Vibrations driving @ 70MPH - Toyota Nation Forum : Toyota Car and Truck Forums

Mighty~Mart · 06-01-2005, 09:49 AM

Here's my story....... I'm driving down the LIE.. hit abt 70 mph and notice the steering wheel vibrating... not violently but it is annoying and i never had this problem before. Anyone know what's up with this? i put abt 35 lbs of air in my tires and i just changed my brake pads 2 weeks ago..

could it be like this b/c i never rotated my tires? I have abt 45k on my car so far.

*01 TRD Camry* · 06-01-2005, 10:02 AM

No it's cause your tires are not properly balanced.That wat causes the vibration. You should have them rotated then relalign and rebalanced.

Mighty~Mart · 06-01-2005, 10:44 AM

i was thinking that..... probably b/c of all these nasty NYC potholes i run over.. instead of trying to avoid them... *BAM BAM* prolly phucked up my front 2 rims and don't even know it.

itzsteven · 06-01-2005, 10:47 AM

When you did your brakes, you took your wheels out right???
When you put it back in, did you put the wheels back in order??? You didn't mix right and left did you??? You can look at the tires, and look for the arrow sign, it should pointing forward.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 06-01-2005, 11:25 AM

^ I don't think he has directional tires...?

but yes, I'd say balancing

***Knailgun*** · 06-01-2005, 11:28 AM

balancing is my guess too

Mighty~Mart · 06-01-2005, 11:33 AM

Does balancing necessarily mean i need to get an alignment? Or can i just rotate them myself? (rear wheels replace front and vice versa)

***Eye8Pussies*** · 06-01-2005, 11:37 AM

you can rotate them yourself, which you should do every 10,000km or so, but you can't balance them yourself, no- a machine is needed

and generally speaking you don't need an alignment every year unless you get into an accident, change suspension components, or hit LOTS of potholes all the time

fj40supraman · 06-01-2005, 12:07 PM

Go get them aligned and rotated or you'll risk chopping (tread wears unevenly) and then you'll have to get a new set, as they will get gradually worse. It's worth the $25 or so you'll pay, as a new set is about 10X that much minimum.

en1gma · 06-01-2005, 04:45 PM

If you've lived with the problem for a while, getting your wheels rebalanced is the best feeling in the world. Makes it feel like a new car.

yungcamry8706 · 06-01-2005, 08:58 PM

my steering wheel has been shaking since i got aftermarket rims, but the thing is, i see weights on my rims, and the company said the package comes mounted and balance, but i guees they did a bad job or sumtin? also wen i talked to them about it, they said get hubcentrics? wut do they do? or should i juss get my wheels rebalance by a pro?

trueasiatic · 06-01-2005, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by yungcamry8706

my steering wheel has been shaking since i got aftermarket rims, but the thing is, i see weights on my rims, and the company said the package comes mounted and balance, but i guees they did a bad job or sumtin? also wen i talked to them about it, they said get hubcentrics? wut do they do? or should i juss get my wheels rebalance by a pro?

i got the same problem before after getting brand new rims, what i did was i went back to the store where i bought my rims from and then i told them that to rebalance it, after that i havent had any shaking problems.

***Eye8Pussies*** · 06-02-2005, 12:45 AM

^ no, the company was saying that he needed to get hubcentric rings to use along with his aftermarket rims

it's because the bore on the rims are larger than the fit on the toyota hubs, so that the rims can fit more different types of cars, thus the weight of hte car is now resting on the studs instead of hte actual hub

get some hubcentric rings for your rims and it'll probably solve your shaking problems

Deuce · 06-02-2005, 01:33 AM

lucky you're not in a gen 3 cuz that could mean bad/bent axles

Super Kaioken · 06-02-2005, 01:44 AM

i need new brake pads too since my steering wheel is vibrating when braking...

any recommendations on new brake pads? some good ones...i can order.