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I really don't know why.

While driving today on a new section of the 400, I took it up to 140 (don't ask, stupid bastards sleeping in the passing lane), and I can feel the car vibrating. It's not a lot but nevertheless quite noticeable.

Car has already been to the dealership once for this problem. They found that the tires were out of balance and re-balanced everything. So now the vibration is less than it used to be but it's still there.

I checked the tire pressure and it's 32 psi in all 4, right on spec.

Last time I was at the dealership they told me there would always be a little bit of drive line vibration on newly paved roads and that this is normal. But you can feel the vibration at as slow as 110.

What's going on here? I haven't hit any potholes so I don't think it's a bent rim. Maybe the tires are out of round? Are these contiprocontacts that crappy?


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At those high speeds I wouldn't be surprised


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Have those tire balanced by a good tire shop. At that speed balance is critical and not just optional.
 

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I guess I should have mentioned that's 140 km/h not miles :p I'm just surprised because these tires are H rated which means max speed is 210.

I know that balancing is important at these speeds but surely I don't have to pay out of pocket to have that thing fixed. I'm gonna go back and tell them to check again.


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I guess I should have mentioned that's 140 km/h not miles :p I'm just surprised because these tires are H rated which means max speed is 210.

I know that balancing is important at these speeds but surely I don't have to pay out of pocket to have that thing fixed. I'm gonna go back and tell them to check again.


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I've done 80-110 mph (128-177kph) with no problems at all. Would have gone faster but I caught up with traffic.
 

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Yeah I'm thinking maybe they didn't balance it properly. I'm going for a test drive with a technician tomorrow morning. Hopefully they can find the problem. And if he tells me that this kind of vibration is normal, I swear I'm gonna leave him on the side of the highway!
 
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