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today i took my car in to get my tires rotated and get my alignment done. yeah, pretty much routine stuff. everything was fine when i took it in but now......not so much. here is my problem: there is now a whirring sound as if the tire is out of balance and when i apply the brake, it grinds (horribly) and to top it all off!!!! there is major vibration in the brake pedal when driving . the guy at the tire place said they did not touch the brakes at all and that with aftermarket wheels, they can rub on the drum but, i have never had that problem before when rotating. so i do not know WTF is going on here!! if anyone has any ideas, please let me know, thanks!!

 
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take it back to the shop and be like wtf did you guys do? act all pissed so they fix it for free lol

 
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if all they did was tire rotation, ya that can cause it. if they moved bad tires from rear to front, you'll feel alot more vibration.

 
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haha, i plan on doing that tomorrow!! i am just concerned whether or not it will be safe to drive or not...god forbid i hit the breaks and a wheel or something flys off!

 
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yea, they did a rotation plus alignment.
the tires on the back are basically brand new, do you think there would be as much vibration??? i could get a girl off with movement of that pedal, lol

 
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yeah its safe, nota problem till theres like nothing left on the tire lol. other than that just dont be going really fast

 
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lol, don't fast...i will seriously have to try not to!! (uhh, i am not kidding, i speed everywhere.) but i will make it a special point not to!


thanks guys!!

 
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if your rims are aluminum they need to torque same foot pound to 100 foot pound that might work

 
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welp, i just got back from the tire place and here is what is ruled out so far:
1)alignment
2)brakes
3)shoes
4)rotors
5)tires balanced

oh, i forgot to mention this in correlation to gearboxs' comment, they actually move the 'bad' tires, if you will, to the rear and the newer ones to the front

things they checked: everything. they said that the "guard" plate that is behind the rotor may have been rubbing so they pushed those out a bit.

now, it still kind of grinds when compressing the break (but not as bad as before) and the vibration in the pedal itself is minimal as well.

options: go and re-torque the nuts oh you know what i mean. maybe wait a week and see if the problem pursists.

conclusion: hell if i know!

as always, thank you guys for your input!! much appreciated!!

 
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throw some rep yo! click on the lil yellow smilie face under the names! looooool

 
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haha, i know where the rep thingy is!

i talked with one of my friends who is ASE certified and he said they may have used a torque wrench and bent my gotdamn rotors!!! unfortunatly there is no way to prove it...so i am S.O.L.!!