balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
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balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
I got my new rims and tires on and fully balanced and now the steering wheel shakes a little right at 50mph. Not lower or higher mph. Just around 50mph. I even took them back to get rebalanced and it does the same thing. I drove going 70-85 and it doesnt shake at all. Also, when I brake hard or slow, the wheel shakes and pulls to the right. I know that is a brake issue and I just need to turn the rotors, but whats up with my wheels/tires?
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
what exactly does truing do? I dont think its a rotor issue because when I had my stockers on, it was as smooth as glass through 50, now with the new rims and tires, its shaky right around 50 and thats it. WTF is wrong?
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
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I got my new rims and tires on and fully balanced and now the steering wheel shakes a little right at 50mph. Not lower or higher mph. Just around 50mph. I even took them back to get rebalanced and it does the same thing. I drove going 70-85 and it doesnt shake at all. Also, when I brake hard or slow, the wheel shakes and pulls to the right. I know that is a brake issue and I just need to turn the rotors, but whats up with my wheels/tires?
I got my new rims and tires on and fully balanced and now the steering wheel shakes a little right at 50mph. Not lower or higher mph. Just around 50mph. I even took them back to get rebalanced and it does the same thing. I drove going 70-85 and it doesnt shake at all. Also, when I brake hard or slow, the wheel shakes and pulls to the right. I know that is a brake issue and I just need to turn the rotors, but whats up with my wheels/tires?
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
truing up tires sounds bad but is a good idea, they take the rim and tire off and spin it on like a lathe, then they shave a little off the surface of the tire in order to make the contact patch perfectly square and level
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
Yeah, my wheels do fit really snuggly onto my lugs. How would I be able to tell if they took off those rings? I am putting my stockers on in the winter, so would they have given me the washers?
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
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Yeah, my wheels do fit really snuggly onto my lugs. How would I be able to tell if they took off those rings? I am putting my stockers on in the winter, so would they have given me the washers?
Yeah, my wheels do fit really snuggly onto my lugs. How would I be able to tell if they took off those rings? I am putting my stockers on in the winter, so would they have given me the washers?
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RE: balancing and alignment problem??! HELP!!!
the pull to the right when breaking is common what kind roads u drive on most road are curved some more than others especialy country roads they are curved so that water runs off the road so it doesnt puddle
u can find out if it is that by simply driving on the wrong side of the road while no one else is coming and brake if its that it should pull the other way
u can find out if it is that by simply driving on the wrong side of the road while no one else is coming and brake if its that it should pull the other way
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some arround here are realy bad u kinda have to drive with the wheel a lil off center to go straight and as soon as u hit the brake it takes off like a rocket to the sholder it actualy catches u off guard when it hapens some time because u may be on the phone or only one hand on the wheel but its only in certain intersections and stop signs