Evening all,

Anyone able to advise? I've got what I can only describe as a possible bent wheel, basically when rolling I can feel it, it's like I'm driving over a washboard and seems to be speed related.

​​​​however if this what just a bent wheel it would in my mind remain constant. However I thought I was going mad, went out just now and could feel it but it was very slight, after a few miles it got worse and I can feel the whole car bumping and it's now uncomfortable to drive. It did this yesterday, as I say it's strange as it's fine when I first set off but gets worse after a few hours then back to normal when left for a bit.

Any ideas??

 

Any tire shop should quickly be able to tell if it's bent?
Would not take long to find out.
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Agree with you there, I'm planning to look myself tomorrow but the fact It comes and goes as the car warms up and cools down makes me think it's not a bent wheel, I'd expect that to be a constant bump. Not one that start off hardly noticeable and gets to the point you can feel the whole car bump as you roll forward at 10mph

 

I agree but sometimes it just not obvious?
On my old 2005 S-Type I did a rim trade in and my old trade in rims had to be in good shape for me to get the trade in credit. After they received the rims I was told 3 out of the 4 were bent and would require addition repair (On my dime of course!) before I got any credit. Now the car seemed to drive fine and I had no idea anything was bent?

I don't know if they have them in the UK but I am a BIG fan of the Hunter Road Force balancing system. That's all I will use if possible.
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How are your brake rotors (especially rear ) looking ?

 

Thanks all, IT was indeed the tyre, seems it had two big bulges on the sidewall on the inside edge. As soon as I took it off I see them. Gotta love 20" wheels and thin tyres on our potholed UK roads.

 

Yep the only thing I dislike about my jag is the 20" wheels and rubber-band tyres, I spend much of my driving time worrying about potholes. I stuffed a front and rear tyre on one hole a year or so back, near new tyres. $1100 down the drain. The front one was lumpy by the time I got home, the aneurysm on the rear tyre didn't come up until a few days later. Ouch. Found out some time later with the car on a hoist that the rear rim is also bent, the tyre shop missed that.