Steering wheel vibration (slight) 60-75
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Steering wheel vibration (slight) 60-75
Have an 04 Sports. One owner, full dealer service. Not using the stock 18s (yet). Running new Michelin Premiers on 17 stock rims (bought used). Drives great. Smooth and quiet (no vibration) up to 60. After that I can feel a slight vibration in the steering wheel. Gets a little worse 70-75 then gone. No problems at higher speeds. I have had the tire shop balance tires 2x (to 1/4 oz). Helped a little. Worn LCA's are a standard problem but they have been replaced. Tire pressure is 35 (done cold w/ gauge). Replace any parts? Do an alignment? Suggests appreciated.
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Was there any vibration before the new Premiers and or are the used rims new to you with the mounted Premiers? Can you did you get em road force balances? Torque lugs to specs?
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Thanks for the suggests. Car came with 18s and worn out Michelin Primacies. Loud tires, rough ride so difficult to tell if there were existing problems.
I know the 17 Michelin Premiers work well. I don't know the 17 rims but only minor scratches, almost new quality tires, no uneven wear. Torque is correct. Have been balanced 2x. Second time was to 1/4 oz and that did help some.
Slight drift to right so am going to have shop do an alignment and swap tires front to rear. Hopefully this solves the problems. Will force balance next time at dealer (it's a long drive)
I know the 17 Michelin Premiers work well. I don't know the 17 rims but only minor scratches, almost new quality tires, no uneven wear. Torque is correct. Have been balanced 2x. Second time was to 1/4 oz and that did help some.
Slight drift to right so am going to have shop do an alignment and swap tires front to rear. Hopefully this solves the problems. Will force balance next time at dealer (it's a long drive)
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Sounds similar to my car. Does it ALWAYS vibrate at those speeds? I guess a better way to ask is if the vibration frequency every change? I ask because the lower control arm bushings are known to crack and cause play which is almost certain what i'm experiencing. The vibration can vary.
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Sounds similar to my car. Does it ALWAYS vibrate at those speeds? I guess a better way to ask is if the vibration frequency every change? I ask because the lower control arm bushings are known to crack and cause play which is almost certain what i'm experiencing. The vibration can vary.
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On my 01, vibration was always noticeable at 58 - 60. Never failed. Drove the local tire shop nuts w/ rebalance, swap front>rear, etc. Had the lower control arm bushings replaced. End of problem and car was "Lexus smooth" at all speeds.
On the 04, the vibration isn't always at the same speed or the same amount. Lower control arm bushings have been replaced. The car is "Lexus smooth" up to 60 then vibration kicks in. It's slight but noticeable in the steering wheel. Am going to have tires (new Michelins) force balanced and do a front end alignment (slight drift to the right). Hopefully this solves the problem
On the 04, the vibration isn't always at the same speed or the same amount. Lower control arm bushings have been replaced. The car is "Lexus smooth" up to 60 then vibration kicks in. It's slight but noticeable in the steering wheel. Am going to have tires (new Michelins) force balanced and do a front end alignment (slight drift to the right). Hopefully this solves the problem
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Shopped around. You're right, forget the dealer. Local 'yota dealer doesn't do. Les Schwab wanted 120 (no appointment, long wait). Local shop wanted 75. Turns out my Goodyear guy now has an road force machine (recent purchase). They're doing alignment for 99 so threw in road force for 48.
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Shopped around. You're right, forget the dealer. Local 'yota dealer doesn't do. Les Schwab wanted 120 (no appointment, long wait). Local shop wanted 75. Turns out my Goodyear guy now has an road force machine (recent purchase). They're doing alignment for 99 so threw in road force for 48.
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Problem solved. Local Goodyear tire shop went thru the car again. Checked the alignment (w/in specs). All 4 tires were slightly out of balance. The shop manager apologized. He personally rebalanced them and got it right. Rotated tires front to rear. No road force balance because machine/spoke clearance issues. Not an issue at this point. It's now "Lexus smooth" from 0 -100.
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Shopped around. You're right, forget the dealer. Local 'yota dealer doesn't do. Les Schwab wanted 120 (no appointment, long wait). Local shop wanted 75. Turns out my Goodyear guy now has an road force machine (recent purchase). They're doing alignment for 99 so threw in road force for 48.
edit: just thought of this, I think I have the same issue and will need to address LCA's at some point anyway. I have brand new Michelin Xice Xi3's road force balanced on new rims. Let's see if there is ANY difference....when I put them on...
Last edited by Johnhav430; 11-08-16 at 04:47 AM.