Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

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About a week ago, I started to notice a light noise coming from the passenger rear of my car.

The noise was rotational - it progressively got worse as the car's speed increased. It was a metallic pop noise.

I tore my passenger side rear wheel and suspension apart looking for the problem. I didn't notice anything. I thought it could have been a couple of small things, so I ignored it until I had more time to investigate.

Yesterday, the noise became much, much louder. For the life of me, I could not figure it out. I recorded two videos.

First video is outside the car, walking along side of it.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GtycKBBx3To&hd=1

Second video is me inside the car, going about 30mph. You can notice the sound goes away - when I make a right hand turn at about 10-15 mph. Then the noise comes back as I get the car straight again. (Sorry for the other background noise)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2_dPSXUtnII&hd=1

So... What the hell is wrong with my car?

Feel free to vote in the poll.

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I cracked a rim. Two of the spokes were COMPLETELY cracked all the way through. The noise was the weight of the car pressing on the fractures in the rim.

:(

One rim is toast. One other rims has some slight cracking, but overall these rims are going to be scrap.

Stock rims are on now, and the noise is gone. Oh well, I guess I have a reason to get 18s next spring. ;)

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

I didn't vote, but when I watched the second vid, my first thought was something wheel related.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Wheel related? No, Spaz. My lugnuts were fully tightened down.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Also, thanks Spaz for taking one of the last shots of my car with those rims. It was a great shot! :)

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Should have pulled a spaz and just come on the cruise anyways :)

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

A little JB weld will fix that right up.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

oh snaps! I voted for hub/bearing but didn't expect it to be that. thats quite crazy...good thing the rim didn't break when you were driving on it. Man, only Galants can do that to rims ;D . What's your next set of rims?

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

I've said it before and I'll say it again, I can't not do stupid things in public.

Thanks! I'll have to get a few of the car with whatever you decide to replace them with.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

I guessed hub/bearing cuz I thought it was a wheel bearing. But wow, that's pretty messed up how the wheel cracked like that. You're lucky it didn't break and drop down onto the hub.

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Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Um centerlines are actually really nice wheels... Super light and forged.

Yea thats nuts how that could happen. I would actually contact centerline and see what they say. Crazy.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

That is crazy. I agree Centerlines are decent wheels, but for them all to have shown failure of some point from nothing more than street driving is a bit ridiculous. This is something I'd expect from Rotas.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Sorry, I just assumed he was rolling on Rotas like most cars around here. I should have looked at the pictures more closely.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

that sucks

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

My car may be a piece of shit, but my rims were not. ;)

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Going to buy a set of stock Evo wheels to replace them?

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Evo wheels arent baller enough! And next set have to be 18s.

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Haha cool. I tried to sell him my stock Evo IX Enkeis a few weeks ago (I used them as winter wheels).

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

Damn... Centerlines are suppose to be nicer than your avg wheel... That sucks

Re: Who wants to play "Whats wrong with my car?"
 

damn dude! that sucks!


can we play who's in my mouth next?