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Old 04-19-2009, 02:15 AM
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i had a bad vibration for a long time turns out it was the front tire size i had was too different from the rear so the overall diameter threw off ht eawd. fixed it. then the car was felt like it was veering all over by itself when trying to drive down the highway. by the time i got it home the rear driver bearing was destoryed. fixed that today, had the axle checked out on that side and they said the cvs were good. it still feels like its all over the place. no play it the wheels or anything when i jack it up. feels like my other car did when the rear ball joint was trashed, but it could be wiggled back and forth. any ideas?
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 04:21 AM
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certain directional tires can really make your car track
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 10:45 AM
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Originally Posted by bottlecap
certain directional tires can really make your car track
would it get worse in the rain ?
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 11:55 AM
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are your tires worn to nothing or do they have tread?
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:06 PM
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:17 PM
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i hate to say it but if your front tires were different from the back for too long you could have done damage to the transfer case. this would cause it to constantly be switching power to different wheels making it track different ways.

i could be wrong though. i dont know too much about our quattro systems.
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 12:42 PM
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when the tires were different everything felt perfect unti u really got on it then it would vibrate because it was transfering power. this feels like my wheels are wobbling around but they dont look like they are and nothing feels loose
 
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Old 04-19-2009, 04:34 PM
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the alignment i got was way off. just had someone else do it and now its all good
 
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haha nice
 
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