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Old Jul 23, 2004 | 04:46 AM
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I got the SHAKES

I know this has been addressed before, but after searching everywhere I have found no real answers. @ like 70 mph my maxima starts shaking, just slightly, but enough to notice. @ like 80 its gone again, but always there around 70. Now dont say anything stupid like its your alignment cuase its not. I have a camber kit installed, have been aligned, and have replaced rotor (all 4) with powerslots to do away with any obvious reason for vibration. Please help me understand?
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 04:51 AM
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Originally Posted by 2k3silvermax
I know this has been addressed before, but after searching everywhere I have found no real answers. @ like 70 mph my maxima starts shaking, just slightly, but enough to notice. @ like 80 its gone again, but always there around 70. Now dont say anything stupid like its your alignment cuase its not. I have a camber kit installed, have been aligned, and have replaced rotor (all 4) with powerslots to do away with any obvious reason for vibration. Please help me understand?
I have the same thing with my SE-R... it comes around 70 and then comes again around 90 (although I'm rarely up that high Anyway, it's probably a wheel that's not balanced. It's probably balanced 99.9% but that 0.1% is what you're feeling. I just deal with it, it's so slight
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 06:40 AM
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This isnt a unbalanced wheel, becuase I also have 3 sets up wheels I use and all 3 do the same thing at the same speed.
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 07:31 AM
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I have the same thing.....i gave up worrying about it a year ago...i think it's the bearings.
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 11:13 AM
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I had the same problem with my 530 (rip) , ended up being the bearings.
Old Jul 23, 2004 | 11:23 AM
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WE always have freaking bearing problems. Why cant nissan fix this ****. I know i had to get mine replaced and nissan gave me crap about having eibachs. I now, yet again, think i have some very slight wheel bearing problems
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 07:59 PM
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WE always have freaking bearing problems. Why cant nissan fix this ****. I know i had to get mine replaced and nissan gave me crap about having eibachs. I now, yet again, think i have some very slight wheel bearing problems
Interesting that you guys mention bearings....

Not saying that this is so.... but lowering the car *TOO* much will put unnecessary pressure on the bearings. My SE-R is lowered too much (IMO) but there's not much I can do until I get a better spring compressor. And I think I have a bad bearing. Then again, the car does have 150k miles on it with all the bolt-ons, about 15 track days, about 10 dragstrip passes, and 90k miles on an aftermarket suspension (10k with the too-low suspension)
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 08:01 PM
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mine does it on specific road areas. It is consistent with the roads so that's what i blame it on. besides i am 95% sure it's not my bearings.
Old Jul 25, 2004 | 08:18 PM
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wheel bearings or a bad strut.....if one of your struts is bad it can cause harmonic vibrations...I know. It happened to me.
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