Vibration with new wheels

[milan187]

I put on brand new 19s with falken tires and now at speeds above 100 km/h my car is vibrating, not so much the steering wheel but the whole car.

Is it a balance issue?

[baddceo]

More than likely. I can't remember how fast the balancers these days rotate the tires but I seem to recall it's around 55-65 MPH. Things change when the wheel spins faster than the balancing machine. You might also have a settling period which could throw things out of balance. Could be a bad tire with a broken radial that under pressure is causing the problem or a rim that wasn't true from the factory.

I would look at the wheel weights on each wheel to see if there is one wheel with excessive weights. In my opinion there should only be a couple weights on each wheel, maybe one towards the inside lip and one towards the outside. If you notice one with 5 or more weights my guess is they had to over correct a bad tire or a bad rim and there is only so much you can do for that. If they are new enough you might be able to request a new wheel or tire as a result. If you find one in question you might be able to pull that tire off and see if the wheel has a high spot or if the tire itself is bad.

When I had my new 19's balanced first thing I looked at were the weights to see if any were excessive. To my delight I had no more than two weights on any of the 4 wheels and for me that means true on the tires and wheels before they were mounted.

[losterdamus]

Get a Roadforce Balance and all should be ok after that.

[njm23]

Get a Roadforce Balance and all should be ok after that.

definately a wheel balance issue.

[xx4u2nvxx]

definately a wheel balance issue.

I too have a very slight vibration on my 20s at higher speeds.

[milan187]

I got a re-balance yesterday by the same shop, seems ok now but will have to drive it a bit more to make sure.

Thanks guys.

[Blkmag1c]

I had same issue, and got a road force balance today, and car is perfect.. Road Force is the way to go!!! you can go to there site and look for the closet dealer with the machine..

[blaah]

Do you have the correct centerbore on the wheels? I was "centerbore ignorant" when I had the wheels on my B6 Passat, and it rode like $hit. They also gave me the wrong lugs. Anyway, hopefully just a re-balance.

[Blkmag1c]

Do you have the correct centerbore on the wheels? I was "centerbore ignorant" when I had the wheels on my B6 Passat, and it rode like $hit. They also gave me the wrong lugs. Anyway, hopefully just a re-balance.

Very True!! If your running aftermarket wheels or anything other than your stock, def make sure your center bore is correct other wise you need some hub-centric rings..