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[Bilal-INN]

Just bought some new wheels and put them on my car.
i used the same tires because the 335 wheels i had on my
car were 18's. I got my car alligned from the dealer
and tires installed and balanced from belle tire. Since
ive had the wheels on i noticed my steering wheel to be shaking a
little when driving around 40+ mph. i bought my wheels
brand new off ebay and they were replicas of the m6's
any suggestions? i did go back to belle tire to have them balance
the wheels again and they did it for free but still dealing with
the same issue.

thanks

[aberk80 swan]

One possible cause of vibrations in a car's wheel is an uneven tightening of the rotors. In that case, you should get yourself to a mechanic who knows how to tighten in a star pattern [source: Distad]. This is an elementary concept that any mechanic worth his or her salt should know. Most will also have a torque stick to measure the tightness of the seal. Keep in mind that every car has its own standard torque specifications, which are generally printed on the rotor itself.


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[bimmerlicious]

one of my friends bought his wheels for e90 on ebay, after he installed them with brand new tires after 60km/h it started to vibrate his steering wheel. It turns out even though the rim was brand new, one of it was bent, so i would check if the rims is bent

[hugus311]

Check lower control arm if your steering wheel is shimming back and forth between 40 -65 mph

[VMRWheels]

Roadforce balance or a standard balance?

[Bilal-INN]

Originally Posted by VMRWheels

Roadforce balance or a standard balance?

standard balance but i have read alot about people getting
road force balance i think i shall give that a try.
if that doesnt work im thinking about jacking it up
and doing my own comparison on the wheels if theyare bent or not


but info has really helped guys, gave me so ideas to look at
when i jack my car up.

more suggestions are welcome

thanks!

[gds52]

Originally Posted by Bilal-INN

standard balance but i have read alot about people getting
road force balance i think i shall give that a try.
if that doesnt work im thinking about jacking it up
and doing my own comparison on the wheels if theyare bent or not


but info has really helped guys, gave me so ideas to look at
when i jack my car up.

more suggestions are welcome

thanks!

I got the same problem.
check my thread below.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=726425

1. one reason is thrust arm bushings.
2. hub centric-lug centric rims.

In my case, it seems to be reason 1. i will fix it in a while.

[Bilal-INN]

Originally Posted by gds52

I got the same problem.
check my thread below.

http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=726425

1. one reason is thrust arm bushings.
2. hub centric-lug centric rims.

In my case, it seems to be reason 1. i will fix it in a while.

did you get your problem fixed?
that thread has alot of good information
thanks alot man

[gds52]

Originally Posted by Bilal-INN

did you get your problem fixed?
that thread has alot of good information
thanks alot man

not yet.
now that i know whats the problem, i will deal with it in some time :-)

[Tom K.]

Originally Posted by aberk80 swan

One possible cause of vibrations in a car's wheel is an uneven tightening of the rotors.

Warped front rotors cause vibration only while braking - not the OP's issue.

Tom

[Bilal-INN]

Originally Posted by gds52

not yet.
now that i know whats the problem, i will deal with it in some time :-)

sounds good, keep me posted on how it goes
luckily this weekend ill try taking care of my car
and fix this problem

[tkash]

I had a similar problem on a different car with a bent rim