High speed vibrations Options

[Coligion]

My car just hit 96k miles, but this high speed vibration issue has always been a problem. When going over 55 mph, I'll get a ton of vibration from the steering wheel. I do have aftermarket wheels/tires. When I first bouht the wheels, I did not have centering rings and believed that would solve the problem. No dice. Even after getting the correct sized rings the car still vibrates. Before getting the rings, I did have the alignment and the wheels balanced. I wouldn't think inserting plastic hub-rings--in the center of wheel--could offset the balance, right? The shock/struts are relatively new, so it couldn't be that. Also, the car had this vibration problem even with the original wheels....Any helpful advice is appreciated.

[Jamchell]

Ok, it looks like you have checked all of the usual suspects out on your car, and you said this was a problem before the aftermarket rims/tires. This leads me to believe it could be another issue, you might have an out of balance axle half shaft, this can be due to normal wear or an accident. I've seen this cause difficult to diagnose vibration in the past, usually with this problem you will feel the vibration more on one side than the other, so try riding as a passenger in your car as well. The only way to know for sure is to swap in another axle and see if this corrects the problem.

On a small car like the Celica, it's amazing how easily vibration becomes a factor.


Good luck

[Coligion]

Ok, it looks like you have checked all of the usual suspects out on your car, and you said this was a problem before the aftermarket rims/tires. This leads me to believe it could be another issue, you might have an out of balance axle half shaft, this can be due to normal wear or an accident. I've seen this cause difficult to diagnose vibration in the past, usually with this problem you will feel the vibration more on one side than the other, so try riding as a passenger in your car as well. The only way to know for sure is to swap in another axle and see if this corrects the problem.

On a small car like the Celica, it's amazing how easily vibration becomes a factor.


Good luck

Most all of the vibrations seem to transfer through to the steering wheel. I still think I get a little more vibration than normal on the gas pedal and the resting foot grove near the clutch. However, I must admit, its been ages since I was a passenger in my car and on the freeway. Jamchell, I will give that a try. Thanks for the advice.