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shawanna coleman Posted on Mar 02, 2014
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I have a 1996 caddillac deville I put 22'' inch rims on with no problem, but a week ago I was driving and my car dipped and float up and down smoothly. It wasnt a pot hole it was a dip. anyways my rim tire on the passenger side hit the strut plate and it ate my tire as i was riding then started smoking and my tire went flat. i took all four rims of but now when i put the same rims back on my car. The strut plate and springs in the front on both side rub and eat and damage my rime tire. we tried putting the blocks on with the two side pole thingey in between the springs to lift the car up but it only made it worse. Can anybody help what could the problem be? I want my rims back on my car. I also got the rear knuckle bushing, bearing, and strut fixed, also the abs, traction control and engine light came on and will not go off. Help.

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Try dropping down a width size in tyres and see if that will give you the clearance you need That is if you have 250 -50/22 tyres now come back to say 200-50/22 tyres . I don't know what tyres you are running but what I am saying is get the side walls to sit up straighter by putting on a narrower tyre . There will be a solution and the people to talk with are your local tyre shop people.. You may also be able to fit plates behind the rims on longer wheel studs to give you the clearance you require.

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    A thought came to mind check the off set of the rims you have and you may need the off set further out from the hub. They come in negative -neutral and positive depending on where you want the wheel base to be and the clearance you can get to the guard on turns.

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Hi
when you hit the (DIP) the weight of the car plus the pressure of bouncing have put a heavy load on the springs that caused the springs plate to bend downwards toward the tires.
long story short, you need to replace the 2 front struts.
Now about the ABS, you have to scan it, most probably one of the front sensor wire broke off.
Good Luck

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SOURCE: 1989 caddy deville Leveling system override?

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SOURCE: I have had my 2002

i have had a couple friends with the same problems in their trucks. They changed al the same stuff you have. Then someone told him to get new tires, even tho his were new. He did and the shaking stopped

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SOURCE: 2002 Caddy DeVille - slight vibration 60 to 75 mph

IF the vibration is there with the non-snow tires and gone with the snow tires, the it would be safe to assume that the new (non-snow) tires are at fault. they would have an internal cord separation problem (NOT GOOD). now if the problem is still there with the snow tires now and it was not last winter, then get your car checked for either a steering linkage problem - too much wear from a steering knuckle, also get your drive shafts checked - front wheel drive vehicles have two, rear wheel drive has a main shaft from transmission to differential, and the ones with rear independent suspension and rear wheel drive has two more driveshafts from differential to wheels. It is not a major problem right now but it will get bigger so kill the problem before that. you are on the hunt.lol. hope this helps you.

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