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Old 10-29-2006, 06:26 PM
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Default TIRE QUESTION.... seem to vibrate when i first start driving...

do you guys have this same problem?
i thought it was a balance issue with my rims but it does this every morning!
when i get out on the road it starts to vibrate...

im curious if its common with the tires after they cool down and sit for awhile do they just get outta shape and just need to warm up before they can smooth out......


never had any low profile tires before wondering if thats typical for these?
 
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Old 10-29-2006, 06:38 PM
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Default RE: TIRE QUESTION.... seem to vibrate when i first start driving...

typically when your tires are out of balance, it vibrates at high speeds, not low speeds.
when's the last time they were balanced? what tires are they? how many miles on the tires? did you check your tire pressure? torque all your lug nuts?
 
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Old 10-29-2006, 06:43 PM
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ya it's prolly unbalanced tires. have u hit any curbs or anything like that pretty hard? if u kno ur tires are balanced and it still does this, then ur wheel may be bent or dented enough to cause it to vibrate.
 
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DOOOOD! your rims are loose!!
I had this problem before and i went to a shop to get it looked at...and they laughed at me lol (long time ago)

Torque you lug nuts lol
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 04:34 AM
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no its none of the above....
it only does it when my tires are cold from siting in my garage concret floor over night and it stops afew miles down the road...

ive had the wheels ballanced several times thinking that that was the problem, BUT lately i just noticed it only does it in the mornings
my komo esca asx tires i think, 205/40/17 they are preaty new only a few months old.
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 05:22 AM
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Default RE: TIRE QUESTION.... seem to vibrate when i first start driving...

either its the road your driving on ....


or its the balancing.

it happens to me when i drive over 55mph. i just havent had the time to balance it myself.
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 07:52 AM
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It's just your tires being cold, mine do the same thing (althought very slightly). I've actually gotten in and out of the car a bunch of times to see when exactly the vibration stopped, and it was when the tires finally got warm to the touch.

I have Kumho Ecstas as well
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 08:12 AM
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my tires do that too..I actually warmed them up with a burnout just out of curiosity....and yep, as soon as they were warmer than they were they stopped vibrating when I was rolling.
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 01:31 PM
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ya thats what i was thinken also cause it only does it early in the morning for about a mile or so....
i cannt do a burn out in my auto.LOL
 
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Old 10-30-2006, 05:06 PM
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correction.

i have an auto, and i still burn out.


even though its bad for your engine it still does the work.


neutral, floor it then shift into drive.

OR (my all time favorite)

put it into drive, then pull the hand brake, then floor it.



ta da.
 


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