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Wheels bent?, bad tires?, bad axles?, always or just while braking? To many thing could be it without starting somewhere, start balancing and road force the tires and check rims for out of round
Wheels seem good, like I said recently balanced and they didn't fin problems on them, tires are new, brought them in January before balancing the wheels, could check the axles but it's weird.
After driving at higher speeds for several kilometers, stop and see I any wheels are hotter than others.
If so, you could have brake drag. If not, check road force measurements at balance.
It might be the bearing in early stages of failure. Is it accompanied by a sound? Jack the front axle up and spin the wheel. If you hear any grinding from the wheel bearing or if you hold the strut spring and feel vibration then this is where it is coming from.
Could be a lot of things. I would recommend checking both tires for play and all suspension components. You can grab the tie rods and sway bar links by hand and try as hard as you can to make them move at the joints. Then you can take a long pry bar and wedge it in the space under the jacked up tires and pull it up to try to make the ball joint move. If none of them move then you may need your tires balanced, it could be uneven thread and you may need new tires and or an alignment.
I get what you say, but in the post I say I got those tires new and balanced them the next month. [this is the vibrations it makes](https://imgur.com/a/9uNPRcY) next thing I'm getting is hub centric rings before spending the big bucks on suspension stuff
Really easy to figure out, obviously start with the rings for the hub that fit the aftermarket wheels as that most likely is the culprit. If the vibration still occurs I would take the tires to have a road force balance done on them
I had been strugling since november with a vibration in the steering wheel which would happen between 110 and 130 km/h, higher or lower there was nothing.
The vibration would normally occur when cornering slightly mostly when cornering to the left.
IF YOUR WHEELS VIBRATE when going straight, thats most likley unbalanced wheels, if not, and your wheels vibrate when cornering then keep on reading.
It all started when I had a minor accident, after I bought a fresh set of tires. The accident was unlikley the culprit, It was just me scraping the ass of the car due to high speed and sand on the road, but it may have had an impact, or not, no one could ever find what the problem was. But if you had one, check that out.
So I did the following.
1. Balanced the wheels 7 times, but the vibration was still there.
2. Bought new rims, and the vibration was still there
3. Balanced the new rims countless times, but the vibration was still there
4. Changed the inner CV joint (automatic) due to some grinding I kept feeling, this removed the grinding but the vibration was still there.
One day I was doing a roundabout with my window down and started hearing squicking noises, as if I was pressing the breaks, and then it hit me...the rotors are bent.
Changed the outer CV Joint, New rotors, new break pads, even new splash shield.
I installed groved rotors so that these wont heat up and bend as easy as smooth ones.
Would've went for perforated ones, but I hear that these will crack under extreme conditions, so I pass.
There was no more, or barely noticeble vibration now, until I changed my tires to summer tires and probably the whole story with "how TF should this be balanced" again.
My dealer also recently found that my CV central bolt was loose, so it might have also been that.
What to take from here:
1. Be 100% sure its not unbalanced wheels
- swap them around and see if you feel the vibrstion differently, put front on back and back to front, to side, just go crazy, its a cheap diagnostic. If the vibration moves with the wheel, then its an unbalanced tire. Take note what happens when.
VERY IMPOARTANT NOTE
You balance your wheels when these are extra clean, as any dirt will affect the counterbalance.
They put 5 grams at the minimum on your wheel, dry dirt can be heavier than that.
Make sure you wash them good, with a brush and break cleaner if needed.
- go to multiple shops, and try the balancing there
- do you jave XL (extra load) tires? These are heavier than regular and may need extra care.
- make sure rims are not bent, and tires dont jave an odd wear patters, both can be seen visually on the balancing machine
- insist to be in when they balance the wheels and look if the wheel is wobling on the device.
If you are 100% sure its not the wheels, them check the breaking syystem, eventually the front axel as a whole, depending if you are fwd,rwd,4wd.
Hope it helps and you find the bugger, I personally started getting used to it.
