i'm really stumped on this, whenever i make sharp low speeds turns (parking lot type driving) i get a bad rubbing sound comming from the back passenger side of the car. i keep thinking its the wheel rubbing or wobbling or something like that, but every time i check it out there's no rub marks on the tire, fender, or trailing arm and there's plenty clearance all around. some days it's worse than others, and on a bad day i can actually feel the car slightly jerk back and forth which had made me almost positive something was rubbing. i used to think i had bad lug nuts that kept comming loose, but i recently got new ones and the problem is still there. another possibly that came to me was the rear shock mount or the nut on top of the shock, i installed billet rsm's a while back and that right rear shock mount has been squeeking/chirping which led me to think something couldve been loose, and if so it may be causing a low pitch intermittened sound that's only detectable at low speeds or during short radius turns, becuase i'm not convinced that what i'm hearing is actually the tire rubbing. i sometimes get the noise on the driver side aswell, but sometimes this problem will just go away for a few days, until i go to another congested parking lot. and another weird thing is that it doesnt get worse if i turn the wheel sharper, sometimes at full lock the sound will just go away. i am running 225/50/15's now, but like i said, there is plenty of clearance back there, and i still had this problem with my 205 tires on basketweaves.
right now i think something must be warped, but i cant think of anything recent (within the last year) that wouldve suddenly made this worse, and the car still drives straight and smooth once i get going. any help would be appreciated. i'm taking it in on spring break to get alot of stuff done, but would like to know ahead of time how serious this is.
right now i think something must be warped, but i cant think of anything recent (within the last year) that wouldve suddenly made this worse, and the car still drives straight and smooth once i get going. any help would be appreciated. i'm taking it in on spring break to get alot of stuff done, but would like to know ahead of time how serious this is.
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