zazen721

so, i took my car to the dealer to look at my brakes and have him look at a problem with my car..

when i go above 50 mph, my car shakes ever so slightly. it feels like im on a bumpy road almost. i cant notice any wobble in the car below 50 mph or so. i think i need to have my tires balanced again. does this sound right?

the service center at the dealership called me to tell me they put the car on the lift and definitely saw a wobble in the tires but couldnt balance the tires because they are aftermarket wheels and they need weights to do it (?). no problem. so when i went there to pickup my car, i asked which tire had the wobble in it. his response, "we saw it in all of them." what?!?? that doesnt even make sense! lol, anyways... do we think i need to get my tires balanced again or is there the small possibility that i have a bent rim? i havent hit anything at all including any large bumps or potholes...

Alin10123

It's not very likely that all 4 of your wheels are bent. Unless you bought really cheap wheels...

I dont know what they mean by the weights. Aftermarket wheels use the sticky weights when balancing and that's what our TSX wheels use from the factory. I think they are just making excuses.

I would go to a high performance suspension shop and have them do a balance. DO the high speed road force balance.

sauceman

Well, it's not impossible. It happenned to me once about 10 years ago that I bought a brand new set of rims that were slightly out of center. We had to replace all 4 of them.

zazen721

nah, i have gram lights that are pretty new (4 months old). ill bring it to the same place im having my tein ss installed and ask them to do that as well... thanks alin!

zazen721

my god. that would be my worst nightmare.

narci

Maybe the tires are out of round?

I know back in the benz forums, many people had problems with kuhmo's being out of round brand new.

jiggaman

one of my rims is slightly out of round, with the proper balance though i don't even notice and vibrations.

joerockt

I would get them balanced as well as get some hubcentric rings if you dont have them already. The rings will allow the rim to be centered on the rotor.

zazen721

hmm... all good info. where would i pickup these rings you speak of joerockt?

thanks everyone...

joerockt

I got mine at americas tire/discount tire. I think you can find them on-line too, but I would have no idea what size you need.

zazen721

hmm... i remember reading about wheel spacers when i was trying to figure out which rims to get. maybe this is the only issue im having... thank you!!

im replacing my rotors and brake pads hopefully this coming week, so i can add the rings then... now i just have to figure out where to get them and what size...

zazen721

so, i called up tirerack and they sent me the correct hubcentric rings for my wheels. i jacked up the car, took the wheels off and lo and behold, i have rings already. BUT... the front left wheels ring was not in all the way. so i took off all four wheels and removed the rings they had in them and replaced them with the new ones....

it worked! THANK YOU so much everyone for your help =)