Tire swap problem.. D=

[struckaccordCB7]

i swapped to some Enkei OZ rally 15's


but now.. my steering wheel is shaking like hell and i've done all i can to fix it..

any suggestions?

[stretch JDM]

how does the tires look on the front ? if it shakes the steering wheel its the front tires and if it shakes your butt its the back tires. my guess is the front tires are bad or un balanced.

[93blackcb7]

sounds like unbalanced to me but mine shakes alot cause of the alignment i think and i need a camber kit

[struckaccordCB7]

how does the tires look on the front ? if it shakes the steering wheel its the front tires and if it shakes your butt its the back tires. my guess is the front tires are bad or un balanced.

i cant really tell if the rear is shaking.
if i switch the front tires, should it stop shaking?
cause it's snowing here, and i don't wanna have to switch all four XD

[deevergote]

Tire balance will cause shaking. A bad alignment will cause shaking.
Directional tires going the wrong way could potentially cause shaking.
Bent wheels could do it as well... or wheels that haven't been installed properly.

Are you running hub-centric rings? Are you SURE the wheels are on there tight?




Also, what you are referring to is a change of both wheels and tires, correct? Not just tires? That makes a difference. Did you get these wheels with the tires already mounted?

[struckaccordCB7]

Tire balance will cause shaking. A bad alignment will cause shaking.
Directional tires going the wrong way could potentially cause shaking.
Bent wheels could do it as well... or wheels that haven't been installed properly.

Are you running hub-centric rings? Are you SURE the wheels are on there tight?




Also, what you are referring to is a change of both wheels and tires, correct? Not just tires? That makes a difference. Did you get these wheels with the tires already mounted?

i got the wheels with tires mounted
no hub rings
and the wheels are on SUPER tight. i put them on once and had to take em off, i had to pretty much stand on the Tire iron..

the rims might actually be bent..

[deevergote]

Bent rims will definitely do it.

No hub rings can cause some serious problems if the wheels aren't perfectly centered. That's why they exist. I've seen cars with all 4 (or 5, one was a Lexus) wheel studs sheared clean off.

I would take the wheels to get rebalanced. Balance is the most likely issue.

[struckaccordCB7]

is it dangerous for the car to drive to the nearest car care center?
or should i just change back to the OEM wheels?

[deevergote]

I wouldn't say it'd be dangerous to drive it to the car care center... as long as you don't drive hard. I'd keep to non-highway roads to be safe.
I've driven with no hub rings before, on imbalanced wheels... but it's not something I'd suggest anyone else do. It's not safe, and if something fails, that rubber is all you have between you and the road.

[myslowcb7]

a vibration can be caused by many diffrent problems. here is a list of them bad wheel bearing, inner tie rod, outer tie rod, bald tires, bent wheels, uncentered wheels(lack of centering rings), wrong bolt pattern, seperated tire, alinment, bad ball joints and out of balance wheels. i would do what deevergote said and take it to a tire shop and get the wheels balanced and this should solve the problem if the tires are in good shape and there are no bent wheels. also you should have them check the bolt patteren to see if its 4x114.3 because other patterns are close enough to bolt on but are wrong and can cause a vibration. one other thing is a bad motor mount/tranny mount can cause a vibration along with an unbalance cv axel, these last two i have only see a few times so they should be at the bottom of the list of proable causes.