What Is The MPH Speed On A Wheel Alignment Machine?

toicy4ya · 11-15-2012, 12:28 PM

Sup Guys,

Anyone know What Is The MPH Speed On A Wheel Alignment Machine? I'm getting a slight vibration when traveling around 65mph. Iris undetectable traveling any slower.

Braumin · 11-15-2012, 12:55 PM

The speed is zero on a wheel alignment machine. Imagine the poor tech trying to adjust the tie rods with the tires spinning at 65 mph!

I think what you want to know is on a tire balance machine. It should detect any imbalance no matter what the speed is. Hunter makes a "Road Force" balancer which puts some load on the tire instead of just free spinning it. They seem to do a great job so try to get a balance done somewhere with the Road Force system.

daMau · 11-15-2012, 02:03 PM

Agreed - get road balanced if possible. The BMW dealerships around here have road-force balancing equipment (though I think ~$100 for balance). Even so, I have had vibration issues that were not fixed by traditional balances, but were fixed with road balance.

toicy4ya · 11-15-2012, 02:28 PM

I'm an idiot, I meant wheel balance not wheel alignment.

Is there any way I can edit the title of the post?

Healey3000 · 11-15-2012, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by toicy4ya

Sup Guys,

Anyone know What Is The MPH Speed On A Wheel Alignment Machine? I'm getting a slight vibration when traveling around 65mph. Iris undetectable traveling any slower.

Hi,

It may not be your tires that are causing the vibration. Do you have a lot of miles on your car, say 80,000 or so? It could be the thrust and/or control arm bushings that have worn out.

Do you feel a slight vibration when you brake as well?

Regards.

toicy4ya · 11-15-2012, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Healey3000

Hi,

It may not be your tires that are causing the vibration. Do you have a lot of miles on your car, say 80,000 or so? It could be the thrust and/or control arm bushings that have worn out.

Do you feel a slight vibration when you brake as well?

Regards.

Thanks for the feedback, but no. Currently my car is at 50k. I don't feel any vibrating when I brake.

PSheehan · 11-15-2012, 10:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Braumin

The speed is zero on a wheel alignment machine. Imagine the poor tech trying to adjust the tie rods with the tires spinning at 65 mph!

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