Shimmying in steering wheel >65?

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by johnlvs2run

Was that the default setting? You set any limit that you want. I'm not sure what the limit would be in your car but maybe at least 185. I think in the 190's is fine for my civic so I set the limit for 204, unless you mean the inside the car temp. If that's the case, please disregard.



No, the ultragauge keeps your settings.

Nono Ultragauge itself was getting 167 degrees that's the warning it was throwing up. My car runs anywhere from 194-208F normally, at least on a day with 100F air temp.

[Baltothewolf]

Also guys, my dad followed next to me today to look at the tires @70mph and he didn't notice any bouncing, wobbling or anything out of the ordinary. Thought I would give you guys that update.

[ecomodded]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

I'll just drive at 55mph and draft trucks for the next 2 weeks.

Also, I don't know if this means anything, but the shimmy is worse when it's hot outside, right now, after getting home from watching Godzilla with the family(It was awesome GO SEE IT IN THE THEATERS) I took my car out for a spin and it was about half as bad as it was when it was 100F outside.

If you drive 55mph while drafting trucks you are going to see a pretty nice gain in your mileage , about 10 more mpg I estimate.

Your temperature issue is probably (more than likely) the tire expanding to do the increased psi from the heat on the damaged tire/tires causing the weak spot to bulge.

I have personally seen curb damaged tires bulge then with a reduction in psi the bulge lessened , those tires was shot and was replaced in real short order.

In your case higher psi should be avoided , not sure what psi you are using now. Following this avenue you could raise the psi in each tire(individually) and road test to see which tire causes the shimmy to increase.

that test is free , if you have access to free air it will pin point a tire IF it is as I suspect and I Bet(the price of air) that you find a bad tire/tires.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by ecomodded

If you drive 55mph while drafting trucks you are going to see a pretty nice gain in your mileage , about 10 more mpg I estimate.

Your temperature issue is probably (more than likely) the tire expanding to do the increased psi from the heat on the damaged tire/tires causing the weak spot to bulge.

I have personally seen curb damaged tires bulge then with a reduction in psi the bulge lessened , those tires was shot and was replaced in real short order.

In your case higher psi should be avoided , not sure what psi you are using now. Following this avenue you could raise the psi in each tire(individually) and road test to see which tire causes the shimmy to increase.

that test is free , if you have access to free air it will pin point a tire IF it is as I suspect and I Bet(the price of air) that you find a bad tire/tires.

I already tested that, at 44psi the ride is a hell of a lot worse then at 35. Tbh you can't really tell which tire it's coming from, the shimmy shakes the entire front end of the car

[ecomodded]

You need to test 1 tire at a time, put your psi to say 30 in all four tires , drive it at 65 mph note ride, put 44 psi in 1 tire drive it note ride, release psi from that tire add psi to the next tire repeat on all four wheels individually.

Just wanted you to know it has to be done 1 tire at a time or you will discover very little that you do not already know

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by ecomodded

You need to test 1 tire at a time, put your psi to say 30 in all four tires , drive it at 65 mph note ride, put 44 psi in 1 tire drive it note ride, release psi from that tire add psi to the next tire repeat on all four wheels individually.

Just wanted you to know it has to be done 1 tire at a time or you will discover very little that you do not already know

Yea I'm gonna do it tomorrow before I go to work if I have time. I'll let you know how it turns out.

[nemo]

Originally Posted by Baltothewolf

On another note (sorry for so many things) I got my Ultra-Gauge today and set up in my car, but the UG kept throwing temp warnings (UG was 167F and the limit is 145) if I take it out of my car when I go inside, will I lose all the calibration I do on it? Because I would like to be able to take it out of my car when I'm not in it because it does get 100F+ out here and the inside of cars can easily get 150+.

Try leaving it plugged in and place it under the seat. It works for me but is doesn't get to 100 here.

[Frank Lee]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5mLjZRAXRRA

Anyway, you might try rotating the tires front to back to see if that changes anything.

[Baltothewolf]

Originally Posted by nemo

Try leaving it plugged in and place it under the seat. It works for me but is doesn't get to 100 here.

Thanks that's probably what I'm going to do tbh.

Originally Posted by Frank Lee

Anyway, you might try rotating the tires front to back to see if that changes anything.

LOL. Thanks for the laugh. I already rotated the tires several times but no dice.

[2000mc]

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