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Old Dec 18, 2007 | 10:02 PM
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Ok so my front tires, well I need new ones lol. So today I was driving and this idiot decides to slam on his brakes just when the light turns yellow so I had to also to keep from hitting him (remember I still dont even have a front bumper on my car) and it locked up and I slid a little bit considering I need tires. Now everytime that I turn my wheel to the left or right while I am going it feels as if I am going over little bumps. Would you say that my alignment is off, and since I slid on the worn tires it made them even worse? I was thinking maybe the tires are uneven or something, just hoping thats all. Any ideas let me know
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 08:17 AM
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Well depending on how bad your tires are and how long of a skid mark you created, there is a good chance you flat spotted your tires. They not longer have equal amount of rubber all the way around.

Its the same thing when you see a train and one of the cars is banging away, the wheels are flat spotted.

Hope your getting new wheels soon.
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Old Dec 19, 2007 | 07:26 PM
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Ok so you were right about that ^^ I got my tires rotated, alignment done and new tires put on. Everything seemed fine but now when I am going down the road I feel as if I am on a trampoline or something lol. I bounce alot even when the road is smooth, there is alot of bounce something to do with suspension??
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Old Dec 20, 2007 | 03:29 AM
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If you doubt your suspension, get a new suspension. I'd have a tire shop check your tires for flat spots, rim warpage, wheel ballance and proper mounting of the wheels first. Make sure if you have rims, that you have hub-centric spacers on them.

I know for a fact that I need a new suspension and have KYB GR-2 struts in a box here and Eibach pro springs on order. All together it was $500 because I got a good deal on e-bay.

A new set of rims will cost you more then $400.

A new set of tires should cost you about $300 for Bridgestone Fuzion (good brand!), or ~ 400 mounted, ballanced and installed.

Anything dealing with your ride comfort is expensive because everything has to be perfectly round.
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