Zeussy, they make a noise and vibration when they go. Surprisingly, there was no hub damage from impact with the kerb. Fronts commonly, eventually go on commodores, rears are more resiliant...unless you slide into a kerb.
I jacked up the car today (and put it on stands) and spun both front wheels. They seem to be buckled slightly. One wheel demonstrates a 'jolt' at one point of the rotation while the other one just seems buckled. Now, this is what Goodyear told me that "all wheels were buckled" when i asked them to elaborate on that, they were very sketchy and failed to tell me how this would affect regular driving. K-Mart tyre and auto service on the other hand said that my wheels (after already recently visiting Goodyear) were out of balance and were now fine. Upon hearing this i was delighted.
So it is now a case of finding a pair of perfectly good wheels to put on the front and determine whether or not this is in fact the cause of the shudder at 80 k's...and also finding a decent tyre place next time i need my wheels balanced.
I also did my first oil change today. I used oil flush which set me back about $20. My car nut friend recomended it to me and he even commented on how much it cleaned the rockers (and pressumably the rest of the engine) when he saw the result.
I also replaced my spark plugs and upon doing so, 2 leads broke. this tells me that they are all due to be replaced, which i will be doing very soon. Would you agree?...
