I got my del sol roughly 2 weeks ago and have since then traded my 16' for some 17's.


would this cause my car to vibrate erratically when i got over 60 mph?


ive been told they need to be balanced but idk what that means.

 

Sounds like they're out of balance. Go to a local wheel & tire service shop and ask them to re-balance your wheels. Simple as that.

 

how much should i expect to spend?

 

anywhere around $10 - $25 a tire

 

if the tires are new some shops will sell you a life time balance and rotate plan for like 25 bucks... well here in cali anyways, check it out. If you get the tires balanced, and the problem persists, have them break down the tires, and turn them 90 degres, the tires or rims could have a "true round" issue. If they have to put more then 2 or 3 ounces especially. But like i said rotating the tire 90 on the rim may help this.

 

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haha wow if you need to put 2-3 ounces on the rim then more than likely the rim is bent... if theres something rong with the tire or rim, rotating them 90 degrees would do absolutely nothing.. it would still be the same tire on the same rim

this is what you do.. if there new tires go back to the place that installed them for you and tell them your problem and they should fix it for free becasue they should have balanced the rim when they installed the tires... but its either 1 of 3 things, - your tires are out of balance - your rim/rims are bent - or your ball joints/suspension etc. are all screwed up, but that wouldnt be the problem because it didnt do this untill you put the new wheels on right?

 

i wasnt saying its a good thing

 

but yo, spinning the tire on the rim does sometimes help, i worked with Discount tire Corporation for 6 years, and was certified by yokohama, micheline, and dunlop, it is part of the training they put you through, but whatever....

 

Haha. Okay so I'm at walmart right now (thank god for internet on the phone. Ultimate boredom killer)

They charge 5$ per tire. The problem didn't start til I changed rims. So I'm hoping its just a balance problem. Thanks for all the help. I never knew that tires were so technical. Ill keep you all posted on it.

Now someone has to explain what all those numbers on the tire sidewall mean.

I'm alright when it comes to motors but god forbid I ever have to change/mount/balance a tire.

 

what #'s , ya im just the opposite i know tires but crap about motors, i just know how to replace surface parts on the motors lol

 

The numbers are pretty easy. They determine the size of the tire. You usually have 3 sets of diffrent numbers they look like

xxx/xx/Rxx

So lets take 205/45/R16 for expample.

The 205 is the width of the tire in MM.

The 45 is the tire hight. However it is measure in percent. So the hight of this particular tire would be 45% of the width. Or 45% or 205mm.

The last number with the R in front of it is the rim size. So this tire would be for a 16 inch rim. The R actually stands for radial.

There are sometimes other letters such as p for passanger or maybe LT for light truck. Also tires have speed ratings. A diffrent letter is a diffrent top speed that the tire can sustain before it starts to lose reliability and can possibly explode.

 

alright those #'s lol dead on

 

if the balancing does not help you might need some hub centric rings for your rims..

 

lol, off topic but i love this guys sn^^

 

if its not the rim you bought it could be your tie rods... Happened to me, but you can check by jacking your car up and wobbling the tire left to right and up and down to check for tie rods or wheel bearings.

 

just balance the wheels first

 

out of balance or just needs to be torque correctly, happened to me