Symptoms:
-constant vibration at all speeds (severe shaking at 50-60mph)
-car pulls all over the road, in both directions, seems to depend on road contours
-steering wheel shakes back and forth, steering overall feels sloppy
-front tires are cupped just on the very inside of the tread
-clunking in rear end when accelerating & turning corners
-rattling sound in transmission (manual) when let off gas & can hear a intermittent clanking sound when idling in neutral (transmission/bellhousing area)
What I've done so far
-have had tires rebalanced 4 times thus far since new tires and rims (about 9,000 miles ago) last time just yesterday, still no better. They used a road force machine also 2 of the 4 times.
-checked for bad front wheel bearings, tie rod ends, balljoints. No looseness or play in wheel.
-front struts seem to be alright.
Is it possible to have a bad rim, thats impossible to balance? Or don't these people know how to balance tires (Discount Tire)? Not to mention they chipped the @#$% out my rims.
Also have dry rot on inside of tires, is this normal with my mileage(9,000 on tires), or just p.o.s. tires?
Should I try an alignment next?
Any other suggestions?
I can't even stand to drive my car anymore. I feel like driving it into a brick wall when the steering wheel starts shaking and pulling arrrrgggh!
-constant vibration at all speeds (severe shaking at 50-60mph)
-car pulls all over the road, in both directions, seems to depend on road contours
-steering wheel shakes back and forth, steering overall feels sloppy
-front tires are cupped just on the very inside of the tread
-clunking in rear end when accelerating & turning corners
-rattling sound in transmission (manual) when let off gas & can hear a intermittent clanking sound when idling in neutral (transmission/bellhousing area)
What I've done so far
-have had tires rebalanced 4 times thus far since new tires and rims (about 9,000 miles ago) last time just yesterday, still no better. They used a road force machine also 2 of the 4 times.
-checked for bad front wheel bearings, tie rod ends, balljoints. No looseness or play in wheel.
-front struts seem to be alright.
Is it possible to have a bad rim, thats impossible to balance? Or don't these people know how to balance tires (Discount Tire)? Not to mention they chipped the @#$% out my rims.
Also have dry rot on inside of tires, is this normal with my mileage(9,000 on tires), or just p.o.s. tires?
Should I try an alignment next?
Any other suggestions?
I can't even stand to drive my car anymore. I feel like driving it into a brick wall when the steering wheel starts shaking and pulling arrrrgggh!