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Originally Posted by BlackTalon
Sounds like toe, and/ or 'tram-lining' just due to the tires themselves (the grippier the tire, the more pronounced). Assuming the bushing are all okay, check the toe.
Toe-in is 'safe', and how auto manufacturers set up the cars. Toe-out has much quicker steering response (initial turn-in), which can make the car 'darty'. Good for track and auto-x, but the amount of toe-out should actually be pretty small. For pure street driving, a little toe in is probably best, or maybe zero toe.
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Can you elaobrate on 'tram-lining'?
The current fronts are 7x16 BBS RS wheels with 225/50x16 tires. Dunlop 8000 and they have maybe 1/16 -1/8 tread left. They look like they are pretty evenly worn.
Radial balanced them for me last winter. But the issue was still there. Because I've done a lot of work on the front end there really isn't a lot of miles since then. Maybe 3,000-5,000 miles.
I was chasing down many problems so I refreshed most of the front end and even have new Bilstien Struts/spindles.
Can a wheel/tire be in balance vertically, but have a issue where it tries to move it side to side? At first, when this was happening, I thought the tire was slipping on the tire. I had that problem before on another car.
Yesterday, the problem came and went several times while driving 20-30 miles down rt 50. The changes were mostly when the road surface changed.
The shake is really annoying on a long drive. It will pretty much vibrate my whole arm.