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Josh
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:37 am    Post subject: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

As above, my car has a vibration at only 110km/h. everything before and after that is fine... I'm thinking maybe the tailshaft is out or maybe the toque tube? Whats most likly? My rims and tyres only got balanced the other day and i'v tryed different rims so it's somewhere in the driveline?
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Sparrow
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:10 am    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

lol
i got the same thing. think it's exhaust resonance. i've changed my entire drive line and it's still does it.
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TURBO TF
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 1:45 am    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

this is crazy hey, mine does it at 100km/h and my mates does it at 120km/h, and none of us have any idea what it is, its weird and annoying though
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Gene FJ20DET
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:19 am    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

u have lowered your cars thats why. the tail shaft is pointing up now instead of down. get under the car and there are 2 fat washers (8mm thick) on the bolts holding the the torque tube on, swap it over so the fat washers are between the torque tube mount and the car.
"should" fix the problem
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Gene FJ20DET
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:20 am    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

woops i mean the other way..
just swap the fat washes to the opposite they are on now
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MR_GEMI
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:22 am    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

well ya learn somehting new every day.

i had the same with my gem, i always wondered why it did that!
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mystikal21
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

proberbly its vibrating cause your using it too much as a vibrator when rooting lol
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Gene FJ20DET
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 12:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

yeah... ummm.. that could be it.....
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 2:30 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

wow we have a 12yo in here
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greg j
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 4:31 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

yeah genes right its cos your cars are lowered, had the same problem with mine. weird stuff until you start thinking internals and driveline setup.
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TURBO TF
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

well there ya go, swapped them round and look what happens!! no more vibrations, thanks gene
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Gene FJ20DET
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 6:24 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

hah your quick. i know the fix, but put up with the vibrations for 12 months cos i was to lazy to get under and change it HAHAHAH
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NeWaZ
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 7:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

thank christ for this thread.. mine does it at between 60 and 80 k's which is probably where the majority of driving is done and has been PISSING me off for a couple of months now and is quite embarrassing with passengers in the car... gunna have to go do the fix now and hopefully solve the prob

cheers gene

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macca
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:09 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Reply with quote

I glad someone ask this mine does it between 100-105kph
so I will try gene's solution

Thanks Gene

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Josh
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PostPosted: Tue Sep 23, 2003 10:46 pm    Post subject: Re: Vibration at only 110km/h Ta Gene Reply with quote

Cheers man, I'll change them washers over on the w/e. I remeber reading it in an artical in a whiteline web page. They sold bigger washers but I think? What am I trying to achive? Do I want the tailshaft as straight as possible with the gearbox and diff or is it suppose to be a certain angle? Cheers again

Josh
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