Newbie looking for vibration cause.
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Le Mans Master
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Newbie looking for vibration cause.
Just picked up a bone-stock 01'vert with 28k mi. The car is beautiful and tighter than my 07'Z but I can't figure out what's causing a vibration at 70+mph. My GM tech friend went thru the car at the dealership I bought it from and found nothing. Car is in proper alignment, wheels are round, tires are balanced with no flat spots. What could I be missing?
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There's a strong possibility that these "tinnerman nuts", as they're called, are preventing the wheels from sitting flush against the rotors.
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Some C5 newbie questions
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OK, for some reason I assumed that you had aftermarket rims, which may not have those recesses. Maybe you could lift the car and rotate the tires and see if they run "true". I suppose there's always a possibility of a shifted belt, which would appear as a little "wobble" in the tread, as the tire turns.