vibration problem
.................OK guys.........i fixed a 74 duster awhile ago.........as i've did and so have others with aftermarket wheels that required the weights come off the rear drums so they fit flat to the hub and not have a problem with wobbling..........the guy tried alot of things, nothing helped it.........put on a new set of drums with the weights on them, 1 problem solved as now he needs different wheels as they wont sit flat with the weights on.......not a bit of vibration with the rallye wheels.......he's happy the vibe is fixed, but totally pissed at the tire shop that sold him rims and tires[over $1000.00] worth.....they said the wheels were wobbling, so they removed the weights and threw them away.....ofcourse he was chasing this vibe 4 a few years, so they wont do anything 4 him......it will cost him $100.00 per each rear wheel 2 have them milled out to clear the weights................kim...............
as soon as i read this i ran down stairs to check out the drums haha. the rims are ol cragars and flare away from the drums, so no one should have taken any weights off, BUT....
just an fyi, last week i ran to autozone 2 miles away to grab stuff for an oil change, kept the car under 45, couldnt really feel or hear the vibration, i just got the car runnin right and back on the road that day mind you and had just started trying to chase down the vibration... so i was comin back and noticed the vibe was really bad, getting progressively worse, coming from the rear left. so i slowed down and started to pull over.
as i did the rear left wheel decided it had enough rockin and that it was time to start rollin...right off the studs and down the road!!! but not before showering the hood of a SQUAD car with all 5 lugs and washers! the car plopped down on the left rear trailing arm as i slowed to a stop!
the cop was nice as all hell, put up some traffic cones and helped me find the lugs while i waited for my buddy to bring a floor jack to boot! and of course he showed me some pics of his ols 442. it was real low speed (luckily) so no damage, just ground some paint off the bottom of that arm.
anyway, the right rear drum has a weight on it, all lugs stayed tight... the left rear drum however, has no weight on it, and it rattled loose all 5 lugs! First thing this weekend its rollin over to a shop to balance all four wheels and that damn brake drum too... I'll let y'all know if its another case of no drum weights...