Snow storm. now car shaking.........uh

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:46 pm

so we had a snow storm and I haven't drove my car in 3 days now. Anyways it was a pain in the ass getting out. had to spin tires some and go back and forth a lil. i also changed both axles about 3 weeks ago but I have not had any problems with them thus far. anyways above 45 mph the car seems to shake. seems like it is coming from the front left. any ideas? I checked all tires. seemed fine. axles seemed ok.

EDIT: ITS MY 02 ACR. Not the SRT4

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:48 pm

Snow packed in the wheels at all?

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 8:51 pm

if you mean the rims? yes a lil bit. ill go clean em out.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:07 pm

That's usually the problem, its throwing your wheels out of balance and your getting a shake like you would with new unbalanced tires

Mat00ES · Post by **Mat00ES** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:12 pm

^yep exactly what I was going to say.

Post by **Canada** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 9:42 pm

Dammit you guys, thats what I came here to say!

Post by **occasional demons** » Tue Dec 28, 2010 10:28 pm

And....

Did it solve the problem?

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Wed Dec 29, 2010 11:35 pm

thats what it was. jeesh. never have i had that happen before. thanks guys.

c987long · Post by **c987long** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:55 pm

had the same thing happen to me after i went into a ditch.. stupid snow

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 2:58 pm

Wait 'till you get some packed inside a large 4 x 4 rim, and hit 45 mph. A couple pounds of snow on one side makes for an interesting ride.

dblsg · Post by **dblsg** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 9:13 pm

i'm just coming in here to tell you that sometimes snow gets packed in the wheels and throws it off balance

Post by **racer12306** » Thu Dec 30, 2010 10:04 pm

Seems we get a few of these kind of posts every winter.

Seems pretty common but surprisingly I've never had the problem.

Post by **occasional demons** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 9:41 pm

You usually have to be busting through some deep snow, and have enough caliper to rim clearance to let it build up in there. If it packs in unevenly, or part of it flies out, well you know the rest of the story.
Usually snow that just drifts in there isn't dense enough to cause a problem.

gtxtreme19 · Post by **gtxtreme19** » Fri Dec 31, 2010 10:00 pm

Yeah, it gets pretty rough in an 20x10 rim like I had on the ram. Hell even the 17x8 on the bronco can get packed pretty well and make for a nasty wobble.

speed127 · Post by **speed127** » Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:01 pm

all the snow we have been having and I have never head of this... nice to know so I don't wind up posting this exact question