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Moto-Mojo · 12-11-2018, 10:42 AM

When you report that this happened over time, I would point to bad tires. They are probably not wearing round. I’ve said it here before, you could put a square tire and wheel on a balancer, off the car, and you could balance it perfectly, but you cannot balance out an out-of-round tire once it hits the road. I’ve had to drive up to three years with a vibration that a tire change cured INSTANTLY.

The only possible alternative is to find an old school shop that has a portable wheel balancer that balances on the vehicle. This gets all the rotating parts involved. But it may be hard to find. And would do little for an oval tire.

hunter1660 · 12-12-2018, 06:29 AM

Mine developed a shimmy at 60mph overnite. Car came in contact with nothing but pavement. I swapped sides with the front tires and noticed the wheel weights missing on one wheel. Drove it, with the shimmy still to get balanced. Drives like new again. Motivos with 20k miles.

SummitWhite11 · 12-12-2018, 06:43 AM

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Originally Posted by Dahita

Ok,

Back from the garage, the issue is almost fixed. I specifically asked them to check on the struts mounts, which they did. They reported no noticeable issue, but re-tighten the bolts nonetheless. It must have worked out somehow, because the problem is almost completely gone! I barely feel a vibration anymore, took it for a 6 hours drive back/forth, finally enjoy my car the way I should.

Thanks a lot to all of you for your answers, and especially to SummitWhite11 for the help.

NICE! Glad you got that resolved

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WoodBoss · 12-12-2018, 07:50 AM

Have them replace the front tires under warranty and rebalance.

LimaCharlie · 12-15-2018, 06:27 PM

I've had a vibration around 65 MPH for about 4 months now. Sometimes it's worse, especially if I get on a highway soon after starting the car for the day. I've been to 2 different Discount Tire places for balancing and it helped slightly both times but vibration is still there.
The interesting thing is I also have the Nitto Motivos that others have mentioned here too. They have about 10,000 miles on them. I really think my vibration is a tire issue because the vibration really started after the car sat for about 3 weeks. The tires must have flat-spotted from the car sitting and I don't think the tires have recovered from that since then. I never hit a curb, pothole, or anything like that. I check my tire pressure often too.
I've never been impressed with the Motivos anyways. I remember the car swaying more in turns after I removed the Pirellis and installed the Motivos. Tire pressure was same. The sidewall stiffness is noticeably less on the Motivos (probably because they're an all-season tire compared to the Pirelli's Summer performance status).

Rob10CamaroSS · 12-16-2018, 08:20 AM

I had the highway speed vibration on mine but this Sept I had to install new front tires and remove all tint to pass ny inspection (FU NYS Inspection $@^&$(@$@($) and to my delight no more vibration....

I had Pirelli P Zero Tires on front, now have Sumitomo

Rock-It Man · 12-16-2018, 04:22 PM

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Originally Posted by LimaCharlie

I've had a vibration around 65 MPH for about 4 months now. Sometimes it's worse, especially if I get on a highway soon after starting the car for the day. I've been to 2 different Discount Tire places for balancing and it helped slightly both times but vibration is still there.
The interesting thing is I also have the Nitto Motivos that others have mentioned here too. They have about 10,000 miles on them. I really think my vibration is a tire issue because the vibration really started after the car sat for about 3 weeks. The tires must have flat-spotted from the car sitting and I don't think the tires have recovered from that since then. I never hit a curb, pothole, or anything like that. I check my tire pressure often too.
I've never been impressed with the Motivos anyways. I remember the car swaying more in turns after I removed the Pirellis and installed the Motivos. Tire pressure was same. The sidewall stiffness is noticeably less on the Motivos (probably because they're an all-season tire compared to the Pirelli's Summer performance status).

The one time I had an impossible to fix vibration (no improvement when road force balanced) it turned out to be a defective tire. Flat spotting is not a thing on modern tires that are made right. BTW, where were your Nitto tires made? I am trying to stay away from Chinese made tires because Chinese manufacturers lie, cheat, and steal. Right now my Camaro has BFGs made in the USA.

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires...e+COMP-2+A%2FS

12-11-2018, 10:42 AM	#15
Moto-Mojo Fast Cars and Old Guitars Drives: 2015 2SS RS (L99, baby!) Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: N. CA Posts: 3,973	When you report that this happened over time, I would point to bad tires. They are probably not wearing round. I’ve said it here before, you could put a square tire and wheel on a balancer, off the car, and you could balance it perfectly, but you cannot balance out an out-of-round tire once it hits the road. I’ve had to drive up to three years with a vibration that a tire change cured INSTANTLY. The only possible alternative is to find an old school shop that has a portable wheel balancer that balances on the vehicle. This gets all the rotating parts involved. But it may be hard to find. And would do little for an oval tire. __________________ “I don’t want to belong to any club that would have me as a member.” - Groucho Marx Last edited by Moto-Mojo; 12-11-2018 at 11:00 AM.

12-12-2018, 06:29 AM	#16
hunter1660 Drives: 2011ss/rs camaro Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: florida Posts: 1,261	Mine developed a shimmy at 60mph overnite. Car came in contact with nothing but pavement. I swapped sides with the front tires and noticed the wheel weights missing on one wheel. Drove it, with the shimmy still to get balanced. Drives like new again. Motivos with 20k miles. __________________ . OBX LTH,Rotofab,Magnuson Heartbeat.AEM wideband, HP Tuners

12-15-2018, 06:27 PM	#19
LimaCharlie Drives: 2011 Camaro SS/RS - 2004 Silverado Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 2,989	I've had a vibration around 65 MPH for about 4 months now. Sometimes it's worse, especially if I get on a highway soon after starting the car for the day. I've been to 2 different Discount Tire places for balancing and it helped slightly both times but vibration is still there. The interesting thing is I also have the Nitto Motivos that others have mentioned here too. They have about 10,000 miles on them. I really think my vibration is a tire issue because the vibration really started after the car sat for about 3 weeks. The tires must have flat-spotted from the car sitting and I don't think the tires have recovered from that since then. I never hit a curb, pothole, or anything like that. I check my tire pressure often too. I've never been impressed with the Motivos anyways. I remember the car swaying more in turns after I removed the Pirellis and installed the Motivos. Tire pressure was same. The sidewall stiffness is noticeably less on the Motivos (probably because they're an all-season tire compared to the Pirelli's Summer performance status). __________________ 2011 Summit White Camaro 1SS/RS -6.2 LS3, TR6060, 3.45, G80 2004 Black Silverado 1500 2WD Regular Cab, Short Bed -5.3 LM7, 4L60E, 3.42, G80 2014 White Caprice PPV -6.0 L77, 6L80E, 2.92, G80

12-16-2018, 08:20 AM	#20
Rob10CamaroSS Drives: 2012 ZL1 Redline Phase 4 Join Date: May 2017 Location: Selden, NY Posts: 202	I had the highway speed vibration on mine but this Sept I had to install new front tires and remove all tint to pass ny inspection (FU NYS Inspection $@^&$(@$@($) and to my delight no more vibration.... I had Pirelli P Zero Tires on front, now have Sumitomo __________________ 2012 ZL1 w/Redline PHASE 4-ZL Performance Package

12-12-2018, 07:50 AM	#18
WoodBoss "Old School" Drives: 2010 2SS L99 Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Sherrills Ford, NC Posts: 1,295	Have them replace the front tires under warranty and rebalance.