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Anonymous Posted on Jan 21, 2011

My front tires bounce went I drive between 70 mph & 75 mph, I have had my tires spin balanced ,& I have put new shocks on the front ,but I still experience tire bouncing

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If they have been spin balanced properly, then the wheels and/or tires are out of round or you have a bent rim. The right way to check this is to use a dial indicator and measure the runout of the tire and the rim. A good tire shop should have the equipment to measure this. There is always some radial runout (difference in distance between the center of rotation and the outer surface, both on the tire and on the wheel). When the tires are mounted on the rims, If the high spots of the tires happen to be aligned with the high spots of the rims, this makes the total runout worse. If the high spots of the tires are aligned with the low spots of the rims, the total runout is better. There is a limit on how much runout is acceptable to give a smooth ride. The tire shop should also measure lateral runout, which is the side-to-side variation in the wheel as it spins, or "wobble". If excessive, this would be a sign of a bent rim. Also, with the vehicle jacked up so the weight is off the wheels, you should check for any looseness in the suspension and bearings, which can also cause vibration.

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How to check rear shocks

Lean all your weight on the rear bumper with your knee. quickly release the weight and watch as the car comes back up. If it rises back to level and stays there your shocks are okay. If it bounces up and down, even a little, replace the shocks (always in pairs). Also you will want to check your springs, coil or leaf, for broken leaves or coils. If the shocks and springs are okay you probably have an "out of round" tire or one with seperated belts. Have a local tire shop check the tire for you on a balance machine, or block the front wheels, jack up your car with the trans in neutral, and spin the tire. If it is out of round it may be fairly apparent. Hope this helps.
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Vibration on right front tire at 70 mph to 75 mph

Well......
- tire is out of balance or out of round
- wheel rim has taken an impact and is slightly deformed
- front shock absorber is faulty and is allowing the wheel to tramp
- front suspension joint is worn or loosened
Take it to a suspension shop and have these things checked
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I have a 2002 Escalade which vibrates after 60 mph until above 85 at which speed vibration stops. I have replaced shocks, struts, almost all front end suspension parts including rods and control arms. I...

Its possible you have a damaged wheel. A wheel could have been damaged/warped when the first set of tires were replaced. Spin balancing machines "balance" the tires at about 30 mph. Generally that covers things up to 60 or 70 mph on the road.
You may need to have the wheels checked with a gauge to see if any are warped or bent.
Make sure the vibration is not affected by engine torque or other factors. Does it matter if you are coasting at 70 mph or pulling, etc.
A miss-fire in the engine could be transported thru the passenger compartment and cause the same effect, but the check engine light should come on.
If the problem started right after the new tires, I would look at the wheels first.
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Vibration in front end axles look good tried new tires still there

If you jack up 1 wheel off the ground and put the car in gear , you can watch the tire spin. You might see a bent rim. The shop that mounted the tires should have seen it and warned you though.
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Drives roughly bounces like its back shocks. Not smooth at all feels like the tires are bad..Only in the front. Bought new tires. Feels like I went over a bump but its smooth pavement

If you never had the problem from 2006 until the new
tires went on you have both a financial issue,as well
as some tough diagnostic work to do.

I don't have all the answers for you but the tires
are the focus of the starting point.

I would rotate one tire at a time from the
front to the back
Mark the inside of your wheels with a sharpy,
1 & 2 on front 3 & 4 on the rear
Make a chart on paper of the positions your
tires are at. You should have that for all your
vehicles.

You may have a bad tire that is so heavy on one
side it won't balance out.

I have a Lincoln LS that I run 42# in front and 38#
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At 70 mph front starts to vibrate up and down. could it be tires need balace?

It could be tires out of balance, it could be a broken belt in a tire or a bent rim. To check for a broken belt or bent rim, jack the wheel off the ground and spin it. Watch it from the front and see if there is any wobble. A rim will wobble side to side and a broken belt will be a lump on the tread.
It could also be worn shocks. To check them put your knee on the bumper and give the truck 3 good pushes down and then let it go. It should come up and go part way down once and stop if the shocks are good. If it moves more than half way down or bounces then the shocks need replacing even if they are not leaking.
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relace your shocks. the design of any dampner(strut or shock design) is to return the wheel to the road for handling and safety. when the shock is worn out is with continue to bounce like a basketball. it has no more strength to return to wheel to the road. a common misconception is that they are there to absorb, not true. the springs or torsion bars are there to absorb and create ride height. the shock does nothing more then return the wheel to the road. simple and inexpensive.
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