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Old 03-15-09, 12:49 AM
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Default Car is Stock but feels very whooply

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i dunno if this is normal..becuz i dun rmb my car being this whooply over bumpy road wen i first got it ... but wen i'm driving at even 60km over not big bumps .. but noticeable bumps.. my car would be quite whooply (i dunno if thats how u spell it) it doesn't feel like wen i first got he car in october.. nor it feels like lexus ride quality... i would have to fix the steering wheel to .. as it may go to one side slightly after it whooples a little ..anyone else gets this ?
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if you mean whooply as the ride being stiff, then check your tire psi, it might be to high. or maybe, if you have different tires than stock, that might be the reason.
I am assumming you havent lowered your car and have stock wheels right?
Old 03-15-09, 01:19 AM
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Does he mean wobbly or bumpy?

Either way, check your:

tire pressure
lugnuts
tire wear
ALIGNMENT
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yaa everything is stock

alignment was done a month ago ... becuz i went over a big pot hole and jus wante to make sure ...

tire pressure could be the case i';ll take a look tmr thankss
bumpy .. i mean bumpy .. but the car kinda wobbles wen it settles downs cuz the steering wheel is kinda thrown off from the bump

whats the PSI number i would be looking at and how much should i lower it by ?
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front 35 rears 37. It gets worse the more miles you have on your tires. There is less rubber to absorb the bumps.
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only got 7k on these stock tires.. should it even start acting like this ?
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I hit a curb once and they had to replace steering knockles, lower control arm, and adjust the steering wheel. take it to the dealreship and tell them whats wrong. the longer you wait, the less your insurance will cover
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i took it to them before regarding the pothole incident ..they an alignment and said nothing was wrong .. but the toe was a little off and they fixed it
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let some air out of my tires tursn out the back was at 40ish and the front at 37 iono why ...
now the car feels smooth as silk
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im glad that was it. its crazy what 5psi can do to the car.
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i had to google search whooply just b/c!
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