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josht913 · 02-25-2009, 08:14 AM

Hey guys. I have a 99 2.2l camry, and I have a few questions.

1. I'm noticing that at highway speeds, when I turn my wheel a little to the left to change lanes, or just to follow the road I get a vibration in my steering wheel. The vibration goes completely away afer straightening the wheel back and no vibration is present if turning right. I was wondering what to look for in this situation.

2. It seems that my car runs lean or something which is causing my spark plugs to get pretty white, pretty fast. I was wondering what might be a cause of this?

3. I'm looking into changing my shocks and springs pretty soon. I have some 17in. IS300 wheels with spacers up front on my car and was wondering if I went with some Eibach lowering springs would I have any rubbing issues?

Any help is appreciated!

JEV · 02-25-2009, 12:16 PM

on spacers do you have the hub eccentric(yeah can't remember if this is how it's called spacers or the non one's?...if you have cheap ones that might be it. rims, or misalignment.mis torqued wheels. check pressure.

figure out how much travel it gets from braking(how i don't know), how low of a drop are we talking about?

the lean part, maybe a bad sensor?not right octane gas?...yeah can't give a accurate one.

edit:i was right it's called "centric" not eccentric

josht913 · 02-26-2009, 07:35 AM

Yeah, It's actually doing the vibrating with the stock wheels on. I put those back on for the time being since my wife has been driving the car.

As for the sensor if one were bad, wouldn't I be getting a CEL?

Appreciate the response!

frenum49 · 02-26-2009, 08:13 AM

That tan or gray white color on your plugs is a sign that your heat range is correct. This is how a plug should look if everything is normal.

josht913 · 02-26-2009, 08:44 AM

Hmmm.... Maybe I'm overthinking it lol. I'll be changing them soon, so I may post pics.

Thanks again!

abew330 · 02-26-2009, 10:03 AM

on the vibration, did you check your mounts/ bushings? (strut, control arm, etc..) cv boots?

josht913 · 02-26-2009, 10:51 AM

Na, I haven't had a chance to get in there to inspect anything really. I was just on here trying to get an Idea of what to look for when I do. Should I just be looking for loose components?