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| | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 | Hopefully someone can help me, as I have been suffering with this problem for a while. I am short a car so my 1946 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan is my new daily driver for the time being. I drive 40 miles a day. The car has a 216, and three on the tree. I have been experiencing a very bad vibration in the rear between 60-65 MPH. Today I had a guy pull me over to tell me it looked like my wheels were going to fall off. When I got home I had my father come take the car out and I rode behind him. Basically, at any speed, when you hit a bump the rear axle jounce is horrible. You can see the axle literally vibrating up and down and its continuous. At higher speeds it takes a long time for this to stop happening. I am thinking the shocks are shot, But i have actually never seen anything this bad. What do you think?
DG
1946 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan - 216 6 Cylinder
1971 Chevelle SS
1995 Monte Carlo Z34
2005 Corvette Z51
| | | | | Joined: May 2010 Posts: 89 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: May 2010 Posts: 89 | A combo,bad shocks,tire's out of balance, or just old tire's ready to delaminate. In the mean time slow it down. No since in causeing more damage,then necsesary. I had a set of old radials that looked good,and started woobling and causing problem's like your describing.
Last edited by 49 floyd; 07/21/2010 2:58 AM.
theres a tool for every job,and that tool is a hammer. it's easy to give advice if it's not your pocket book at stake. A well thought out plan,Is nothing. Untill exacuted twice.
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 | The tires are horrible... rock hard straight line bias plys... I would really like radials but I can't find anything to fit my tiny rim.
DG
1946 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan - 216 6 Cylinder
1971 Chevelle SS
1995 Monte Carlo Z34
2005 Corvette Z51
| | | | | Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Apr 2004 Posts: 34 | Assuming you're running the 16 inch 6-bolt rims, these would be 4.5 inches wide. A 215R75-16 Radial Tire will fit no problem, I've been running 215R85-16's on my Panel with stock rims for 20 years with no problems other than inner tubes wearing out. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Apr 2010 Posts: 74 | yup, that's the size, however mine are tubeless as far as I know.
DG
1946 Chevy Stylemaster Sedan - 216 6 Cylinder
1971 Chevelle SS
1995 Monte Carlo Z34
2005 Corvette Z51
| | | | | Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2003 Posts: 2,953 | When you say the rims measure 4.5 inches is that outside to outside or to the inside where the tire bead sits?
I had 650-16 and wanted 215-85R16 but two dealers would not install as they claim my rims were too narrow. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 ODSS President | | ODSS President Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 1,422 | Over 50 k miles daily driver only vehicle, no flats no loss of air pressure, no tubes, stock rims, got my information from the former president of Inliners 12 years ago.
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1949 Chevy Half Ton
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