Wheel Balance

[avendlerdp]

After I rotated my tires I started to get a shimmy in the steering around 75mph. Had the front tires rebalanced. No change. Did it again, got a lot better but still a bit of shake. It is not a big deal but the car drives so close to perfect I can still feel it. I eyballed the rims to see if they were bent. Look O.K.. Odd. The tires are AVS's. What about on the car balancing? This is a minor thing but I want to get it right. Thanks, Alex.

[dhaines]

The tire could be out of round or have a flat spot. They can still balance either of these, but you will feel it on the road. Take it to a place that will give you a bit extra attention, rather than a chain. Good luck....

[Eric Coffey]

Also, make sure that the wheels are placed on the hubs in exactly the same alignment. One of the studs on each of the hubs should a painted red end. Align the wheels so the valve stems are closest to that red stud. If that doesn't change the vibration, you most likely have a defective (out-of-round) tire.

[pbs911]

What if non of the studs have the paint marking? How can you tell what stud is supposed to be painted?

[nhromyak]

Don't the AVS's do this for little while because they flat spot when they cool down?

Just thought I would throw it out there...