Steering wheel Vibration with aftermarket wheels
 

Hey guys, I recently upgraded to 20s from stock 18s and noticed my steering wheel vibrates while driving, especially when the car is cold.

-Ordered the wheels and tires from Discount Tire Co. With factory specs
-There are no signs of misalignment (tires are wearing evenly)
-Took it back to the tire shop and they rebalanced the tires and said they were fine to begin with

I am overly confused what could be the issue.

I am running Hankook Evo v12. Could it be the tires?

Any inputs?

did you install hub centric ring?

At first they didn't, they installed it when I took it back. It made no difference at all

Im confused. how did you move up 2 inches in rim diameter but stay with factory specs?

+2 rim with tire swap is my guess.

Either one or both front tires is out of balance, or the discount people sold you a rim that is not round.

Get it aligned!

the wheel or tire is not true probably.

This could be the root of your problem. I know these reviews are biased but.......... ttp://www.pissedconsumer.com/reviews-by-company/discount-tire.html

lol'ed at $60 tires and getting pissed at $71 tires. :bowrofl:

That means less money for drugs, I'd be pissed off too.:roflpuke2:

I like the one titled 4th Visit Same Problem, where at the end the guy complains he lost 7 days and $160. According to the math he makes $3-4/hr :icon17:

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lol! that sounds like my legal minimum wage back in highschool. :D

tires are balanced in Grams or Ounces. When I worked at Discount tire, their form of "balanced" was as long as it was .75 ounces/20grams or below on each side it was good. Plus they did not care of static balance. I don't know if they still go by those rules but even with my 18's, I can tell when my tires go unbalanced when its more then .5ounces. Though I am running 255/45 and 275/40's.

ive had my nismos and WEDS tires mounted and balanced there. no issue on mine.

heck, they were friendly and really cared about not marking up my wheels so i give discount tires a :tup: