# Just curious--Chevy Cavalier with tire wobble

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-curious-chevy-cavalier-with-tire-wobble/37711>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** chevrolet, cavalier\
**Created:** [October 7, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-curious-chevy-cavalier-with-tire-wobble/37711 "2009-10-07T00:36:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![Scrabbler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f04885/32.png) [@Scrabbler](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Scrabbler)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 12:36am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-curious-chevy-cavalier-with-tire-wobble/37711/1 "2009-10-07T00:36:05Z")

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Coming home from work yesterday, I saw a Chevy Cavalier ahead of me with a right rear tire that had a very noticeable wobble. There was also a dent on the rear bumper not far from the tire. Obviously not good for fuel economy/tire wear. But, what were the odds something bad (like a tire coming off mid-drive) happening. In other words, should I have kept a longer following distance than the usual 2-4 seconds?  
  
  
  
 Scrabbler

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**Author:** ![Caddyman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/caddyman/32/23_2.png) [@Caddyman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Caddyman)\
**Post date:** [October 7, 2009, 2:03am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/just-curious-chevy-cavalier-with-tire-wobble/37711/2 "2009-10-07T02:03:37Z")

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" In other words, should I have kept a longer following distance than the usual 2-4 seconds? "

Yes, you should have increased it to 4.265 seconds which should give you enough time to avoid the debris field…