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Hi all,

i read most of the forum post about alignment and wheel balancing to correct steering wheel vibration. However, my civic steering vibrates occasionally at 60mph. sometimes it stop vibrating when i speed up to 70.
any idea what this could be?

i have a 2004 civic with 102000 miles on it. the tires are 6 months old kumho. break pads has been changed a few months back and only 10% worned. no alignment been done as yet. (most probably would do tht too since it pulls a little to the left now)

would appreciate any feedback. thanks!

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I got a 97 civic, dropped on 17's... if yours is dropped, i would assume that's why it does that

 
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well get your alignment and wheel balancing and see if its still vibrating...

 
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It could be you have a sticky caliper that causes the pads to have a slight grab on one rotor or you may have a rotor that has a slight warp.

 
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realistally, this is probably a tire problem, have it road force balanced(its a type of balancing) and it will tell u if u have a bad tire, if u dont want that, rotate ur tires and see if it goes away, if it does, one of ur tires is bad

 
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+1

I had this same problem. Sometimes, a tire will warp into more of an oval shape. You can see it on the balancing machine. While rotating, the contact patch will move up and down (due to the oval)

as suggested, try switching it to the rear.

 
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I highly reccomend getting the tires road force balanced i work at a tire shop in tennessee, where we have the balancer with road force, i had the same problem, and i had to purchase some new tires, and now i dont have the problem at all. The loaded roller detects non-balance, radial-force-related vibrations caused by eccentricity and constructional variation of the tire and wheel. Unlike non-contact measurement, the roller samples the entire footprint of the tire including the sidewall’s contribution to ride quality. As an additional alternative to Road Force mode, the operator may also choose a QuickMatch mode to quickly measure loaded runout alone. I hope your problem gets fixed

 
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thats a copy and paste right there^^^

 
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how long does the car have to sit still before you get flat spots in the tires?

 
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not always from sitting still, can happen from impact too, or from brake lockup

 
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Very interesting!! Should this balance procedure be performed on installing brand new tires? I'll have to admit I've never seen a machine that allows a load to be placed on the tire as it is spinning. Usually they sipn it up, hammer on a few wheel weights, and it's thank you have a nice day.

 
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it can be done on any tire, and it rocks

 
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hi everyone, have been experiencing similar vibrations in my steering wheel starting 65 mph. it stops around 80 mph. the vibrations are intermittent- it vibrates for about 20 seconds and then stops. 10 to 15 seconds later it comes back.
If it were to be a wheel balance issue, wouldn’t it vibrate constantly throughout speeds? If I hit the brakes, it does not get worse or stop- the vibration.
I have read in different forums about people changing out the steering rack bushings to alleviate this problem. Has anyone done this? What do you think?

 
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i have the same issue. it started when i got aftermarket rims, but few yrs later when i switched back to oems it still had little bit of vibration. same thing as you describe it comes and goes.

 
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GearBox, u dont say AfterMarket Rims is the Issue. I have one tire that has no rims whatsoever, but i still have vibrations. I also know all my 4 tires have less than 2/32 and no one would be willing to rotate/wheel balance my tires. would you recommend that i get forced Balanced process. will it help stop the vibrations or just make it more balanced driving on the road. The alternate suggested is the following?
choose a QuickMatch mode to quickly measure loaded runout alone.
Whats the advantage and how is it better?
Would you believe getting new set of 4 tires, force Balancing them and then doing an Alignment solve this issue? i doubt it?

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i had to purchase some new tires, and now i dont have the problem at all. The loaded roller detects non-balance, radial-force-related vibrations caused by eccentricity and constructional variation of the tire and wheel. Unlike non-contact measurement, the roller samples the entire footprint of the tire including the sidewall’s contribution to ride quality.

 
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road force balance is supposed to work well, ive never tried it tho. i stick to city driving so i just go for the regular weight balance the dealer does. not noticable at below 55mph speeds.