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Hey all, got some snow today in CT. Went to the beach to play really quick. I'm goin out with my bud later to get some better video from outside. But for now, enjoy. And for all the FWD'ers out there, feel free to kneel and pray during this video, LOL!Check the second video, better quality with my digi cam setup on a stool I brought down. Good one in the beginning and right after the Jeep leaves. http://youtube.com/watch?v=hEaBmco8O9E http://youtube.com/watch?v=44Vhuuaklnk

just remember not to keep going in one direction... to possibly prevent letting your oil pump suck nothing but air

cool. i second what keith said, dont end up like this guyhttp://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=31214

My Man Whelan!!!!All I could do was laugh...I like the wreath!

I should go do donuts again. I did some on my little excursion I took the other day, but no place to put the camera to take video. http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=31232

Is it possible to screw up your wheel balancing by doing this. I only ask because driving today on the highway there was a shimmy at 50 and anything about 60 the car was just wobbling like crazy. I pulled over to check it out. All the wheels are torque'd properly (had my TW in the car, double checked), the alignment is fine and the car does not pull. A brief inspection underside showed nothing broken or loose.I am wondering if even if your alignment is good and your wheels torqued, if the tires not being in balance can cause such a shimmy/wobble. I was doing those donuts last night so it's why I ask before dropping it to get some work done.

my theory would be snow somewhere in or on your rims. it's throwing off the balance.

The rims looked clean, I though snow in the tires but doesn't seem to be enough to cause this. Unless cause the tread is so new that the snow is really packed into it.

keep in mind, that tiny little slider is what's used to balance most wheels, so it doesn't take much to throw it off.

I may run out for lunch and get them balance, can't hurt and if it works then suhweet!I really think its the balance cause at low speeds its fine but high speeds are what shakes like crazy.

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »I may run out for lunch and get them balance, can't hurt and if it works then suhweet!I really think its the balance cause at low speeds its fine but high speeds are what shakes like crazy.Dude, this happens to me ALLLLLL the time, go to the local spray away and clean out the INSIDE of your wheels... That is where the problem lies, trust me... you drift to the left and the right side wheel fills with snow, drift to the right and the left wheel fills... you'll see...

A couple of them looked good, but it mostly looked like you wre driving in circles. lol.

Yeah it was kinda hard as the area was small and I didn't want to hit a curb. When it snows again Sunday I may try to get a better one, I didn't wanna push it either, that whole oil pump engine blown thing has me freaked. Although I'm not pushing it near as hard as that kid was. But I did get one or two good ones, especially at the end after the Jeep passed me.I'm heading to the spray shop during lunch, Gonna get the $5 wash see what happens.

<<waiting to do the childish "i told you so">>

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »Yeah it was kinda hard as the area was small and I didn't want to hit a curb. When it snows again Sunday I may try to get a better one, I didn't wanna push it either, that whole oil pump engine blown thing has me freaked. Although I'm not pushing it near as hard as that kid was. But I did get one or two good ones, especially at the end after the Jeep passed me.I'm heading to the spray shop during lunch, Gonna get the $5 wash see what happens. NOOOOOOOO, your gonna have to get OUT and put the sprayer into any open areas of the wheels and clean the inside out... the drive through isn't going to fix it...

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »<<waiting to do the childish "i told you so">>Commence with the childishness.Just went for a ride, got her up to 50 before I got to the wash, seemed ok. So I pulled in, had a smoke, checked the wheels, they seemed clean, got the rest of the sluch from the well. Then took her on the highway quick. 60,70, 80, not a problem! Guess being in the garage at work where its 46 degrees helps.

<<dancing around, clapping hands and laughing>>

This is the first car I've owned that has alloy wheels so I attribute some of it to that, all the other ones were Steelies and I never did donuts in them. So the snow must not have been packed like it was on these. Oh well, lesson learned!

i learned this problem whenever i got stuck in the mud: http://forums.genvibe.com/zerothread?id=15048

Trix AWD=Slow

Quote, originally posted by kevera »Trix/Vibe=Slow Fisked for jou

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Fisked for jouAhahahaha,not like this

Quote, originally posted by kevera »Trix AWD=Slow thanks for pointing out what we already know...

hey, it's ok kevera, my damn near stock 3400 station wagon would give you and your SC a decent race. (a guy on youtube ran a 15.7 in a stock maxx 3.5)

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »hey, it's ok kevera, my damn near stock 3400 station wagon would give you and your SC a decent race. (a guy on youtube ran a 15.7 in a stock maxx 3.5)I'll follow Sublime's lead on this one and say.....meh.

Quote, originally posted by kevera »I'll follow Sublime's lead on this one and say.....meh.Yeah, those were my edits, so I wouldn't end up on the outside looking in.....

Quote, originally posted by Sublimewind »Yeah, those were my edits, so I wouldn't end up on the outside looking in..... HAHAHA the got to you.... bad boy...

after watching that video you made me feel like i drive my car waaaay too hard.i will take vids next time we get a good snow... lol

lol, i cant keep my eyes off the wreath and as for the wheels, it happened to me when i was driving back from wyoming to texas and it was from a bunch of snow in my wheels/wells and just kicked it off and off i went. mine wobbled like crazy at about 55mph...

Second video is way better.Haha,the wreath is too cool,me likes.

it's ok kevera, drunkengirlfriend calls my maxx my grandpa car. take pride in the fact that your car looks way cooler than mine.

Quote, originally posted by drunkenmaxx »it's ok kevera, drunkengirlfriend calls my maxx my grandpa car. take pride in the fact that your car looks way cooler than mine.but i bet you can speed and drive around with your dark tint, exhaust and never have the cops look twice at you!

Quote, originally posted by Whelan »This is the first car I've owned that has alloy wheels so I attribute some of it to that, all the other ones were Steelies and I never did donuts in them. So the snow must not have been packed like it was on these. Oh well, lesson learned!Wait till the tires start leaking on you each winter... that's always fun...Something about allow wheels after a few years have a tendency to leak around the bead of the tire... We run into this ALL the time... also the whole out of balance thing... quite common, people always think there's something wrong with the car, when all it is, is a little snow... just .25 ounces can give your tire a shake due to out of balance...