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Old 04-29-10, 11:06 AM
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Originally Posted by ArodDaLob
do you run hub rings?
Nope. See the thing is, last week I had old tires on, and didn't have any problems. Vibration only started when I changed both front tires this monday.
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
To put front tires on rear rims or just rotate rims with tires? I'm running 245/40/18 all around.
Rotate the front to rear(rims with tires) to see if the problem goes away. Most likey its tire balancing issues or just a bad tire(s). Take em back to the tire shop and ask them to rebalance them.

Before I buy used tires I make sure that there are no plugs, patches or blisters to avoid any problems..
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i

... One of the mechanics said that the rim was bent (he didn't even examine it, he just looked at it while it was rotating on balancing machine) but I don't think this is the case because ...
This should be very easy for you to verify for yourself, especially on a front tire. Just jack it up and spin it as fast as you can while holding a pencil or something (as steadily as you can) right next to the edge of the rim. The pencil gives you a stationary point of reference to see if the rim wobbles side-to-side or up-and-down.
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Originally Posted by eyeSOARER6
Rotate the front to rear(rims with tires) to see if the problem goes away. Most likey its tire balancing issues or just a bad tire(s). Take em back to the tire shop and ask them to rebalance them.

Before I buy used tires I make sure that there are no plugs, patches or blisters to avoid any problems..
one of the tires is patched from inside, can it be the issue?
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
one of the tires is patched from inside, can it be the issue?
where is the patch located? I've had patched tires before with no issues. Just go in and have them re-balanced where you bought them. Should be free
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
one of the tires is patched from inside, can it be the issue?
No, I doubt that that can be the problem. Have you tried rotating them front to back yet? Give that a shot, I bet it will improve the vibrating problem.

If you have a tire/rim problem, you would want to avoid having it up front cause you steer with the front wheels.. If its in the rear it will be less noticeable, IMO..
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
To put front tires on rear rims or just rotate rims with tires? I'm running 245/40/18 all around.
If your wheels are the same width, yeah rotate them.
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Originally Posted by djrazr
where is the patch located? I've had patched tires before with no issues. Just go in and have them re-balanced where you bought them. Should be free
I did that and it's still vibrating. Interesting discovery today, I lifted up the car, rotated the tire, and the thread was moving up and down at one spot. So it's a bad tire...
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Originally Posted by Vadim540i
I did that and it's still vibrating. Interesting discovery today, I lifted up the car, rotated the tire, and the thread was moving up and down at one spot. So it's a bad tire...
It's probably whatever punctured the tire, tore a belt internally too; causing the tire to grow a bump.
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