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hey all my car has got a ticking noise that sounds exactly like there is a screw stuck in the front tyre.

it has been (supposedly) put on a hoise and checked all tyres and wheels for any problems but cant find any

this is what the dealer said. he also said he tried new rims and it went away so its either the rim or the tyre. they offered me $300 off so i can change the front tyres and if it still dont go away to swap rims with another skyline they had there but they were uglyyyyyy wheels so i dont want them.

car is a series 1 r33 with r34 gtt wheels on it, and nankang crappy tyres (new) there is like 2mm clearance between the caliper and wheels on the front

the noise speeds up and slows down according to car speed, when going under 15kms it cannot be heard and not sure if u can hear it when u go above 60 as it is more heard on the passenger side

so what im really asking is, if it aint a tyre or rim, what the hell can it be??

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hey all my car has got a ticking noise that sounds exactly like there is a screw stuck in the front tyre.

it has been (supposedly) put on a hoise and checked all tyres and wheels for any problems but cant find any

this is what the dealer said. he also said he tried new rims and it went away so its either the rim or the tyre. they offered me $300 off so i can change the front tyres and if it still dont go away to swap rims with another skyline they had there but they were uglyyyyyy wheels so i dont want them.

car is a series 1 r33 with r34 gtt wheels on it, and nankang crappy tyres (new) there is like 2mm clearance between the caliper and wheels on the front

the noise speeds up and slows down according to car speed, when going under 15kms it cannot be heard and not sure if u can hear it when u go above 60 as it is more heard on the passenger side

so what im really asking is, if it aint a tyre or rim, what the hell can it be??

check that the weights used when balancing the wheel arent hitting the cilipers, sounds like that could be your problem, especially if it speeds up and slows down when you do and youve only got like 2 mm clearance. i get it all the time when im at work balancing tyres. you will need to jack the wheel up off the ground and spin it to check. hope this helps you out and solves your problem mate :thumbsup:

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to the first reply, there is no weights on the wheels where i can see, there might be on the inner part of the wheel...

and to the second question, what do you mean by flat spot???

He means a flat spot on one of your tyres from say, the wheels being locked up while braking. This can cause a vibration, but I don't see how it could create the noise you are describing?

IMO: Don't take it to the dealer to get it checked out, if its a hard fix problem, they don't want to know about it. Take it to bridgestone or something, get them to check it all out, then take the results to the dealer and say: FIX!

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i am waiting for my mate who is a trusted mechanic to come on saturday to check it out, dont know if he will be able to do much as he doesnt have a hoist (mobile mechanic) but ill see what he says, than if all else fails ill go to a wheel/suspension place to check it out

its more dominant on the passenger side and especialy when you are driving close to a gutter/kerb as it seems the sound bounces back so its louder

maybe i should borrow someones front wheels for a test drive

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yes it gets faster as speed increase but once u reach a certain speed (maybe 60 or 80ks) it disappears, also if u are going slower than say 20kms its not there

will take off tyres on the weekend and tell u how it went

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