Vibriting in front tires

[bimmer8604]

I'm getting a slight vibration in my front end of the car, when the wheels are straight, i notice it, but when i turn left a bit it goes away. I'm thinking a bearing or somethin.

opinions?

Kyle

[rayz]

could be a number of things. mostlikely bad control arm bushings or tie rod bushes?

[bimmer8604]

could be a number of things. mostlikely bad control arm bushings or tie rod bushes?

yea i havent had time to look yet, i'll give it a good once over tomorrow after work.

kyle

[rayz]

grab your front wheels at 9 and 3 oclock and try to shake it left to right. see if it moves. if it does, its probably the tierod bushing just behind the wheel, at the front bottom side of the rotor.

[bimmer8604]

Well, damn. I checked out my car, and ofcourse i went to loosen the lugs on my tire and "bam" they were loose. This is the second time my stupid neighbors up the street have done this. They did it about a month ago, but to one of my rear tires. This time they did my front ones. I know its them, because the day before I had remounted my tires, and that morning i checked them again. My dad seems to think that we should say something to the family, but I want it to happen one more time before I do anything.

Kyle

[e30Matt]

Well, damn. I checked out my car, and ofcourse i went to loosen the lugs on my tire and "bam" they were loose. This is the second time my stupid neighbors up the street have done this. They did it about a month ago, but to one of my rear tires. This time they did my front ones. I know its them, because the day before I had remounted my tires, and that morning i checked them again. My dad seems to think that we should say something to the family, but I want it to happen one more time before I do anything.

Kyle

Dude, that shit can be deadly. Catch them in the act with a camera or something and press charges. I can't believe you haven't done it yet.

[drifty30]

both my front control arm ball joints failed on the same trip across country (pretty much) and they rattled my bolts loose on one side. lets just say that i found out the hard way when i was sliding down a steep graded hill (the kind with the signs for trucks) on 3 wheels and a brake rotor. the wheel wasn't found and my friend stepped on a dead deer trying to look for it. BUT thats neither here nor there

in the end i blew about a grand renting a U-haul and a car trailer getting home. plus paying to get my car towed to somewhere where i could put it on a trailer.

[bimmer8604]

Well, damn. I checked out my car, and ofcourse i went to loosen the lugs on my tire and "bam" they were loose. This is the second time my stupid neighbors up the street have done this. They did it about a month ago, but to one of my rear tires. This time they did my front ones. I know its them, because the day before I had remounted my tires, and that morning i checked them again. My dad seems to think that we should say something to the family, but I want it to happen one more time before I do anything.

Kyle

Dude, that shit can be deadly. Catch them in the act with a camera or something and press charges. I can't believe you haven't done it yet.

if it happens one more time i will def. be going up to the house. They kids are like 12 and 14. Last year the threw a basket ball at my hood, i got out of my car, picked up the ball and asked the kids if they wanted it back. They said yes, but i took out my knife and popped it and threw it back. They laid low for about 6 months, but i have cought them around my car since then. Stupid kids.

kyle

[DarkWing6]

dude where do you live? i would kill those kids if they were throwing things at my car and loosening my lugs. i would be pissed. loosening your lugs could get you seriously hurt.

[rayz]

just get proof first, then u can rape them for what its worth. maybe paint your lugs, that way you can tell if someone messed with it, jut by looking at it. put some marks on the wheel and the lug.