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[GrnBullitt08]

Yes, the car being out of alignment would cause vibration. Its a good place to start, once its aligned you can remove that from the eqaution and start looking for somethin more mechanical.

 

[alexthejew]

Yes, the car being out of alignment would cause vibration. Its a good place to start, once its aligned you can remove that from the eqaution and start looking for somethin more mechanical.

ok. in the morning, im going to start by double checking my work. making sure all the bolts are tight. then ill bring it for an alignment.

 

[05stroker]

Yes, the car being out of alignment would cause vibration. Its a good place to start, once its aligned you can remove that from the eqaution and start looking for somethin more mechanical.

When running the tubular a arms and such the balance on the tires is very important for a smooth ride .

 

[05stroker]

ok. in the morning, im going to start by double checking my work. making sure all the bolts are tight. then ill bring it for an alignment.

Also remember the tq specs for this setup are with the suspension loaded.

 

[alexthejew]

When running the tubular a arms and such the balance on the tires is very important for a smooth ride .

i feel as though a balance issue would have been apparent on the first drive.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

i feel as though a balance issue would have been apparent on the first drive.

May have taken the car that first intial cruise to settle

 

[alexthejew]

May have taken the car that first intial cruise to settle

true.

 

[ChrisDR]

Is the vibration RPM dependent? I had solid motor mounts in another car and at low RPMs, it would just about rattle my teeth out. Even at idle. So other than waiting at lights and what not, I had to get used to driving it differently (i.e., giving it more revs).

I'm not sure what it feels like in your car, but you might end up wanting to adjust your idle speed a bit as well, so that when you aren't in gear, the vibrations don't drive you crazy.

 

[ChrisDR]

It might also explain why there were not vibrations on your initial test drive. The idle doesn't settle as quickly when the car isn't warm. Just a thought anyway.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Is the vibration RPM dependent? I had solid motor mounts in another car and at low RPMs, it would just about rattle my teeth out. Even at idle. So other than waiting at lights and what not, I had to get used to driving it differently (i.e., giving it more revs).

I'm not sure what it feels like in your car, but you might end up wanting to adjust your idle speed a bit as well, so that when you aren't in gear, the vibrations don't drive you crazy.

It might also explain why there were not vibrations on your initial test drive. The idle doesn't settle as quickly when the car isn't warm. Just a thought anyway.

Thats a possibility.

 

[alexthejew]

no. it wasnt at idle. also, i couldnt use the solid mounts. the k-member didnt use stock style mounts, so it wouldnt bolt up.

 

[ChrisDR]

Oh ok, just giving suggestions here... Did you torque everything with the suspension loaded? You never know how preload can effect a dynamic system.

 

[alexthejew]

im going to double check all nuts and bolts after class today.

 

[alexthejew]

so everything was perfectly torqued down except for the drivers side tie rod end. it was a bit loose (i hate finishing after dark). tightened it up, and it felt alright. i hope that was the fix. i also made an appointment with a suspension shop (performance tire & wheel) to get an alignment.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Sweet, hopefully that was an easy fix

 

[alexthejew]

yea. it was nice and simple.

 

[GrnBullitt08]

Cool, good to hear

 

[alexthejew]

got new tie rod ends and an alignment. wow. what a difference. great mod.

 

[alexthejew]

so.... christmas in november...

...or hanukkah..

adjustable lower control arms

 

[Surfstang2020]

sweet dude its always nice getting new parts in the mail