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[gizmo335i]

I was getting a very slight vibration with my pretty worn down Toyos. So I got new PSS's. When I first got it back the vibration was worse. I got it balanced again....a little better but still there. Then I got a road force balance. The manager did it with me standing there. He showed me that three of my wheels had a very slight bend to them. When I first got it back, it was pretty good...still a little vibration...but bearable.

And now the vibration has gotten worse...at low speeds and higher. Sometimes I'll hit nice road patches and there's no vibration.

Lately when I drive my other cars...and they are almost brand new...and stock...I notice that there's a little vibration...and it seems like it's on shitty stretches of road. I'm thinking I'm just so paranoid from constantly letting my hands off my car that I'm noticing vibration that I wouldn't have noticed before.

Anyway a guy at work (drives a GTR) told me to make sure my lugs were tight. I thought...no way that could be it but I'd check. When I got home..sure enough the rears were very loose! But I know I torqued these down. So what's the deal? Is it harder to get extended bolts w/spacers torqued down?

Does anyone have this same experience? Wheels being just a little bent and still being able to figure out what to do? How do I get the wheels straightened?

[gizmo335i]

Well since noone wants to even try to help me....I know..this problem is so common and a PITA to help someone with...I've read through every single thread on here and couldn't find one with the exact same problem as me.

I swapped the rears and the fronts and made sure the spacers were straight. Looked like one the rears was off just a little. And tightened up the extended bolts really good. One thing I notice with those...it's really hard to get them tight. And after I drive it, the rears need more tightening. I don't know if they're coming loose or if they just need to be torqued down many times before they'll finally tight. Either way it seems like it's getting better. Anyone else with spacers/extended bolts have this problem?

I was thinking about getting the stud conversion...so maybe this would solve this problem?