ROUGH RIDE..HELP?!?

todd95GT · 09-01-2001, 01:14 PM

If any of you read my previous posts, you know I just picked up a 1995 GT/5-speed coupe. Here's the problem.
The car rides really rough. It's got 17x9 CObra R's on it with 275's rear/255's front. It doesn't seem to be the type of harshness associated with a low profile tire though. While accelerating, the steering wheel and brake pedal don't shimmy as if it were the brakes or wheel balance. It feels as if the shake is coming from the rear end. It's a very choppy feeling-almost like wheel hop but at a faster rate of vibration. I was thinking it could be the rear bushings, maybe the control arms, because intermittently, I hear a chirping sound, almost like a high-pitched rattle-coming form the rear during normal acceleration and at low rpms. What do you guys think I should look into?

todd95GT · 09-02-2001, 03:55 AM

Actually, I'm starting to think it might be a tire-either out of round or maybe a busted belt in one of them. I didn't realize just how low on tread they were.

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Todd
1995GT Cobra look-alike
pulleys; Flowmaster cat-back; 65mm TB; Cobra R's, front, and wing

joe4speed · 09-03-2001, 12:01 PM

I just had that happen with my olds. Jack the car up and turn the tires and feel them, if it's making that much of a vibration, you'll see it! Good luck!

09-01-2001, 01:14 PM	#1
todd95GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Posts: 191	ROUGH RIDE..HELP?!? If any of you read my previous posts, you know I just picked up a 1995 GT/5-speed coupe. Here's the problem. The car rides really rough. It's got 17x9 CObra R's on it with 275's rear/255's front. It doesn't seem to be the type of harshness associated with a low profile tire though. While accelerating, the steering wheel and brake pedal don't shimmy as if it were the brakes or wheel balance. It feels as if the shake is coming from the rear end. It's a very choppy feeling-almost like wheel hop but at a faster rate of vibration. I was thinking it could be the rear bushings, maybe the control arms, because intermittently, I hear a chirping sound, almost like a high-pitched rattle-coming form the rear during normal acceleration and at low rpms. What do you guys think I should look into?

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09-02-2001, 03:55 AM	#2
todd95GT Registered Member Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, USA Posts: 191	Actually, I'm starting to think it might be a tire-either out of round or maybe a busted belt in one of them. I didn't realize just how low on tread they were. ------------------ Todd 1995GT Cobra look-alike pulleys; Flowmaster cat-back; 65mm TB; Cobra R's, front, and wing

09-03-2001, 12:01 PM	#3
joe4speed He said Member...heh, heh Join Date: Sep 1999 Location: Jupiter, Florida U.S.A. Posts: 3,718	I just had that happen with my olds. Jack the car up and turn the tires and feel them, if it's making that much of a vibration, you'll see it! Good luck!