aftermarket wheels and bad vibration

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Shift_Altima
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Hey. I put on 18's with yokohomas. And at 65+ i have a really bad vibration. Any ideas?


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Get them rebalanced. A weight probably came off. It they all balance good and you continue to vibrate. Try hub centric rings. Does the steering wheel shake?

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Have you checked the tightness of your lugs?If some are loose you will get vibration.Mabey out of balance or warped.

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adidas2go wrote:Get them rebalanced. A weight probably came off. It they all balance good and you continue to vibrate. Try hub centric rings. Does the steering wheel shake?
Steering wheel is the worst.. it's uncontrolable shaking

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Get them rebalanced, but when you do make sure they use a Road Force Machine to balance them. Also have hub centric rings

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Shift_Altima wrote:
Steering wheel is the worst.. it's uncontrolable shaking
Then its an unbalance in one of the front wheels. Make sure they balance those 2 first. Does it happen at all speeds or only like 60+

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Only 60+

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sounds like one of your hcr's didn't get slapped on or broke. take your car back to whoever mounted them and have them check it out. i'm sure it won't cost you anything.

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Shift_Altima wrote:Only 60+
I am going to rule out bearings, ball joints, etc since its a new car. However those could cause the vibration also. First make sure the hub centric rings are installed properly, then try a rebalance of the front wheels, then try an alignment. Most likely a balance problem tho. Most balancers today operate at lower speeds. This helps extend motor life and reduces cycle times as well as risk to the operator. Older balancers typically had to spin a wheel fairly fast (about 500 rpm, or the equivalent of 55 to 60 mph) to generate a usable signal. But the more sensitive electronics in newer balancers are able to pick up vibrations at much lower speeds (only 100 rpm, or 10 to 15 mph). Therefore it leaves much more room for error when balancing for higher speed situations.

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If all the other suggestions don't seem to help there is one more trick that might help. When I was younger I worked at a gas station and we used to balance tires on the car. It really was a superior (more time consuming) method but it balanced the whole thing as a unit. There probably not too many places that have the knowledge/equipment to do it but if you can find one it might really help. Good luck!

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adidas2go wrote:
Then its an unbalance in one of the front wheels. Make sure they balance those 2 first. Does it happen at all speeds or only like 60+

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They balanced and said no problems Where can i get the hub centric ring thingy from?


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