i been getting vibration from the front end and steerign wheel after around 70 mph, it get a little bit worse the faster i go after that. what to look for as the causes?

 

check your tire pressure

 

I am thinking more like balance. It happened to me before, I got the steering wheel shaking and vibration after 50mph. the problem was balance, go balance them and I am prety sure the problem will go away!!
Let us know.

 

Wheels could also be bent.

 

Have you gone over any "pothole" lately? Scraped a sidewalk?

 

yeah, it's more than likely the tires need to be balanced. i had the same problem and that's all i needed to do.

 

nah no pot holes, tire pressure i scorrect, i will get wheel balance and check back. is wheel balance and alignment same thing?

 

No it's not.

You should start by doing both before checking any further.

 

No. If your car is pulling on a flat road then you'd need an alignment. A balance is used to reduce wheel vibration.

 

Could also be a sign that the wheel bearings are going although I think you would feel it before reaching 70 mph. Anyway something to else to check if the wheel balance and alignment don't help.

 

get your wheels balanced, i had the same issue several weeks back...... got the wheels balanced and shaking and vibration is gone, the only thing i still need to do now is to go ahead and finally get an alignment

 

thanks for all teh useful info, i will get a wheel balance and let all know the results.

 

If you have aftermarket rims you MUST get hub centric rings. I had the same problem after I bought my Max second hand, and the previous owner didn't figure it out either. 15 bucks at Discount tires solved most of the prob. I also had a bend in the aluminum, but I hardly notice it now that I got the rings. I am saving pennies to do the rim later

 

honestly its the balance....it happened to me between 70-90 ill have that vibration...

 

Your telling me that there isnt one aftermarket wheel that fits properly on the hub?

 

I am telling you that aftermarket rims usually don't fit the hubs. It's a well known problem on Nissans. If you want to take my word literally, then, fine, you'RE right, there very well might be a rim that fits perfectly on the hub. Nissan makes some, I hear. But you might want to check you'RE grammar before you get all uppity an literal like some grammarnazi. Anyway, I agree, you should have the wheels balanced when putting on the hub centric rings.

 

should be "your" grammar, right?

 

yea hub rings are a must....i forgot to put mine on when i got my rims, and after that along with the rebalanced wheels........rides BEAUTIFULLY, cant even tell when i get her up to 80

 

lol... using good grammar before sarcasm, FTW

 

Me thinks you missed the point... but back on topic

I think that there needs to be a sticky about tire vibrations. Over the past few weeks I've noticed a whole lot of threads about vibrations in almost every gen forum.

I would just check the the cheapest stuff first. Balancing is pretty cheap normally, but I've had bad luck with the hunter roadforce machines. I won't have my wheels balanced on one of those ever again. I prefer the older machines.

After that you have wheel bearings, bent rims, warped rotors, alignment, tire pressure, and probably a slew of other issues that can cause vibration. It's just trial and error unless you can visually see what's causing the problem.

 

1. You're the one getting uppity. I was and still am completely calm. I asked a question with a tone of suprize and you blew it WAY out of proportion.

2. I never corrected anyone's grammar in this thread.

3. If your going to have an pretentious attitude, learn to AND spell first.

 

Common chaps..........the FIRST thing you do in this scenerio is to simply swap the front wheels for the rears. Inspect for obvious visible tire/wheel problems during the swap and then go for a drive and see if the front end vibs are gone/different.

 

I am currently experiencing a vibration after 60 mph. It started right after I got a tire rotation. I took the tires to another shop and had them balanced but there is still a vibration. The guys at the tire shop said there is quite a bit of rust on the hubs because I have chrome covered aluminum wheels sitting on a steel hub. They brushed a lot of the rust off, but it didn't help with the vibration.

My brakes, which are 2 years old now, do pulsate when coming to a stop. My vibration could be coming from warped rotors. It's just odd that my vibration started immediately after a tire rotation.

 

This goes back to what P. Sampson was suggesting. You will feel more vibration with the unbalanced wheel on the front rather than the rear. One of both of the rear wheels was probably unbalance but you just didn't notice it until they were moved to the front.

 

thansk agian for teh great info, so i have a bent rim, the front drive side oen was bent. dude at the shop bang it as straight as possible and put it on the rear driver side for the time being. went on highway and drove alot smoother. now does anyone have a stock rim for sale?

 

All 4 of my stock wheels are bend as well. Stock wheels are expensive. IIRC, a new stock goes for 600 dollars. You can pick up 4 new aftermarket wheels for that price. I'd recommend going that route.

 

i gonna run it like this an see if i can pickup a stock one for cheap, if not when i get fund i will go aftermarket.

 

check the bearing or possibly the axles.. balance gives more of a shake???

 

Check your tires also.. I had a huge vibration after i stalled these used tires..I got rid of them for another set and the problem was gone right away.

 

man if you cant get a stock wheel for less than 150 bucks......ID GO AFTER MARKET....point blank

 

I'm experiencing the exact same problem after my tire rotation. Thanks for the heads up on the balancing issues, Ill try this first.

 

I started having vibe issues at highway speeds right after a brake job and tire rotation (should NOT have done both in the same day). Problem is worse in the morning (i.e., cold) but still an issue after warming up. Tires have been balanced twice at 2 different shops and were within 1/4 oz all around. Where else should i be looking next???