Vibration problem
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Vibration problem
I am having a vibration problem with my 03 civic. It starts at about 60mph. The steering wheel goes slightly back and forth and pulls slightly to the right.
I had brand new all seasons put on in Nov 2007 on oem steelies. In Nov 2008 I had brand new winters put on the OEM steelies. During the winter I bought a set of used alloy rims. Put the all seasons on those. When I put them on the car the vibration started. I had them re ballanced with no luck. I moved the fronts to the back and thought I had fixed it but it came back again. It doesn't do it all the time and stops when under load (braking and cornering) What am I missing? I don't think it is the rims cuz I have tried all the different combos backs to front etc. Any help would be great!!
P.S When I took the all seasons off the steelies the car was running straight as a arrow.
I had brand new all seasons put on in Nov 2007 on oem steelies. In Nov 2008 I had brand new winters put on the OEM steelies. During the winter I bought a set of used alloy rims. Put the all seasons on those. When I put them on the car the vibration started. I had them re ballanced with no luck. I moved the fronts to the back and thought I had fixed it but it came back again. It doesn't do it all the time and stops when under load (braking and cornering) What am I missing? I don't think it is the rims cuz I have tried all the different combos backs to front etc. Any help would be great!!
P.S When I took the all seasons off the steelies the car was running straight as a arrow.
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Re: Vibration problem
either the rims were not balanced properly, or one is bent (even if you cant see it). pulling to the right is alignment issue. the vibration is balance issue. i still struggle with vibrations form my aftermarket rims they just werent made as well as oems. are your used alloy rims generic or oem?
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Generic. I thought it was an alignment problem too. But it didn't start doing this until I put the other rims on. It was perfect with the OEM and snows. As for one being bent I'm not sure cuz I moved them all around thinking that might be the problem ( trying to find the bent one) but I'm not sure it is. It's just really weird that everything was fine till I switched including the pulling
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even if its not bent, aftermarket rims are usually just made poorly and cause vibration even with a good balance.
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