Question I'm curious about...

lil drummer boy · 02-23-2004, 11:38 PM

Ok I've got this problem which so far really doesn't seem like a huge problem, but I'm afraid it might be a warning sign that could build into something major. The winter here has been cold. It's about 30-35 degrees average during the day, and it gets down in the teens and twenties overnight. Every morning after a cold night when I leave for work I notice a bump in the rear end of the car. It almost feels like I'm driving with a flat tire. It's really noticeable at first, then I'll go down the road a mile or so and stop at the stop sign at the end of the street. Once I take off again the bumping is gone. It only does this when it's really cold and mostly overnight when the temperatures hit their lowest, and only for the first mile or so down the road then it's gone. Has anyone else had this problem? Might anyone have any idea what it could be? Is it something to be worried about?

I appreciate any feedback... thanks!

xxxBlakexxx · 02-24-2004, 12:35 AM

Wow, that's a tough one. Sounds like you have a flat spot in a tire...perhaps a radial belt is broken.

You know in places where is gets REAL cold, tires do just what you describe. But I mean REAL cold. But your car is not sitting nearly long enough nor is it cold enough to have a "frozen" tire.

I would have your tires checked as well as your rims. You could also have a bent rim. A rim can get damaged from a pot hole and the colder tire temps may make you feel the flat spot in the rim more until the temp rises and them the tire becomes more pliable and the bumping seems to go away.

lil drummer boy · 02-24-2004, 11:15 AM

Well at least now I have something to go on. Thanks for your input!

02-23-2004, 11:38 PM	#1
lil drummer boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pataskala, Ohio Posts: 111	Question I'm curious about... Ok I've got this problem which so far really doesn't seem like a huge problem, but I'm afraid it might be a warning sign that could build into something major. The winter here has been cold. It's about 30-35 degrees average during the day, and it gets down in the teens and twenties overnight. Every morning after a cold night when I leave for work I notice a bump in the rear end of the car. It almost feels like I'm driving with a flat tire. It's really noticeable at first, then I'll go down the road a mile or so and stop at the stop sign at the end of the street. Once I take off again the bumping is gone. It only does this when it's really cold and mostly overnight when the temperatures hit their lowest, and only for the first mile or so down the road then it's gone. Has anyone else had this problem? Might anyone have any idea what it could be? Is it something to be worried about? I appreciate any feedback... thanks! __________________ ...lil drummer boy Dig heavy metal? Check out my band Remains Of Eden Proud owner of a white 1997 Mustang GT

02-24-2004, 12:35 AM	#2
xxxBlakexxx Registered Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Mountaintop, PA Posts: 634	Wow, that's a tough one. Sounds like you have a flat spot in a tire...perhaps a radial belt is broken. You know in places where is gets REAL cold, tires do just what you describe. But I mean REAL cold. But your car is not sitting nearly long enough nor is it cold enough to have a "frozen" tire. I would have your tires checked as well as your rims. You could also have a bent rim. A rim can get damaged from a pot hole and the colder tire temps may make you feel the flat spot in the rim more until the temp rises and them the tire becomes more pliable and the bumping seems to go away. __________________ "Children should not get cancer, but they do!" Help a child with cancer at www.homeoftheirown.org My Stang: 2000 Mustang GT Vert - Steeda Tri-Ax Shifter; C&L Plenum; BBK 75 mm TB; Steeda Strut Tower Supports; Black "Deep Dish" Bullet Wheels; FRPP 4.10's; Steeda Subframes; SLP Catback & SLP Catted X-Pipe; SCT 4 Position Chip with 3 custom tunes; Steeda CAI; Venom-1000 Nitrous; Roush Stage 3 Body Kit; Bullet Suspension Package (on the way)

02-24-2004, 11:15 AM	#3
lil drummer boy Registered Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Pataskala, Ohio Posts: 111	Well at least now I have something to go on. Thanks for your input! __________________ ...lil drummer boy Dig heavy metal? Check out my band Remains Of Eden Proud owner of a white 1997 Mustang GT

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