chain Jangling noise fromo utside my window
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as i am driving lately with my window down (no AC
) i have been noticing a sound that i think is coming from the back of the car but i cant place it yet, it sounds like a chain dangling loosely and every bump or curve i hear it.
anyone have a clue?
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anyone have a clue?
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yea, I've had it up on my jackstands and nothing immediately shouts at me, ill pull it up again this weekend, oh and no, the ghost in my car lives in the charging system!
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On my 928 I had a sound like that over the bumps. It turned out to be the center caps of the wheels. I just took them off and punched out the nibs a little bit more.
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ok, the rattling was definitely the center caps, which no longer matter because I now have new wheels on the girl!
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from a boxster, i got all 4l with a full compliment of rubber for $200, couldn't pas it up. Found out after the fact that even though mine is late offset, i still needed spacers for the front pair, so i spaced all 4 to make it even.
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from a boxster, i got all 4l with a full compliment of rubber for $200, couldn't pas it up. Found out after the fact that even though mine is late offset, i still needed spacers for the front pair, so i spaced all 4 to make it even.
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Sweet! Glad to hear you got it fixed, well sort of. Look at that, the knowledge from the 928 transfers right over to the 944.
Sounds like a great deal on the wheels. Spacer probably cost as much as the wheels. Looks good.
Sounds like a great deal on the wheels. Spacer probably cost as much as the wheels. Looks good.
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ok, the rattling was definitely the center caps, which no longer matter because I now have new wheels on the girl!
![](http://www.scotandlinnie.com/newwheels.jpg)
from a boxster, i got all 4l with a full compliment of rubber for $200, couldn't pas it up. Found out after the fact that even though mine is late offset, i still needed spacers for the front pair, so i spaced all 4 to make it even.
![](http://www.scotandlinnie.com/newwheels.jpg)
from a boxster, i got all 4l with a full compliment of rubber for $200, couldn't pas it up. Found out after the fact that even though mine is late offset, i still needed spacers for the front pair, so i spaced all 4 to make it even.
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nah, the spacers were $11/each, they are presently the only known standard size anything on my car (@ 5/16th") space that i know of.
I am going to clean up my phone dials, replace/repaint the center caps and paint the wheels flat black and keep them as a spare!
I will admit noticing a driving difference between the original 15's and these 16 inch Boxster wheels, the car is noticeably top heavier around the curves, though i still stick to the road.
and my power steering pump now whines during any hard corner, regardless of the speed I'm traveling.
I am going to clean up my phone dials, replace/repaint the center caps and paint the wheels flat black and keep them as a spare!
I will admit noticing a driving difference between the original 15's and these 16 inch Boxster wheels, the car is noticeably top heavier around the curves, though i still stick to the road.
and my power steering pump now whines during any hard corner, regardless of the speed I'm traveling.
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a coworker mentioned that i might need lug extensions to accommodate for the spacers, I am not certain that's necessary since i still got a very solid grip on all 20 lug nuts.
any comment?
also, should this change really make my power steering whine so much? or do you think its getting wore out?
any comment?
also, should this change really make my power steering whine so much? or do you think its getting wore out?