Hellish vibration!

After the big snowstorm week up here in Indiana, I've
been having lots of fun playin around in the snow with
my SVX. After backing up into a big snow drift in my
parking spot at the school parking lot, I've noticed a
pretty heavy vibration at 55 MPH and up. It doesn't
vibrate at all below 50. I got studded snow tires on
the SVX, which aren't flat (though they are about
29-31 PSI), and they were balanced when they were
put on in late December '03.

It was only recently that it started to vibrate, so I'm
thinking its either a chunk of ice that's frozen on the
inside of one of my wheels after driving up into a few
big snow drifts... or I've royally bashed the crap outta
one of my axels or something.. Anyone know what
it could be? Any help would be greatly appreciated!
Thanks!

[svx_commuter]

Oh Yeah. I think you got snow/ice on the insdie of the rim. A couple of buckets of hot water should do the trick.
It's a pretty common problem on my cars after they sit in the sun all day long.

[ZMan]

This same thing has happened to me twice right after i went playing in the snow.

It had to be snow or ice packed on the rim, because it cleared up the next time i drove the car.

Give it a chance, it should clear up.

Sure is fun to play in the snow with it though, isn't it?

[Wiz]

Happened to me too. I got ice in one of the rims and vibration above 50-55mph. I had it in the rear right tire. The whole damn car was shaking, it really scared the hell out of me.

[CigarJohnny]

Same here the other day after playing in the snow. Over 55 was annoying but 60+ was undriveable, it shook so bad. Once it sat in the sun and the ice fell off the inside of the wheels (with a little poking from me) things returned to their smooth self.

-Johnny

Thanks very much everyone, turns out it was snow or
ice, cleared right up after a nice warm sunbath. Scared
the bejeebus outta me though.

And yea, it sure is fun to play in the snow, been doing
donuts in the cul-de-sacs in my neighborhood whenever
I get the chance to, so fun. Gotta love this car.

Swing by Home Depot. Pick up a 1/2 inch wooden dowel... approximately 2 feet in length. Whittle one end to a semi flat point.

The perfect snow/ice removal tool for rims.

Credit goes to Tim O'Neil.

Fitz

www.Flat4Racing.com

Wierd, I've never had ice/snow in my wheels.

hmmmm.



Randy ii

[Subafreak]

Originally posted by svxeno
Wierd, I've never had ice/snow in my wheels.

hmmmm.



Randy ii

I bet you've never got to do AWD donuts or powerslides in the snow either, have ya?

[drivemusicnow]

yeah i had the same thing happen to me... kinda crazy that just a little snow packed in the wheel can thow of the balancing that much... maybe i just need to heat my rotors up to "porter" hot, and that should take care of any snow

Originally posted by Subafreak




I bet you've never got to do AWD donuts or powerslides in the snow either, have ya?

Sand