Vibration in Steering (first 5 minutes)

[Chills]

Originally Posted by super66

ha! got you thinking huh dr burton.....I'm with you and kracker sometimes I get a little shaking and it goes away once its all warmed up.....alright here's question...

have you guys driven over a bridge, you know the metal stuff instead of street? bmussatti, think of 290 going towards congress.....all cars shake a little but the box seems like it gets slung from side to side....

I know exactly the bridge you are talking about. Yeah, my box really goes side to side on that thing, too.

Originally Posted by Chills

I know exactly the bridge you are talking about. Yeah, my box really goes side to side on that thing, too.

I get the same effect in my Ford Explorer.

[Chills]

Try that bridge on a motorcycle. You just let the wheels go where they want and don't fight it.

[David N.]

Oh man, speaking of that, I hit some sand while on a friend's gsxr600 the other day. It was all across part of the road where the wind had brought it in, I saw it coming and managed ok but....scary!

-David

[Chills]

Originally Posted by David N.

Oh man, speaking of that, I hit some sand while on a friend's gsxr600 the other day. It was all across part of the road where the wind had brought it in, I saw it coming and managed ok but....scary!

-David

Yikes... been there. From 1-10 what was the pucker factor?

[ssaylor]

I just got an 04 S. When I made the first test drive off the lot, the vibration was SO BAD at 45 MPH I thought the front end was going to shake itself loose! I turned around, went back to the lot and took the sales person for a ride. By then, of course, the Yokahamas were well warmed up - no vibration whatsoever.

The longer it sits (like 2 weeks on a dealer lot without being driven) the worse it is! And, of course the faster you go too!!!

IT'S PERFECTLY NORMAL!

[FrayAdjacent]

More than likely, it's flat spots. If you have very soft high performance tires, and rarely drive the car, you're probably going to experience this a lot more.