shaking at 130km/h

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hks_kansei
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Re: shaking at 130km/h

Postby hks_kansei » Mon Dec 19, 2011 9:50 am

First step before taking it to any workshop.

Go to a tyre shop and get a wheel balance.
It's not expensive, and it's the most likely cause for vibrations at speed.


If that doesn't help, then it's maybe time to look at the more expensive possibilities.
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Re: shaking at 130km/h

Postby NMX516 » Mon Dec 19, 2011 11:57 pm

These cars are quite sensitive to unbalanced wheels and tyres - the earlier the model MX5, the more sensitive. Vibration at speed can be a common complaint, but is most often related to wheel balance. All it can take is a small hit to a wheel or a flat spot on a tyre, and you're done for! It can take much frigging around to sort, requiring patient balancing by a tyre tech who is willing to try and solve the problem. It can be almost impossible with used tyres if they have worn unevenly.
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Re: shaking at 130km/h

Postby NMX516 » Tue Dec 20, 2011 9:03 am

It depends on the wheels too. Cheap blingy rubbish made in the back streets of Bangkok won't do.
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