Wheel balance issue possibly - 172

[rory182]

Had two new tyres fitted last week and supposedly balanced. They're Hankook Ventus' which I already have and rate.

A couple of days later I was on the motorway and there was a lot of vibration. So I took the car to a local tyre fitter for a balance. They told me they were a far bit out and had rebalanced them for me.

The next day on the motorway there's still vibration, not as much but it wasn't there on the old tyres.

The cars on Koni's and sport lines and therefore runs a lot of negative camber (-2.5o) but the old tyres had worn pretty evenly and it hadn't caused any issues.

I took the car to a local transmission / steering specialist for inspection to be told all appeared OK. I'm left thinking it might be an imperfection in one or both of the tyres that they fitted.

I'll swap the wheels round front to back to see if the issue goes away but curious to see if anyone has had similar?

Cheers

 

[rory182]

anyone?

 

[Luke.]

Swap the wheels first mate and see then! Could be a defect in the tyre but then it shouldnt balance at all!

Make sure all the wheels are clean and there are not marks where weights could have been!

Could the wheels be buckled??

Luke

 

[rory182]

Yeah will do, thumping migraine today and got a hire car for working away this week so will swap the wheels one evening laster in the week.

 

[rory182]

BAlanced the rear wheels today and rotated to the front, no buckles - slight track rod / track rod end play on drivers side but nothing that'd fail an mot. Will see if it's any better but have booked it in for track rods, track rod ends and camber correcting bolts!

 

[rory182]

and the vibration has gone - weird!