E-Tank Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 We got about 8 inches and my car was caked with snow. I went and got the car washed and got most of the snow out of the wheel wells. I noticed tonight, when I turn the car, that I hear a crunchy noise (like anti-lock brakes), but it happens when I am moving and not applying the brakes. Then when I got on the highway tonight the car had a horrible shudder that worsened with speed. At 70 the car shakes like a detoxing junky. I pulled over and all tires look good. Any one got a hypothesis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 any snow caked inside the wheels? ice in there will definitely affect the wheel balance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tjbev21 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 ^agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 (took me a while to figure out what it was the first time it happened to me) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 any snow caked inside the wheels? ice in there will definitely affect the wheel balance. The amount of snow left in the wheels is minimal. What's weird is that the car didn't have any shudder today when it was covered like a snow sculpture. I'll go out with a broom handle and try to knock the dang snow out of the rims. Now I wish I had the stockers instead of the intricate 10 spokes. I hope it's snow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Billy Dagwood Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 trust me, it gets in there just as easily and is just as annoying to get rid of with the stock wheels (I run 10-spoke in the summer and the stockers with snows). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Any idea what the crunchy sound is? It is just like abs but seems to be coming from the diff. Does the symmetrical awd ever make weird sounds? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 I appreciate the responses, Dagwood. You are a fine man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E-Tank Posted December 11, 2009 Author Share Posted December 11, 2009 Upon closer inspection there was a ton of ice inside the wheels. When I went through the car wash (twice) the hot water and the snow coagulated into heavy heavy ice. There had to be a few pounds worth in each wheel. Half of the mystery is solved. Still trying to figure out the crunchy noise... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
burnout8488 Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Might be something screwy with the ABS sensors. Ice? Take your car somewhere to thaw out, if you don't have a garage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snow05gtRI Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 inside the wheel well, the area surrounding the tire. if there's snow/ice in there, when you turn the front wheels will rub against it. if there's enough, the wheels will rub against it when you're driving and can cause some vibration on the highway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nm Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 Upon closer inspection there was a ton of ice inside the wheels. When I went through the car wash (twice) the hot water and the snow coagulated into heavy heavy ice. There had to be a few pounds worth in each wheel. Half of the mystery is solved. Still trying to figure out the crunchy noise... The LGT wheels hold an amazing amount of snow. the noise could also be the ice. Park it somewhere warm and don't worry about it unless it is there after a thaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 instead of going through a carwash, go to one of the spray it yourself places and just focus on spraying out the wheels. High pressure + hot water = win Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lofthouse_gt Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 This would happen with my old car all the time I had some thin 5 spokes on, spraying it was the only way I could really get it back to normal . And yeah I was really suprised to see how much snow these LGT rims can hold, the other day I came out of work and it looked like my car had a white lip behind the wheel actually kinda looked cool. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rutchard Posted December 11, 2009 Share Posted December 11, 2009 another option is to get wheels that just barely fit over the brakes, then the caliper will knock most of the ice off when you start to drive. Worked in my STi with the stock wheels! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
__raj Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Everyone is nice hear. On NESIC(New England) section of NASIOC we make fun of a guy from FL moved up here who posted the same thing. The post gets revived every year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo08816 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 another option is to get wheels that just barely fit over the brakes, then the caliper will knock most of the ice off when you start to drive. Worked in my STi with the stock wheels! Lol. Or my some chance, it'll knock the caliper off and royally pwn you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Polo08816 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 Upon closer inspection there was a ton of ice inside the wheels. When I went through the car wash (twice) the hot water and the snow coagulated into heavy heavy ice. There had to be a few pounds worth in each wheel. Half of the mystery is solved. Still trying to figure out the crunchy noise... You just need to drive faster to get rid of the ice stuck inside the wheel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJS5689 Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 I noticed this problem for the first time with my Legacy's winter wheels. They are very simple, thin five spokes. Boy does she shake when the snow packs in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SBT Posted December 12, 2009 Share Posted December 12, 2009 ...I went and got the car washed and got most of the snow out of the wheel wells. ... Then when I got on the highway tonight the car had a horrible shudder that worsened with speed. At 70 the car shakes like a detoxing junky. I pulled over and all tires look good. Any one got a hypothesis? the wet snow turned to ice and unbalanced your wheels. Happens a lot. - Pro amore Dei et patriam et populum - Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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