mike meets mazda
12-28-2011, 01:10 PM
I recently put on winter rims and tires on my 08 .I left the shop with quite a vibration,so I went back.They rebalanced all four tires and i left.I still had a vibration.I was getting very frustrated.I knew that the car was fine because my summer tires and rims never caused this issue.I went to the dealer and they told me the tires were off balanced and one rim was bent.I replaced the bent rim and still vibrated.T then went to a high end tire shop and they balanced all four tires on a road force balacing machine.It set me back 130 bucks.it seemed better but still shook.I bought Michelin x ice tires,so I thought they would be really smooth...The high end tire shop told me that the tires were shot.after only 500km.I went back to crappy tire where i bought them.They replaced all four tires and gave me back my money from both places.I left feeling great,but when I went over 87km,the car shook...I then went to another tire shop and thats when they told me the problem.My rims that I bought from Canadian Tire were the black steel rims.They don't set properally on the hub because they are universal,not factory.I put my tires on my summer rims and volaaa,problem solved.Did this happen to anyone else,Mike:headbang