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Old 01-27-2009, 01:21 PM
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well after that happened i discover my car shake when im going only 70 mph on highway. My z never done this before. Any idea what could be wrong at at tire? or else?
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slammed my rim hard on a curb
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well after that happened i discover my car shake when im going only 70 mph on highway. My z never done this before. Any idea what could be wrong at at tire? or else?
Your wheel is bent. Go get it fixed...
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vo may be onto something, I think it may have had something to do with slamming into the curb.
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vo may be onto something, I think it may have had something to do with slamming into the curb.
That, or his gas tank may have shifted mounting positions from the centrifical force of the impact, now making the car unbalanced. It's probably better if he rushes the car to the dealership ASAP. We don't want the MAF sensory component to misalign itself from the car's master booster cylinder. It would end up costing tons more in repairs...
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what events led to you slamming into the curb may I ask?
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Originally Posted by WhiteNoiz
vo may be onto something, I think it may have had something to do with slamming into the curb.
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what events led to you slamming into the curb may I ask?
Must have been those Bridgestones. You know how bad they've been proven to be on wet roads, taking 90 degree turns at 40mph...
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Must have been those Bridgestones. You know how bad they've been proven to be on wet roads, taking 90 degree turns at 40mph...
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snow.........my fault really shouldn't be out but its not even that bad this is my first winter with the Z by the way. It was down hill and at the end of the hill i have to make right turn. I was going like 5-10 mph but i slide i can't switch lane at all there was another car right next to me. Its either a curb or that car....
bad move....
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Obviously you bent the thing that goes on the thing.
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Originally Posted by vo7848
That, or his gas tank may have shifted mounting positions from the centrifical force of the impact, now making the car unbalanced. It's probably better if he rushes the car to the dealership ASAP. We don't want the MAF sensory component to misalign itself from the car's master booster cylinder. It would end up costing tons more in repairs...
Happened to a buddy of mine. Not pretty.
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snow.........my fault really shouldn't be out but its not even that bad this is my first winter with the Z by the way. It was down hill and at the end of the hill i have to make right turn. I was going like 5-10 mph but i slide i can't switch lane at all there was another car right next to me. Its either a curb or that car....
bad move....
It's the wheel. It's bent. Put the spare on and take the wheel to have it straightened out. Here in Texas, it runs around $125 to straighten out a bent wheel. Not sure around your area. Good luck and drive safe.

Go easy on him fellas. Shiet happens...
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Originally Posted by vo7848
It's the wheel. It's bent. Put the spare on and take the wheel to have it straightened out. Here in Texas, it runs around $125 to straighten out a bent wheel. Not sure around your area. Good luck and drive safe.

Go easy on him fellas. Shiet happens...

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OP get the damaged wheel off your car ASAP.

Hopefully you didn't damage any suspention parts.

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Sounds like a bent rim - Like the other person said, hopefully the suspension is okay. Get it up on a hoist asap
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i dont think anyone else mentioned it, but it sounds to me like your rim is bent.
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Let me be the first to suggest that your wheel is most likely bent.
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Probably need an alignment too. And some driving lessons.
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Ding Ding Ding....ah bent rim?
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Maybe its bent
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its still snowing since then so my z is at the parking lot, but im having someone look at it tomorrow and hopefully the roads will at least cleared up by that time. I even saw some Z on the roads today. I slammed it on sunday.
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