kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
I don’t believe I have spacers on. If I do then I didn’t put them there and I’m sure VW wouldn’t ?
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Slight vibration at higher speeds
- Thread starter kennedyliam38
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I don’t believe I have spacers on. If I do then I didn’t put them there and I’m sure VW wouldn’t ?
sloopercat
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Knoxville
Road Force balancing will confirm or deny that you have wheel/tire issues. And stop calling me Shirley.
kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
Can I get road force balancing in the U.K.?
jimlloyd40
Autocross Champion
- Location
- Phoenix
- Car(s)
- 2018 SE DSG
I don't know for a fact but I'm sure you can.
nype
Drag Racing Champion
- Location
- Vancouver, B.C.
Were the wheels refinished before or after they were last balanced?
wizmk7gti
Passed Driver's Ed
I have wheels with centering rings as well as stock without. When I had an oil change the shop rotated my tires. Had vibration as soon as I hit 70. Got home. Was thinking they left out a centering ring. But they were all in. I torqued each wheel to 88lb/ft. In 3 steps, while on the jack. No more vibration. Not sure same condition can occur with stock wheels but might be worth a try.
kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
I had the wheels returned etc and then balanced
kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
I’ve had all 4 rebalanced today using a Hunter 4 Wheel alignment machine and I THINK it has fixed the issue. Will take it a little cruise later on the motorway and various speeds with the cruise on and see what happens. Fingers crossed
Hey bud,
Let us know how did it go? I am having the same issue on my MK7 GTI.
kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
***FIXED***
I took the car a drive tonight on the motorway at various speeds above 70mph and it was absolutely perfect. No more vibrations. Driving smoothly, feeling solid
I’m very happy as I was starting to get worried it could’ve been a drive shaft or something ridiculous like that, but none of my fears were justified. It was just a simple wheel balance issue. Thanks for everyones help.
I took the car a drive tonight on the motorway at various speeds above 70mph and it was absolutely perfect. No more vibrations. Driving smoothly, feeling solid
I’m very happy as I was starting to get worried it could’ve been a drive shaft or something ridiculous like that, but none of my fears were justified. It was just a simple wheel balance issue. Thanks for everyones help.Threads like this and my previous experiences with crappy Discount Tire are why I'm afraid to buy custom wheels now. I wonder if it would help to have the dealer install them. The parts guy at my local dealer told me they will accept shipments from Tire Rack.
kennedyliam38
Passed Driver's Ed
- Location
- Scotland
- Car(s)
- Golf MK7 TDI
Everything I got done was done properly and I’ve got good premium Goodyear tires on. But I get what you mean. In my case it was just the balancing
sloopercat
Go Kart Newbie
- Location
- Knoxville
It’s more than just balancing. The attached link explains how Road Force balancing works and can reduce vibrations better than conventional balancing equipment. The tech running the machine is also a key, doing a road force correctly can involve more work to get the tire and wheel to play well together.
https://www.hunter.com/wheel-balancers/road-force-elite/
My last set of tires mounted at Discount had huge problems even when they road force balanced them. I brought the car back and they fixed it. I asked them what was wrong and they said two tires were out of balance. Their are allowable specs for the out of balance parameters, minimizing the road force to below a value of 10 has seemed like the limit to what I would accept. The specs for each vehicle are different. I always let them know what I am aware and ask them for a printout for what they ended up with. Most shops seem to appreciate that you understand what they are doing, I always try to show respect and engage them in a conversation. Quite sure they don’t settle for within spec on their personal cars.
https://www.hunter.com/wheel-balancers/road-force-elite/
My last set of tires mounted at Discount had huge problems even when they road force balanced them. I brought the car back and they fixed it. I asked them what was wrong and they said two tires were out of balance. Their are allowable specs for the out of balance parameters, minimizing the road force to below a value of 10 has seemed like the limit to what I would accept. The specs for each vehicle are different. I always let them know what I am aware and ask them for a printout for what they ended up with. Most shops seem to appreciate that you understand what they are doing, I always try to show respect and engage them in a conversation. Quite sure they don’t settle for within spec on their personal cars.
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I just recently overcame this same issue. I had a bent aftermarket wheel. Not bad bent, but enough to cause the vibration at anything over 70. This was on a set of cast Rotiform wheels. I got the BBS wheels and the car is smooth as glass.