[Elantra GT] Tiburon has slight lean to the right

[Wayne Moses]

Here are all the measurements (column headings for Track and Angle shifted a
bit) --

Distance from Ground to Top of Wheel Arch


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	Left	Right	Difference	Track	Angle

Front	25.88	25.50	0.38	58.70	0.005	Measured 10/9/2006, 35 psi
in tires			
Rear	25.88	25.25	0.63	58.70	0.009	Measured 10/9/2006, 35 psi
in tires			
									
Front	25.88	25.50	0.38	58.70	0.005	Measured 10/8/2006, 31 psi
in tires			
Rear	25.81	25.25	0.56	58.70	0.008	Measured 10/8/2006, 31 psi
in tires			
									

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	Left	Right	Difference	Track	Angle

Front	25.56	25.19	0.38	58.70	0.005	Measured 10/9/2006, 35 psi
in tires			
Rear	25.44	25.16	0.28	58.70	0.004	Measured 10/9/2006, 35 psi
in tires			

So even with almost 200 lb me in the driver's seat, there is still a lean of
more than 1/4" to the right.

Note how the front did not change at all but the back saw a reduction in
lean down to a little over 1/4".

Add to this, the fact that every so often I have moaning sound 2 - 3 times
from the right side (I want to say right rear) on the first right turn after
a long or overnight period parked. At first I thought it was the parking
brake but I doubt it, since the parking brake is not very tightly adjusted
(I easily get 4 clicks before it holds nicely on my sloped driveway). I took
it in to the dealership for a wheel rotation and balancing and asked them to
investigate as the wheels would be off. They saw no problem. Of course since
the car was just driven they could not replicate the noise either.

Regards,
Wayne
 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Wayne Moses [mailto:wmoses at houston.rr.com] 
> Sent: Monday, October 09, 2006 11:35 AM
> To: 'Drivers & Believers Website : Hyundai Elantra GT forum'
> Subject: RE: [Elantra GT] Tiburon has slight lean to the right
...
> I will sit in it and get my wife to measure it and report back here.
> 
> Regards,
> Wayne