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Wheels, Tires & Brakes
Vibration after new tires
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<blockquote data-quote="Richard L" data-source="post: 970933" data-attributes="member: 52972"><p>Trac_511,</p><p></p><p>Yes, improper balancing is probably the most likely problem. Go back to the tire store and have them rebalance all 4 tires. It may be something as simple as forgetting to balance one of the tires?</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>If balancing the tires does not cure the vibration, then you likely have one or more defective tires. These are tires that for what ever reason did not get molded perfectly round, or the plys or belts shifted and cause the tire to not turn true...They often call this "Radial Run-out". I had Radial Run-out on one of the replacement tires on my Honda many years ago. I got a vibration at higher speeds and th car pulled to the left. I took it back to the tire store the next day and they identified the bad tire and replaced it, which solved the problem.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>It is also remotely possible that they bent your alloy wheels while installing the new tires. The newer tire machines should not damage the alloy wheels, but sometimes the machine breaks down, and they have to go to an older back up machine. The guys may not be familiar with the older machine and use it improperly which can damage the wheels.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>...Rich</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Richard L, post: 970933, member: 52972"] Trac_511, Yes, improper balancing is probably the most likely problem. Go back to the tire store and have them rebalance all 4 tires. It may be something as simple as forgetting to balance one of the tires? If balancing the tires does not cure the vibration, then you likely have one or more defective tires. These are tires that for what ever reason did not get molded perfectly round, or the plys or belts shifted and cause the tire to not turn true...They often call this "Radial Run-out". I had Radial Run-out on one of the replacement tires on my Honda many years ago. I got a vibration at higher speeds and th car pulled to the left. I took it back to the tire store the next day and they identified the bad tire and replaced it, which solved the problem. It is also remotely possible that they bent your alloy wheels while installing the new tires. The newer tire machines should not damage the alloy wheels, but sometimes the machine breaks down, and they have to go to an older back up machine. The guys may not be familiar with the older machine and use it improperly which can damage the wheels. ...Rich [/QUOTE]
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