Foz Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 Hi all, Ive just bought my first Supra! (Hoorah!) so you'll have to forgive me but im a supra newb! lol. The cars great but for one thing, once i reach speeds of about 50 mph and about 80 mph a knocking starts coming from the passenger rear side. The noise is in line with the motion of the wheel, eg if i slow down then the noise slows as well, but it only comes when i reach 50 and then again at about 80!?!? not inbetween! Any ideas?!?! the guy whoi bought it off said he hasnt used the car for so long (its done 2000 miles since nov 2002 according to the test sheets!) hes only done 200 miles since the last MOT. He took it to Kwikfit to get the wheels balanced for me before i picked it up and the tyre guy said it needed some new tyres cos three of them were egg shaped as its been stood for so long!?!?! Anyway he put it down to that...... Bugger hope he didnt see me coming! Though i did knock him down another £250, a black aerotop, seems mint, drives lovely (apart from this noise!) for less than £5500, is this ok? it seemes so at the time! hahah Any help you can give me guys would be great! thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jake Posted November 7, 2004 Share Posted November 7, 2004 So, have you had the tyres changed or are you still driving on the egg shaped ones? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foz Posted November 7, 2004 Author Share Posted November 7, 2004 ahh forgot to mention! i have actually changed the alloys on it also with other tyres, they came from another supra which drove ok, no wheel noises etc, but the knockings still there! so ive changed the wheels but the noise is still there, mmmm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian C Posted November 8, 2004 Share Posted November 8, 2004 Moved as it's a techie question, not an FAQ Sounds like you've got to visually inspect that area with the wheel off, see if there is anything obvious. Check the wheel bearing is OK as well by jacking the car up and trying to rock the wheel in/out from the top. -Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richy2jz-gte Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 ive got the same sort of thing but at low speeds especially over rough roads (rear n/s wheel) iv'e taken the wheel off and checked the bushes and that everything is tight but its still there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt B Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Are you running the standard brake setup? I had a very similar noise and it because of my KAD brake setup. You may find that the clips holding the pads in are not doing there job properly so the pads rattle around. Worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foz Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 its defo not the brakes (erm i think) as the knocking is in time with the wheel eg every time the whel does a full circle theres a not so if i slow a little the knocking slows down to, i imagine if its the brake pads it would be rather erratic? Im not 100% sure though. Ive got a guy looking at it tomorrow, i hope he sorts it out! Cheers guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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