SHAKING AT SPEED

[mark_182_54]

hi people recently developed a little problem when travelling at 80 or more its seems the car is vibrating a lot and feels uneasy, recently changed my wheels just a straight swap any suggestions ??

mark

 

[DrR]

It's the new wheels. They need balancing at a guess.

 

[mark_182_54]

thats what i thought dr, would of thought the car place would of done this ???

 

[andrewclio172]

could it not be engine mounts ? jus guess

 

[tim124]

could it not be engine mounts ? jus guess

nope, its the wheel ballancing

 

[Poopensharten]

It could be one of a few things >>>

Flat spot on one of the tyres (i.e un even wear) this can cause un natural vibration.

A drive shaft may be knackered this could also cause vibration.

The stering geometery (tracking) may be needing aligned.

 

[tim124]

vibration at 80 though with new wheels just fitted can only be one thing!

 

[Poopensharten]

vibration at 80 though with new wheels just fitted can only be one thing!

A racoon?

 

[Bash]

Flat spot on a 182ff, nope...

Chances are the balancing weight has fallen off as it wernt stuck down well, they are there to counter act the weight of the valve. Start by looking opposite your valve for what looks like this

or these stuck on the inside of your wheel

If all wheels have them on, let us know and I'm sure some1 on here will be able to go into greater diagnosis with u. If they dont just take them back to the garage where it was fitted and they will rebalance it for free.

 

[Tom@JMS]

A racoon?

lol useful

definitely one or both of the front wheels ifs its felt really strongly through the steering. Gfs old car had such badly unbalanced wheels that you had numb hands at the end of a journey lol

 

[Poopensharten]

Flat spot on a 182ff, nope...

Chances are the balancing weight has fallen off as it wernt stuck down well, they are there to counter act the weight of the valve. Start by looking opposite your valve for what looks like this

or these stuck on the inside of your wheel

If all wheels have them on, let us know and I'm sure some1 on here will be able to go into greater diagnosis with u. If they dont just take them back to the garage where it was fitted and they will rebalance it for free.

Not a flat spot in performance, a flat spot on a tyre (i.e surface of one of the tyres has mis-shaped its self whilst hitting a pothole) or anything else that our glorious roads may offer...

 

[brisa4984]

dude.. check your nuts are tight. I changed my tyres at a garage.. and wheel was vibrating above 70. came on here and someone suggested the nuts were loose, low and behold. they were.. worth a check for sure!

 

[este11e]

Isnt this something to do with the wheel bearings been uneven?