My bet is hubs. Unless you can feel it while not moving when you rev the engine.

 

about the balancing. if it is not balanced correctly it would vibrate at a certain speed until you get by that area say 60-65 mph go 70 due to centrifical force the vibration usually disappears. he says its continuous.

BUT the sidewall could be worn improperly, feathered, causing the vibration. this could be a balljoint/tierod issue.

to me it sounds like the easiest cheapest thing is to look at OldBlue's suggestion!!!

 

"It's more amazing to me how even shops that do nothing but tires can screw up balancing".

Doc,

It amazes me too but keep in mind these issues.

Poor Care and Maintenance of there Alignment and Balancing equipment.

Rushing the job because they are too busy ... or just careless.

Some of the employees may be unqualified or untrained on the proper methods. Others may just not be carful or even know right from wrong.

Misuse or careless in placement of wheel weights. I have seen many shops reusing used weights only to have one fly off.

And then there is that Old saying ... Wham Bam thank you Mam...........NEXT !!

I had a Costco store install a new set of tires and only put my wheel covers back on the driver side.

I always check wheel torque after a tire install. I also check the tire pressures.

Silverfox

 

Actually that's not always true. Early last year I had a vibration that was noticeable at 45 and got worse the faster I drove. At 75 it was intolerable. I thought perhaps a tie rod or something like that was bad. I had to have them rotated so I had them re-balance too. After that it was like a having a new set of tires. I have free rotate and balance so I don't hesitate to use it.

 

Keep in mind also the equipment used to balance your tires will vary from place to place.I always check to be sure the "tire" place I am using has a Road Force balancer.

 

And when ou come back saying there is an imbalance they will magically find a list of broken parts that need to be replaced, all of which are not the tires! or the classic "bent wheel" statement they give! good grief