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tbis · 01-26-2014, 03:31 PM

Events leading up to this:
Blew out a tire and got it replaced.
Hit a deer the next week which hit the new tire. When I got it back from the body shop i barley drove it.
Then I took it back to the body shop to re buff the paint where they crashed my car and damaged the rear drivers side quarter panel. Took another 2 weeks to get it back.

I got it back and when I'm cruising around 50 mph and I lightly touch gas to maintain the speed my steering wheel vibrates pretty bad. I do have a ported throttle body don't know if that's damaged. The body shop was suppose to do an aliment but I don't think they did. Tires air levels are at 35 psi. Any ideas on what the issue could be?

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Dznts · 01-26-2014, 03:34 PM

id start with checking to see if that tire/wheel is balanced.

ChevyShark10 · 01-26-2014, 03:42 PM

If the wheels are not properly balanced or if you need new tires this will cause the vibration that you are describing. Or if the lug nuts are loose lol.

Burn Notice24 · 01-26-2014, 03:48 PM

I had the exact same problem with the wheel shaking when I got new tires recently. I had it done at discount tire and they kept rebalancing but it didn't help. Finally one guy figured out that you couldn't balance performance tires like regular tires are balanced because of a rounding issue or something like that. So the new guy rebalanced them a different way and the problem was fixed.

Hope that helps and Good Luck!

Jason@Phastek · 01-27-2014, 09:24 AM

I have driven several Camaros that have had either new tires or both new tires and wheels and around 45-50 you will get a shake in the steering wheel. Have the tires rebalanced and at the same time ask them to check your wheel to see if it is out of round.

Angrybird 12 · 01-27-2014, 09:31 AM

Possible the belt separated inside the tire from the impact with the deer, or even warped the wheel slightly. Or you may have lost a wheel weight. First is look the tire over carefully for and odd shape to it then have them check the balance, then check to see if the wheel is warped. I bet it will be one of those issues. Probably balance or wheel warped. One question, is there any vibration when you apply the brakes at low speed? If so it may be the wheel.

kmcd · 01-27-2014, 09:40 AM

Stock or aftermarket wheels?

Rock-It Man · 01-27-2014, 07:39 PM

When a vibration happens at 50 to 60 mph, it's caused by a disturbance that occurs once per wheel revolution. That's because the mechanical resonance of the sprung mass of the wheel is around that frequency.

So, you have either an out of balance wheel, a damaged wheel, or a damaged or defective tire. If your tire shop can't figure out which of those it is, they are incompetent and you need a better tire shop.

tbis · 01-27-2014, 10:21 PM

My guess is when they removed the deer fur from the wheel they had to deflate the tire and didn't rebalance it.
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tbis · 01-27-2014, 10:25 PM

The body shop had it for about 40 days thanks to a combination of their incompetence and progressive taking their sweet time with their estimates..

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01-26-2014, 03:31 PM	#1
tbis Drives: 2016 1SS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NOVA Posts: 584 View My Garage	Vibration in steering wheel at 50mph Events leading up to this: Blew out a tire and got it replaced. Hit a deer the next week which hit the new tire. When I got it back from the body shop i barley drove it. Then I took it back to the body shop to re buff the paint where they crashed my car and damaged the rear drivers side quarter panel. Took another 2 weeks to get it back. I got it back and when I'm cruising around 50 mph and I lightly touch gas to maintain the speed my steering wheel vibrates pretty bad. I do have a ported throttle body don't know if that's damaged. The body shop was suppose to do an aliment but I don't think they did. Tires air levels are at 35 psi. Any ideas on what the issue could be? Sent from my SCH-I535 using Tapatalk __________________ [SIZE="100"]

01-26-2014, 03:34 PM	#2
Dznts Anabolic Connoisseur Drives: Sold - Blown Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 22,094	id start with checking to see if that tire/wheel is balanced. __________________

01-27-2014, 09:31 AM	#6
Angrybird 12 7 year Cancer Survivor! Drives: 17 Cruze RS, 07 G6 GT, 99 Astro Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: East Tennessee Posts: 21,547	Possible the belt separated inside the tire from the impact with the deer, or even warped the wheel slightly. Or you may have lost a wheel weight. First is look the tire over carefully for and odd shape to it then have them check the balance, then check to see if the wheel is warped. I bet it will be one of those issues. Probably balance or wheel warped. One question, is there any vibration when you apply the brakes at low speed? If so it may be the wheel. __________________ Cancer's a bitch! Enjoy life while you can! LIVE, LOVE, DRIVE... The Bird is the word!

01-27-2014, 09:40 AM	#7
kmcd 1,425 hp / supercharged Drives: (2010 2SS/L99) (1999 Corvette) Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 1,104	Stock or aftermarket wheels? __________________ "If it's too loud...well, you know the rest."

01-27-2014, 10:21 PM	#9
tbis Drives: 2016 1SS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NOVA Posts: 584 View My Garage	My guess is when they removed the deer fur from the wheel they had to deflate the tire and didn't rebalance it. Had a terrible last few months of 2013 with my car. Started with getting a flat and being stranded for 5 hours in a bus lane at a high school. Then ending with a bang when the body shop crashed it on the ice. So glad to have it back just nervous taking somewhere. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk __________________ [SIZE="100"]

01-26-2014, 03:42 PM	#3
ChevyShark10 Drives: 2010 Camaro 1LT "Desi" (CGM/black) Join Date: Nov 2013 Location: East TN Posts: 87	If the wheels are not properly balanced or if you need new tires this will cause the vibration that you are describing. Or if the lug nuts are loose lol.

01-26-2014, 03:48 PM	#4
Burn Notice24 Drives: 2012 Camaro Convertible Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Sugar Land, TX Posts: 387	I had the exact same problem with the wheel shaking when I got new tires recently. I had it done at discount tire and they kept rebalancing but it didn't help. Finally one guy figured out that you couldn't balance performance tires like regular tires are balanced because of a rounding issue or something like that. So the new guy rebalanced them a different way and the problem was fixed. Hope that helps and Good Luck!

01-27-2014, 09:24 AM	#5
Jason@Phastek Drives: 2010 Camaro Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Houston Posts: 284	I have driven several Camaros that have had either new tires or both new tires and wheels and around 45-50 you will get a shake in the steering wheel. Have the tires rebalanced and at the same time ask them to check your wheel to see if it is out of round.

01-27-2014, 07:39 PM	#8
Rock-It Man 376 cubic inches of fun Drives: 2023 Camaro ZL1 A10 Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: MA Posts: 4,033 View My Garage	When a vibration happens at 50 to 60 mph, it's caused by a disturbance that occurs once per wheel revolution. That's because the mechanical resonance of the sprung mass of the wheel is around that frequency. So, you have either an out of balance wheel, a damaged wheel, or a damaged or defective tire. If your tire shop can't figure out which of those it is, they are incompetent and you need a better tire shop.

01-27-2014, 10:25 PM	#10
tbis Drives: 2016 1SS Summit White Join Date: Apr 2013 Location: NOVA Posts: 584 View My Garage	The body shop had it for about 40 days thanks to a combination of their incompetence and progressive taking their sweet time with their estimates.. Sent from my Nexus 10 using Tapatalk __________________ [SIZE="100"]