Ryan5508

so 3 days ago a semi kicked up a tire tread at me. I ended up driving over it on a slight angle on the front passenger side tire at about 78mph. I could instantly feel a vibration in the steering wheel. I took it to my dealer yesterday and they think the front tire is just out of alignment now. I need to bring it back in tomorrow morning. Rim looked fine.

Anyone have experience with this?

01VETTECOP

get the tire checked and balanced. get same done to alignment

Ryan5508

Tires getting checked and balanced tuesday. Just wondering if there is anything else I can look into.

All the wheel weights appear to be there still.
Rim looks fine as far as shining a flashlight looking for cracks or being bent
Tire appears to be fine with no marks or bulges on it.

I can feel the vibration from about 25mph and up. It just gets slightly worse as I speed up. Steering wheel is still center and doesn't pull any direction.

MachAll 2005

vibration isn't from alignment ... there has to be a bent rim or damaged tire. get it fixed correctly by someone who knows what they are doing.

beaversstonehaven

I'm going to go with bent wheel. Good Luck with the repair.

Ryan5508

bent rim was my first thought. Dealer didn't seem to think so. I will update this after they look at it closer.

Bill Dearborn

If they didn't take the wheel off and spin it while watching the wheel to see if it wobbles they didn't check to see it was bent. It could be bent in the area around the hub which means it can't be fixed. If the item was moving when you hit it your comprehensive insurance should cover replacing the wheel.

Bill

Ryan5508

Dealer sent the vette to their tire guys. They said that the rim does need to be replaced but the tire is fine.

Now I am going to be paranoid about every semi I drive by. Would have never thought a tire tread could wipe out my rims.

Ryan5508

also does $580 sound right for 1 oem rim?