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texwayne · 12-28-2007, 01:31 PM

hey folks, thanks for your replies.

the rear tires passed the penny test before i left for LA.

i was definitely driving for the conditions, sometimes going less than 50. it was just frustrating having SUVs and pickups blow by me doing 70 or better. i live in texas, i should be used to knuckleheads going too fast.

i always try to avoid taking my car out in the rain. however, it is a daily driver. so, sometimes i can't avoid it. (it is garaged on both ends of the commute though.) the few times i've driven in the rain here at home, i haven't had any trouble maintaining freeway speeds and feeling safe. nostalgia for LA must have made me forget how bad the roads and weather can be.

i think i'll check the ball joints just to be safe. but, the shimmy only happened in those adverse conditions.

12-28-2007, 01:31 PM	#8
texwayne Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 15	hey folks, thanks for your replies. the rear tires passed the penny test before i left for LA. i was definitely driving for the conditions, sometimes going less than 50. it was just frustrating having SUVs and pickups blow by me doing 70 or better. i live in texas, i should be used to knuckleheads going too fast. i always try to avoid taking my car out in the rain. however, it is a daily driver. so, sometimes i can't avoid it. (it is garaged on both ends of the commute though.) the few times i've driven in the rain here at home, i haven't had any trouble maintaining freeway speeds and feeling safe. nostalgia for LA must have made me forget how bad the roads and weather can be. i think i'll check the ball joints just to be safe. but, the shimmy only happened in those adverse conditions. __________________ 03 Boxster S \| EVOMS intake \| PSE \| B&M shifter \| Softronic ECU tune (traded-in) 03 911 C4S \| Softronic ECU tune Last edited by texwayne; 12-28-2007 at 01:34 PM.