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Old Oct 10, 2008 | 04:27 PM
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Default Car issue: Sounds like Tire blown/ Car shakes

I just started having this issue, maybe someone on here can help.

Checked tires/PSI rims
Re-torqued lugs to 85
SHook exhaust to see if that was the noise
Inspected underneath to see if anything looked out of the norm
Never have hit something or been in accident nor tracked

It has been getting worse and worse day by day

Symptoms:

Car shakes even at low speeds
Feels like a tire is blown or bent rim but all are intact
Sound is like a helicopter is underneath my car
More defined when I let off gas or tap gas pedal
Gets worse at higher speeds

Thanks for the help...
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Old Oct 11, 2008 | 06:03 AM
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Originally Posted by 03redlineZ
I just started having this issue, maybe someone on here can help.

Checked tires/PSI rims
Re-torqued lugs to 85
SHook exhaust to see if that was the noise
Inspected underneath to see if anything looked out of the norm
Never have hit something or been in accident nor tracked

It has been getting worse and worse day by day

Symptoms:

Car shakes even at low speeds
Feels like a tire is blown or bent rim but all are intact
Sound is like a helicopter is underneath my car
More defined when I let off gas or tap gas pedal
Gets worse at higher speeds

Thanks for the help...
Sounds like the front wheel bearings, that or you're in dire need a front end aliment. Nissan wants almost $300 walk-in , I have a account with them I paid about $160 and there are not hard to change
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Old Oct 12, 2008 | 05:24 AM
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Verdict...

Well, I have Muteki Lug nuts and apparently they loosened up so much in a matter of a couple days that it snapped a lug bolt off!! The tire wasnt on by much!

Nothing bad happened thank god, I went to Nissan and got 5 new lug bolts and replaced all cost me like $10 with tax... The weird thing was how quickly they became loose....? Ihad retorqued to 85 ft lbs a couple days before... Maybe my torque wrench is bad who knows..
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