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Author Topic: Horrible jerking when at speed  (Read 3813 times)

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Offline EastCoastSteve

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Horrible jerking when at speed
« on: January 18, 2016, 07:06:56 AM »
Hey all.  So the other day I was doing some "spirited driving" when I hit a nasty part of the road. It wasn't a huge pothole or anything, just about a one or two inch deep one. My Solar lurched hard left and right back and forth to the point I thought I was going to lose control. Luckily I slowed down enough to stop the lurching and promptly changed my underpants. I've noticed it does this hard lurching whenever I'm going above 55ish mph. It think it was just exacerbated by the speed I was going when I found out for the first time that it did this. It's only got 22k miles on it, so i can't imagine any parts are worn out already. It does have Kappa sphere M1s on it currently and I'm not sure of the rubber but I can look at it when I get home. I'm thinking alignment problem but was wondering if there was anything specific I might be missing. Thanks!
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2016, 07:55:56 AM »
Have a look at this thread before you go too far as bolts coming loose has happened on a few cars.

http://www.kappaperformance.com/forum/index.php/topic,8954.msg144733.html#msg144733
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2016, 12:03:42 PM »
I agree with Bob, check both front and rear hub bolts.
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2016, 10:06:35 PM »
Agree!
Check your nuts and the jerking may stop.
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #4 on: January 19, 2016, 05:42:11 AM »
Agree!
Jerking at speed can be downright dangerous.  And you could go blind
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #5 on: January 19, 2016, 06:13:54 PM »
Quote from: 2kwk4u on January 19, 2016, 05:42:11 AM
Agree!
Jerking at speed can be downright dangerous.  And you could go blind
Quote from: Gentleman Jack on January 18, 2016, 10:06:35 PM
Agree!
Check your nuts and the jerking may stop.
:lol:
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #6 on: January 25, 2016, 09:40:34 PM »

Quote from: Gentleman Jack on January 18, 2016, 10:06:35 PM
Agree!
Check your nuts and the jerking may stop.

Well played


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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #7 on: January 26, 2016, 07:15:06 PM »
I'm curious about what the gentleman found out.
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #8 on: January 26, 2016, 07:55:29 PM »
I think he hired someone to do the jerking for him while at speed.
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #9 on: January 26, 2016, 08:30:30 PM »
Hope he got an oil change at the same time.     :D
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #10 on: January 27, 2016, 06:55:09 AM »
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #11 on: January 27, 2016, 07:22:50 AM »
 :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #12 on: January 27, 2016, 11:39:45 PM »
You guys scared him off ...
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #13 on: January 28, 2016, 05:02:34 PM »
Naw, he hasn't actually been on the board since he posted this from what I can see.
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Re: Horrible jerking when at speed
« Reply #14 on: January 29, 2016, 05:46:00 AM »
Quote from: Sly Bob on January 28, 2016, 05:02:34 PM
Naw, he hasn't actually been on the board since he posted this from what I can see.

Probably went blind.  I'm telling you guys!
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