Post by Delhux on Apr 20, 2002 19:53:02 GMT -5
Here's the short of it:
About two-weeks ago my passenger-side front tire went flat. I had to drive on it for a few miles (maybe 2 or 3). I put fix-a-flat in it and had the AAA guy fill it up with more air. The next day I drove it to NTB to have the tire fixed. They told me it was a bad valve stem and they replaced it. I drove to work and back that evening. On the way to work it felt fine, the way home, a few hours later it did not (roughly 15 miles each way), I pulled into a station to check the pressure and it was at around 12PSI, I filled it up and went back to NTB. They told me there was a hole in it now, so they patched it.
That seemed to work just fine for a week or so, when just the other day it went completely flat again, I put more fix-a-flat in, and drove it to a station for air. I let it sit after that for a day and a half. I then had to use fix-a-flat again and go to a station again so I could have my new 17x9 rims and 275/40/17 tires mounted and balanced.
It felt as though the alignment was a bit off prior to the new wheels, but now it feels WAY off. Especially while slowing down and braking--the car will jump hard to the left. The wheels seems to shake a bit while driving and just does not feel stable.
Given all the recent trauma to the respected portion of my car, do you feel as though this is a simple matter of alignment, or could it be something much worse.
Please, please, help. I don't want to fugg up my car
Thanks,
-Dave
About two-weeks ago my passenger-side front tire went flat. I had to drive on it for a few miles (maybe 2 or 3). I put fix-a-flat in it and had the AAA guy fill it up with more air. The next day I drove it to NTB to have the tire fixed. They told me it was a bad valve stem and they replaced it. I drove to work and back that evening. On the way to work it felt fine, the way home, a few hours later it did not (roughly 15 miles each way), I pulled into a station to check the pressure and it was at around 12PSI, I filled it up and went back to NTB. They told me there was a hole in it now, so they patched it.
That seemed to work just fine for a week or so, when just the other day it went completely flat again, I put more fix-a-flat in, and drove it to a station for air. I let it sit after that for a day and a half. I then had to use fix-a-flat again and go to a station again so I could have my new 17x9 rims and 275/40/17 tires mounted and balanced.
It felt as though the alignment was a bit off prior to the new wheels, but now it feels WAY off. Especially while slowing down and braking--the car will jump hard to the left. The wheels seems to shake a bit while driving and just does not feel stable.
Given all the recent trauma to the respected portion of my car, do you feel as though this is a simple matter of alignment, or could it be something much worse.
Please, please, help. I don't want to fugg up my car
Thanks,
-Dave
&&1998 Ford Mustang