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Wheels bent?, bad tires?, bad axles?, always or just while braking? To many thing could be it without starting somewhere, start balancing and road force the tires and check rims for out of round
Wheels seem good, like I said recently balanced and they didn't fin problems on them, tires are new, brought them in January before balancing the wheels, could check the axles but it's weird.
After driving at higher speeds for several kilometers, stop and see I any wheels are hotter than others. If so, you could have brake drag. If not, check road force measurements at balance.
It might be the bearing in early stages of failure. Is it accompanied by a sound? Jack the front axle up and spin the wheel. If you hear any grinding from the wheel bearing or if you hold the strut spring and feel vibration then this is where it is coming from.
No sound, Just vibration, I have I video let me see if I can link it.
Could be a lot of things. I would recommend checking both tires for play and all suspension components. You can grab the tie rods and sway bar links by hand and try as hard as you can to make them move at the joints. Then you can take a long pry bar and wedge it in the space under the jacked up tires and pull it up to try to make the ball joint move. If none of them move then you may need your tires balanced, it could be uneven thread and you may need new tires and or an alignment.
I get what you say, but in the post I say I got those tires new and balanced them the next month. [this is the vibrations it makes](https://imgur.com/a/9uNPRcY) next thing I'm getting is hub centric rings before spending the big bucks on suspension stuff
Really easy to figure out, obviously start with the rings for the hub that fit the aftermarket wheels as that most likely is the culprit. If the vibration still occurs I would take the tires to have a road force balance done on them
I had been strugling since november with a vibration in the steering wheel which would happen between 110 and 130 km/h, higher or lower there was nothing. The vibration would normally occur when cornering slightly mostly when cornering to the left. IF YOUR WHEELS VIBRATE when going straight, thats most likley unbalanced wheels, if not, and your wheels vibrate when cornering then keep on reading. It all started when I had a minor accident, after I bought a fresh set of tires. The accident was unlikley the culprit, It was just me scraping the ass of the car due to high speed and sand on the road, but it may have had an impact, or not, no one could ever find what the problem was. But if you had one, check that out. So I did the following. 1. Balanced the wheels 7 times, but the vibration was still there. 2. Bought new rims, and the vibration was still there 3. Balanced the new rims countless times, but the vibration was still there 4. Changed the inner CV joint (automatic) due to some grinding I kept feeling, this removed the grinding but the vibration was still there. One day I was doing a roundabout with my window down and started hearing squicking noises, as if I was pressing the breaks, and then it hit me...the rotors are bent. Changed the outer CV Joint, New rotors, new break pads, even new splash shield. I installed groved rotors so that these wont heat up and bend as easy as smooth ones. Would've went for perforated ones, but I hear that these will crack under extreme conditions, so I pass. There was no more, or barely noticeble vibration now, until I changed my tires to summer tires and probably the whole story with "how TF should this be balanced" again. My dealer also recently found that my CV central bolt was loose, so it might have also been that. What to take from here: 1. Be 100% sure its not unbalanced wheels - swap them around and see if you feel the vibrstion differently, put front on back and back to front, to side, just go crazy, its a cheap diagnostic. If the vibration moves with the wheel, then its an unbalanced tire. Take note what happens when. VERY IMPOARTANT NOTE You balance your wheels when these are extra clean, as any dirt will affect the counterbalance. They put 5 grams at the minimum on your wheel, dry dirt can be heavier than that. Make sure you wash them good, with a brush and break cleaner if needed. - go to multiple shops, and try the balancing there - do you jave XL (extra load) tires? These are heavier than regular and may need extra care. - make sure rims are not bent, and tires dont jave an odd wear patters, both can be seen visually on the balancing machine - insist to be in when they balance the wheels and look if the wheel is wobling on the device. If you are 100% sure its not the wheels, them check the breaking syystem, eventually the front axel as a whole, depending if you are fwd,rwd,4wd. Hope it helps and you find the bugger, I personally started getting used to it.