RE: Wobble: Sorted!

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TonyB

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• Oct 21, 2005

• #1

Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24 psi and
although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it quickly dampens
out rather than developing into a whole body shake.

Thanks to all.
TonyB

 

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Davey

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• Oct 21, 2005

• #2

Told you, weird in'it.

"TonyB" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24 psi
> and
> although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it quickly
> dampens
> out rather than developing into a whole body shake.
>
> Thanks to all.
> TonyB
>
>

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Oct 22, 2005

• #3

On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "TonyB"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24 psi and
>although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it quickly dampens
>out rather than developing into a whole body shake.
>
>Thanks to all.
>TonyB
>

IMHO that's way way too low, especially for any high-speed driving.
You'll wear them out in no time, and the braking and steering
performance is likely to be badly compromised.

It would be better to fix the problem, rather than mask it by running
on flat tyres. All you are doing is adding inertia to the steering to
cover up the excess play elsewhere.




--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70

 

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Richard Brookman

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• Oct 22, 2005

• #4

so Tim Hobbs was, like...
> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "TonyB"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24
>> psi and although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it
>> quickly dampens out rather than developing into a whole body shake.
>>
>> Thanks to all.
>> TonyB
>>
>
> IMHO that's way way too low, especially for any high-speed driving.
> You'll wear them out in no time, and the braking and steering
> performance is likely to be badly compromised.
>
> It would be better to fix the problem, rather than mask it by running
> on flat tyres. All you are doing is adding inertia to the steering to
> cover up the excess play elsewhere.

I dunno - handbook pressure is 26F for all load conditions, so it's not that
far out.

Nevertheless, I agree with you that this should be a temporary fix while the
real problem is identified and corrected.

--
Rich
==============================
Disco 300 Tdi auto
S2a 88" SW
Tiggrr (V8 trialler)

 

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Austin Shackles

Guest

• Oct 22, 2005

• #5

On or around Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:45:56 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>so Tim Hobbs was, like...
>> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "TonyB"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24
>>> psi and although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it
>>> quickly dampens out rather than developing into a whole body shake.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all.
>>> TonyB
>>>
>>
>> IMHO that's way way too low, especially for any high-speed driving.
>> You'll wear them out in no time, and the braking and steering
>> performance is likely to be badly compromised.
>>
>> It would be better to fix the problem, rather than mask it by running
>> on flat tyres. All you are doing is adding inertia to the steering to
>> cover up the excess play elsewhere.
>
>I dunno - handbook pressure is 26F for all load conditions, so it's not that
>far out.
>
>Nevertheless, I agree with you that this should be a temporary fix while the
>real problem is identified and corrected.

never run 'em that low on any of mine. I think the 750s on the SIII might
be at about 28 though. not checked 'em - they don't look soft...
--
Austin Shackles. www.ddol-las.net my opinions are just that
"My centre is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent.
I shall attack. - Marshal Foch (1851 - 1929)

 

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Tim Hobbs

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• Oct 22, 2005

• #6

On Sat, 22 Oct 2005 12:45:56 +0100, "Richard Brookman"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>so Tim Hobbs was, like...
>> On Fri, 21 Oct 2005 19:33:31 +0000 (UTC), "TonyB"
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Letting down the tyres has done the trick! Fronts now running at 24
>>> psi and although there is a slight wobble on hitting a bump at 65 it
>>> quickly dampens out rather than developing into a whole body shake.
>>>
>>> Thanks to all.
>>> TonyB
>>>
>>
>> IMHO that's way way too low, especially for any high-speed driving.
>> You'll wear them out in no time, and the braking and steering
>> performance is likely to be badly compromised.
>>
>> It would be better to fix the problem, rather than mask it by running
>> on flat tyres. All you are doing is adding inertia to the steering to
>> cover up the excess play elsewhere.
>
>I dunno - handbook pressure is 26F for all load conditions, so it's not that
>far out.
>
>Nevertheless, I agree with you that this should be a temporary fix while the
>real problem is identified and corrected.

You're right, but I always found 26 to be way too low. 30-32 always
drove much better and the car was much more stable under braking /
cornering.


--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'03 Volvo V70

 

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TonyB

Guest

• Oct 23, 2005

• #7

> >>
> >> IMHO that's way way too low, especially for any high-speed driving.
> >> You'll wear them out in no time, and the braking and steering
> >> performance is likely to be badly compromised.
> >>
> >> It would be better to fix the problem, rather than mask it by running
> >> on flat tyres. All you are doing is adding inertia to the steering to
> >> cover up the excess play elsewhere.
> >
> >I dunno - handbook pressure is 26F for all load conditions, so it's not
that
> >far out.
> >
> >Nevertheless, I agree with you that this should be a temporary fix while
the
> >real problem is identified and corrected.
>
> You're right, but I always found 26 to be way too low. 30-32 always
> drove much better and the car was much more stable under braking /
> cornering.

My handbook and HBOL both say 28 for the fronts, but I agree that it drives
better at 30 ish which is what I was running originally. I'll try 28 as a
compromise between 26 and 30 this week.
TonyB