Steering wheel Vibration with aftermarket wheels

ssmoked · 06-26-2013, 11:34 PM

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?

rAiN · 06-26-2013, 11:42 PM

did you install hub centric ring?

ssmoked · 06-27-2013, 02:06 AM

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

fuct · 06-27-2013, 11:02 AM

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Originally Posted by ssmoked

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?

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

370Zsteve · 06-27-2013, 11:05 AM

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Originally Posted by fuct

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.

370Zsteve · 06-27-2013, 11:06 AM

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

ssmoked · 06-27-2013, 02:12 PM

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Originally Posted by fuct

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

i meant factory offsets.

Im running 255 front (coming from 225 stock) and 285 rear right now.

The weird thing is the vibration goes away after the tires are warmed up. thats why im suspecting the tires are the issue.

Btw, Discount tire is very professional and has hundreds stores across the states and I never had an issues with them before.

122554 · 06-27-2013, 11:08 AM

Get it aligned!

kenchan · 06-27-2013, 11:59 AM

the wheel or tire is not true probably.

cooltoy · 06-27-2013, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by ssmoked

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-Ordered the wheels and tires from Discount Tire Co.

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

kenchan · 06-27-2013, 01:10 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

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.

JARblue · 06-27-2013, 01:32 PM

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Originally Posted by kenchan

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

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

kenchan · 06-27-2013, 01:39 PM

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Originally Posted by cooltoy

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

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Originally Posted by JARblue

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

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

cooltoy · 06-27-2013, 01:20 PM

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

chrischhorn · 06-27-2013, 01:57 PM

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.

06-26-2013, 11:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
ssmoked Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 487 Drives: Charger Hellcat Rep Power: 14	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?

06-26-2013, 11:42 PM	#2 (permalink)
rAiN Track Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: va Posts: 721 Drives: 2012 370z mt Rep Power: 18	did you install hub centric ring? EndyKwon and Zbrah like this.

06-27-2013, 11:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
370Zsteve A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Gold Coast CT Posts: 10,599 Drives: 2019 Corvette G.S. Rep Power: 43	Either one or both front tires is out of balance, or the discount people sold you a rim that is not round. DEpointfive0 likes this. __________________ SOLD MY Z MARCH 2018 - another Core OG moves on - new ride 2019 Z Corvette Grand Sport - no mods necessary but already have eyes on HFC and intakes LOL IT NEVER ENDS.

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122554 Track Member Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: My own world Posts: 506 Drives: 2010 Nismo Rep Power: 14	Get it aligned! 370Zsteve likes this. __________________ I don't normally drink beer, but when I do....i drink a lot!

06-27-2013, 11:59 AM	#9 (permalink)
kenchan A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: N/A Posts: 76,801 Drives: N/A Rep Power: 141521	the wheel or tire is not true probably. DEpointfive0 likes this.

06-27-2013, 02:06 AM	#3 (permalink)
ssmoked Enthusiast Member Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: California Posts: 487 Drives: Charger Hellcat Rep Power: 14	At first they didn't, they installed it when I took it back. It made no difference at all

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cooltoy Elite Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Calgary Posts: 13,983 Drives: 14 PW 370Z S/T MT Rep Power: 243722	That means less money for drugs, I'd be pissed off too. kenchan likes this.

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chrischhorn A True Z Fanatic Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Mililani, HI Posts: 1,566 Drives: 2014 Juke Nismo RS Rep Power: 17	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. __________________ R.I.P. 8/01/13 1SlowZ One day I'll have another....

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