[s-cars] The Big Blacks shimmy

[Ben Nesbitt]

Get your tires and shocks inspected by QUALIFIED tire people.  In older cars
there is often a resonance between worn shocks and out-of-balance/worn tires
that will cause vibration....there can even be a imbalance in the brake
rotors (thank you, Adam for that piece of wisdom). If they check out, then
you have to run the gamut of front-end bushings, damper, etc.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Igor Kessel" <igor at s-cars.org>
To: "Audi S-list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Cc: "Audi Q-list" <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Friday, August 30, 2002 9:35 PM
Subject: [s-cars] The Big Blacks shimmy


> Folks,
> this is strange.
> My Big Blacks shimmy under light pedal application ONLY if I am braking
> from above 60 mph. The steering wheel shakes rather violently if braking
> from above 100 mph. No shimmy whatsoever in city traffic in stops from
> 50 mph and below.
>
> I am utterly puzzled. The brakes have been properly broken in. And no, I
> didn't do any track events lately, just normal city driving. Hell, I
> didn't even warp my G60 in previous years.
>
> My set-up:
> 928gts + RS2 + S8 (323x30mm, by Zimmermann, slotted) + Mintex Red
>
> Any ideas?
>
> --
> Igor Kessel
> two turbo quattros
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