Vibrations after replacing front tyres

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Yesterday I replaced both my front tyres with the same 195/65/R15 spec continentals and also had the wheels aligned and balanced afterwards.

I noticed I got a moderate vibration from the steering wheel which wasn't there before when I was driving in the 100-120 kmph range. nothing when slower than that, didn't want to push it over 120 due to the vibration.
After a bit of research it seems like the balancing wasn't done properly? Should I simply give the fitment centre a call and let them know there's an issue or is it that the tyres need to be worn in some?

Thanks lads.
 
If they are continental made locally there's a good chance they are out of round. Meaning they are off centre or not perfectly round. Had it more than once with sport contact 3, some cars are less forgivingly than others when it comes to tyres.
 
Thanks guys, thought that'd be the best thing to do. Was hoping the back of my mind it was just a new tyre thing. I've changed tyres on multiple cars and never had this issue.
 
reactor_sa said:
If they are continental made locally there's a good chance they are out of round. Meaning they are off centre or not perfectly round. Had it more than once with sport contact 3, some cars are less forgivingly than others when it comes to tyres.
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On two different sets of Yokohama's , I had this problem. 235/35/19's so imagine how much vibrations are felt due to so little rubber.

It's such a headache to go through the entire dispute process ... Good luck OP
 
Sounds wrong but have the rear tyres balanced as well.

normally a vibration below 100 is the front and above 100 is rear tyres. I don't understand how it works but had a vibration at 110 and shop told me its the back. Didn't believe until they they checked the balance of all the tyres in front me and only the one rear tyre needed more weight.
 
In addition to problems with balancing and the tyre defects there are other things that can also do this.

Saw one case where it was caused by the fitment centre forgetting to tighten up the wheels nuts. It may be a good idea to check this in case.

Wheel bearings and suspension issues are other classic causes of vibration.
 
At the Tyre place now and car is on the rack and they're checking it out.Wasnt too much of a headache but
plenty time wasted. Hopefully they can find the issue.
 
On a more positive note they found 2 nails in my back tyres..eish wtf.How do these things happen!
 
Topdoggdbn said:
Sounds wrong but have the rear tyres balanced as well.

normally a vibration below 100 is the front and above 100 is rear tyres. I don't understand how it works but had a vibration at 110 and shop told me its the back. Didn't believe until they they checked the balance of all the tyres in front me and only the one rear tyre needed more weight.
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This most peculiar thing happened to me a long while ago too. Changed the front tyres and at high speeds the vibrations would start. I took the car back and they rebalanced and still the vibrations continued.

Eventually I took it to different shop and an old guy said it was because of the rear tyres. I didn't believe him until I test drove after he balanced them, and only then did I pay.

Drove off still scratching my head.
 
It's weird because the vibration still comes through the steering wheel and not the car as such.
 
bought 2 new front tyres for my bmw last month - fitted & balanced as usual, but then I had a pull to the left under normal driving conditions. if I braked it would dive to the left!? this was not a problem with the old tyres

took it to another tyre place - as I was in the area, explained everything to them and laaitie there said without hesitation - my tyres were "inside out" :wtf:

so they took the left wheel off and turned the tyre around and took it for a test drive - still pulling left slightly, they did the same thing with the right tyre and hey presto its back to normal!?

first time in over 40yrs of driving I get told my tyres are inside out? :whistle:
 
spiff said:
bought 2 new front tyres for my bmw last month - fitted & balanced as usual, but then I had a pull to the left under normal driving conditions. if I braked it would dive to the left!? this was not a problem with the old tyres

took it to another tyre place - as I was in the area, explained everything to them and laaitie there said without hesitation - my tyres were "inside out" :wtf:

so they took the left wheel off and turned the tyre around and took it for a test drive - still pulling left slightly, they did the same thing with the right tyre and hey presto its back to normal!?

first time in over 40yrs of driving I get told my tyres are inside out? :whistle:
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LMMFAO @ Inside out!
 
theratman said:
Yesterday I replaced both my front tyres with the same 195/65/R15 spec continentals and also had the wheels aligned and balanced afterwards.

I noticed I got a moderate vibration from the steering wheel which wasn't there before when I was driving in the 100-120 kmph range. nothing when slower than that, didn't want to push it over 120 due to the vibration.
After a bit of research it seems like the balancing wasn't done properly? Should I simply give the fitment centre a call and let them know there's an issue or is it that the tyres need to be worn in some?

Thanks lads.
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Wheel balancing.

Why didn't the place who fitted the tyres do the balancing? If they did it was done wrong.
 
spiff said:
bought 2 new front tyres for my bmw last month - fitted & balanced as usual, but then I had a pull to the left under normal driving conditions. if I braked it would dive to the left!? this was not a problem with the old tyres

took it to another tyre place - as I was in the area, explained everything to them and laaitie there said without hesitation - my tyres were "inside out" :wtf:

so they took the left wheel off and turned the tyre around and took it for a test drive - still pulling left slightly, they did the same thing with the right tyre and hey presto its back to normal!?

first time in over 40yrs of driving I get told my tyres are inside out? :whistle:
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By "inside out" I think he meant rotating in the wrong direction. Would have been quicker to just swap left and right.
 
P924 said:
By "inside out" I think he meant rotating in the wrong direction. Would have been quicker to just swap left and right.
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No, my tyres have(well had) clearly marked an "inside" and an "outside" as well as rotation direction. I would imagine any asymmetric tread tyres have this.
 
ScottulusMaximus said:
No, my tyres have(well had) clearly marked an "inside" and an "outside" as well as spin direction.
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Inside means the side facing the inside of the vehicle. If the tyre was inside out it would have no visible tread. But swapping left and right would not have fixed the directionality problem, though.
 
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