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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 05:43 PM
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At speeds of 40-50mph, I feel a little vibration coming from the car. I feel it more when turning the wheel slightly to the right or left at those speeds. Just had some new tires put on this morning. Got everything done but the alignment. I'm thinking its the alignment but just wanted to see if it might be something else.

Edit: So after going to Discount tires for the 4th time.....they found out that my front right rim and rear left rim are bent a little and thats why the vibration is there. Can I repair both my rims or would it be better to just get used ones?

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Old Nov 5, 2008 | 07:45 PM
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Sounds like the tires might not be properly balanced. Also check the psi on all 4 tires. Do you have aftermarket wheels? Maybe when the took the wheels off they didn't put back the hub rings.
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 04:30 PM
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Originally Posted by phorbo007
Sounds like the tires might not be properly balanced. Also check the psi on all 4 tires. Do you have aftermarket wheels? Maybe when the took the wheels off they didn't put back the hub rings.
It was because two of my rims are bent a little. It's really funny how they saw it after rebalancing my tires for the 4th time....
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Old Nov 7, 2008 | 07:14 PM
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Could be half a dozen other reasons besides a bent wheel. A bent wheel is not necessarily unbalanced.
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Could be half a dozen other reasons besides a bent wheel. A bent wheel is not necessarily unbalanced.
All the tires are balanced, its the vibration thats the problem.
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Old Nov 8, 2008 | 08:36 PM
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Alloy wheels can be repaired by a competent wheel repair service. It depends on how much and where (inner or outer side) they are bent. Cost should be $75-150 range, if it's not too bad. You'll need to have the wheel dismounted before taking it to be repaired.
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