Larry Phillips
Well-Known Member
How would I be able to diagnose a cupped tire, or more accurately, my vibration issue?
My symptoms include a vibration that varies with speed, and an associated sound, it sounds and feels like there's a rough patch on my tire. Right now, I can't even figure out which tire it is, though I think it's on the driver's side. When I'm going slow through a parking lot, I can feel a slight yet rough vibration in intervals. This is the second set of tires to do this. The first set were Kumho Ecsta STX tires, and now on my Hankook Ventus ST tires. Both are 285/60R17
I was thinking based on what it feels and sounds like, that the cause of the odd wear could possibly either a bent rear axle shaft (bent near the end where the lugs are) or a slightly bent rim, or an alignment problem, but I don't really think it's the alignment. I do bottom out a bit more than the average ST since I'm running on 3 inch drop blocks.
Any ideas?
My symptoms include a vibration that varies with speed, and an associated sound, it sounds and feels like there's a rough patch on my tire. Right now, I can't even figure out which tire it is, though I think it's on the driver's side. When I'm going slow through a parking lot, I can feel a slight yet rough vibration in intervals. This is the second set of tires to do this. The first set were Kumho Ecsta STX tires, and now on my Hankook Ventus ST tires. Both are 285/60R17
I was thinking based on what it feels and sounds like, that the cause of the odd wear could possibly either a bent rear axle shaft (bent near the end where the lugs are) or a slightly bent rim, or an alignment problem, but I don't really think it's the alignment. I do bottom out a bit more than the average ST since I'm running on 3 inch drop blocks.
Any ideas?