Vibrating steering wheel after new tires
#16
02-14-2016 | 07:56 PM
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So you do have quality tires and wheels. Have them road force balance the tires.
#17
02-15-2016 | 06:54 AM
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There's no way NTB will have a road-force balancer, there is only a few of those in all of Austin and all at top-end shops. I wrote off NTB a long time ago even for my mainstream cars after they messed up my Lexus's brake rotors and just seemed to have a non-professional air in the workshop in general. For my regular cars I've found DiscountTire to be much more professional and have never had them do anything poorly.
For my 911, my Porsche dealer doesn't charge all that much more for a mount and balance and they seem to have the best people and equipment. The wheels weights they use are much nicer than the stuff you see at normal shops and they are good at cleanly removing the old ones from the barrels, something you don't normally see.
I would recommend writing off your losses at NTB and paying to have it done well at Porsche or some other high end shop... especially before NTB messes up your nice new wheels with multiple (and possibly poorly done) weight removals.
Edit: And I meant to ask, do you have spacers?
For my 911, my Porsche dealer doesn't charge all that much more for a mount and balance and they seem to have the best people and equipment. The wheels weights they use are much nicer than the stuff you see at normal shops and they are good at cleanly removing the old ones from the barrels, something you don't normally see.
I would recommend writing off your losses at NTB and paying to have it done well at Porsche or some other high end shop... especially before NTB messes up your nice new wheels with multiple (and possibly poorly done) weight removals.
Edit: And I meant to ask, do you have spacers?
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02-15-2016 | 08:54 AM
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There's no way NTB will have a road-force balancer, there is only a few of those in all of Austin and all at top-end shops. I wrote off NTB a long time ago even for my mainstream cars after they messed up my Lexus's brake rotors and just seemed to have a non-professional air in the workshop in general. For my regular cars I've found DiscountTire to be much more professional and have never had them do anything poorly.
For my 911, my Porsche dealer doesn't charge all that much more for a mount and balance and they seem to have the best people and equipment. The wheels weights they use are much nicer than the stuff you see at normal shops and they are good at cleanly removing the old ones from the barrels, something you don't normally see.
I would recommend writing off your losses at NTB and paying to have it done well at Porsche or some other high end shop... especially before NTB messes up your nice new wheels with multiple (and possibly poorly done) weight removals.
Edit: And I meant to ask, do you have spacers?
For my 911, my Porsche dealer doesn't charge all that much more for a mount and balance and they seem to have the best people and equipment. The wheels weights they use are much nicer than the stuff you see at normal shops and they are good at cleanly removing the old ones from the barrels, something you don't normally see.
I would recommend writing off your losses at NTB and paying to have it done well at Porsche or some other high end shop... especially before NTB messes up your nice new wheels with multiple (and possibly poorly done) weight removals.
Edit: And I meant to ask, do you have spacers?
Lesson learned
Last edited by MkC2S; 02-15-2016 at 06:09 PM.
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