Vibrations

[JMTURPIN6310]

My 96' Civic Vibrates Between 70-80mph. It Didn't Start This Until I Put 17inch Wheels On It. They Have Been Balanced And Checked They Were Brand New When I Bought Them. Doesanyone
Have Anything I Can Check Or Try.

[BullShifter]

It could be many things
1. Balance issue
2. Bad tire
3. Bad wheel
4. Wheel not centered(wrong centering rings or lug nuts)
That would be the place to start

If stick on weights were used for balancing they can and will fall off.

[JMTURPIN6310]

Originally Posted by JMTURPIN6310

My 96' Civic Vibrates Between 70-80mph. It Didn't Start This Until I Put 17inch Wheels On It. They Have Been Balanced And Checked They Were Brand New When I Bought Them. Doesanyone
Have Anything I Can Check Or Try.

wheels and tires are fine had them checked. it seems to be somewhat of a issue with a few people i have spoken to. i had one guy tell me to lower it and put the camber kit on it. he said that fixed his problem. so i am just wondering if anyone outside my loop has the problem and have they fixed it.

[snowman2005]

had the same problem when i put my 17s on. gets kinda of anoying. thats y i wana switch to somethign smaller now. hx wheels

[BullShifter]

Originally Posted by JMTURPIN6310

wheels and tires are fine had them checked. it seems to be somewhat of a issue with a few people i have spoken to. i had one guy tell me to lower it and put the camber kit on it. he said that fixed his problem. so i am just wondering if anyone outside my loop has the problem and have they fixed it.

replacing suspension parts is not the way to get rid of a vibration. Find the source and repair it.

If the wheel(s) aren't centered on the hub it will vibrate. This is very common with aftermarket wheels. Centering rings and/or the correct style lug nuts fixes it many times.

Do you feel it more from the front or rear?

[JMTURPIN6310]

Originally Posted by jackasssi

replacing suspension parts is not the way to get rid of a vibration. Find the source and repair it.

If the wheel(s) aren't centered on the hub it will vibrate. This is very common with aftermarket wheels. Centering rings and/or the correct style lug nuts fixes it many times.

Do you feel it more from the front or rear?

it seems to come more from the front but may just a little bit from the back

[Smoghog]

Originally Posted by JMTURPIN6310

My 96' Civic Vibrates Between 70-80mph. It Didn't Start This Until I Put 17inch Wheels On It. They Have Been Balanced And Checked They Were Brand New When I Bought Them. Doesanyone
Have Anything I Can Check Or Try.

I used to be a tire tech so...

Most tire places balance to the .25oz. This is not enough for high speed driving. Ask your place to balance to the .10oz They will probably charge you a little more. And to keep the weights on use a little duct tape over the weights (cheap insurance)

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[QUICK_EG_B16A]

TO BE HONEST I THINK IT COULD BE THE TIRE SIZE, WHEN I HAD 17'S ON MY 92 HATCH, EVERY 205/40/17 HAD LOTS OF ROAD NOISE (DUE TO THE SMALLER SIDEWALLS). SEE I YOU COULD FIT LIKE A 215 OR 225 FOR A LITTLE EXTRA SIDEWALL. BUT THAT'S MY

[Greenblurr93]

umm... the 225 and 215 numbers hace to do with width.... the second number 40,45... have to do with sidewall...