Re: Front End Shimmy: Could it be my old tires?

Posted by jim mason on March 16, 1998 at 08:15:43

In Reply to: Front End Shimmy: Could it be my old tires?
posted by Anthony Gal on March 16, 1998 at 08:05:52

could you be developing 'flat spots' on the tires from parking overnite?i had a pair of tires on a modern car that would feel like i had two flats till i drove them round again.sounds stupid, but block you car up with the tires off the ground over nite, then go for a drive.
luck
jim
: On my '31 Slant Window sedan I still haven't been able to figure out the cause of my front end shimmy, which typically occurs at low speed (5-10 mph) and disappears completely at high speeds.It's worst when I first start the car, and gets better after I've driven it a while. And it occurs following
: braking or if I slow down without hitting the brakes.
: I once ran into a friend who suggested that the shimmy be due to old tires. This car was restored over 25 years ago; about 2000 miles have been driven since then. And the previous owner
: who had it for 20+ years (who only put 1000 miles), never had replaced the tires. The current set are Firestone nylon blackwall tires (4.75 x 19). There is excellent tread, but some fine longitudinal cracks on the sidewalls. The tubes
: hold air just fine.I currently keep them at 35lbs.
: Should I get a new set of replacement tires or search
: elsewhere for the shimmy?And if I need to get a new set
: of tires, can someone recommend a place to help install them
: in metro Atlanta?
: Thanks
: Anthony Gal

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