a sympathetic vibration. Hopefully that makes sense. :)
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Old 08-25-2014, 09:27 PM
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Sounds like a wheel out of balance.
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Old 08-26-2014, 06:23 AM
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@whopper as intermittent as when it's cold, nothing, when it's warm out, all the time?

Or going around curves it dulls down, and when going straight it gets worse?

@Twistedtat, that is something I have considered, but given the above mentioned symptoms, it has me wondering.
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Old 08-26-2014, 06:45 AM
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Swap the tires, front to back, back to front. If the vibration changes, then you'll know it's a tire or rim issue.
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Old 08-26-2014, 07:10 AM
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Rears criss-cross, and fronts roll straight back, right?
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Old 08-26-2014, 07:42 AM
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I wasn't saying rotate the tires. Move fronts to back, backs to front.
That way, if it's a tire or rim issue, it should be easier to determine.
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