Rear Shimmy

Bear Chow · 01-20-2012, 08:48 AM

So logic tells me this isn't a problem but maybe, just maybe it is. Daughter's 1995 lumina has a terrible sway in the bag at low speeds. All four wheel are balanced. But I noticed in the back one is a 205 and one's a 215. So there is a slight height difference.

Being front wheel drive and the rear being IRS and no ABS. would that slight difference in size make this thing sway?

Logic tells me that it's a trailing system, so no power is being delivered to it. It's IRS so it should independently keep tire in the proper place. Compensating for that 1/2 inch should be par for the coarse.

01-20-2012, 08:48 AM	#1
Bear Chow Jeepless Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Oxford, Oh Posts: 302	Rear Shimmy So logic tells me this isn't a problem but maybe, just maybe it is. Daughter's 1995 lumina has a terrible sway in the bag at low speeds. All four wheel are balanced. But I noticed in the back one is a 205 and one's a 215. So there is a slight height difference. Being front wheel drive and the rear being IRS and no ABS. would that slight difference in size make this thing sway? Logic tells me that it's a trailing system, so no power is being delivered to it. It's IRS so it should independently keep tire in the proper place. Compensating for that 1/2 inch should be par for the coarse.

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