johncoby

I had a balancing problem with some tires I bought with the car. At about 80 they shook and hard enough to not want to drive at that speed. I replaced them with Falken tires and it was sooooooo much better, but......

At 75-82 mph I still have a shake in the steering wheel. I bought the tires from Discount and they claim the rim is bent and they cannot completely balance the tire. I am going back once more to get a definitive response.

I am at a loss at what to do next. My other Lexus was smooth at any speed, even at 90. Smooth.

Any suggestions?

2007 Lexus es350

garsarno

Looks nice. I notice the rims are chromed. Did you chrome your original wheels or buy them and trade in your originals? There are places that fix bent wheels that even come to you in a truck and fix them right then and there.

johncoby

I believe this is an option with the 2007s.

I am going back to Discount to see which one is bent. I bought the car from Carmax and the car fax claims there was no know accidents. I am wondering if there is more to this.

Hopefully I can get this resolved and start driving 90 again. (actually I like 80 and no more. but it should be smooth)

dman00001

How about rotate the tires? That should show it's an issue with one of the front rims if the steering wheel is shaking. If the shaking remains in the front after a rotate, it is something else.

garsarno

Chrome wheels were not a factory option from Japan. Only way to get them is through the dealer (aftermarket).

johncoby

Ahhhh-Haaaa! Maybe that explains why the spare tire is not chrome. It is a brushed silver.

garsarno

That still does not solve your problem. If a wheel is diagnosed as bent, put the "spare" on and see if that solves it. many places on e-bay motors to buy a chromed Lexus wheel to match (if you so choose).

ThumperPup

Does the shop have a RFB Hunter machine Hunter Road Force Balance Machine ?
if not i would google Hunter Road Force Balance find a shop that does
even with a bent rim unless its bent really bad they can usualy Road Force it with the machine and it will balance out fine

SW17LS

What kind of tires are they? One of the tires could be out of round...

John U

If your rim is bent.....send out the spare to be chromed. If the rim is okay, check for a loose tie rod or ball joint.

unklexus

I had to have the dealer force balance my Michelins, now they are perfect. Discounts' balancing machines would/could not balance them correctly after three tries, shook over 65 mph.