My car has a vibration in steering wheel that starts at 47 mph and stops around 60. Jaguar dealer put new rim on front right balanced all wheels with alignment. I still have the shimmy. At 60-70mph when I take foot off throttle shimmy comes back. Dealership could be front right rotor. Has this happened to anyone else? Any feedback will be appreciated.

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Graham

 

Not on my Jag, but on my previous BMW I had that issue. Dealer replaced the two front tires, there was a shimmy around 45 to 50. Took it back, they rebalanced, still was there and they told me it in acceptable "road force" or some crap like that. I knew I would have to take this into my own hands.

I took each front tire off and replaced with my spare, test drove one then the other. This allowed me to figure out which front tire was the culprit, I then took the offending wheel to the Firestone I have done some business with and had them balance it...problem solved.

That is my story, is it the same as yours, who knows. In the end they could be right, or they could be guessing.

 

Thanks for the info I definitely will try it.

 

Yep, I'm thinking basic balance or or flat spots from sitting overnight. My kid's LS does it in the morning but not in the evening. Goofy...

 

I'm having a similar issue right now, as well.

 

Road Force Balancing does work! For years, I had a balance issue with my 64.6 Mustang CVT., much like what has been mentioned. It was after re-building the front suspension, during an alignment session, that the tech suggested Road Force Balancing. Once I found a dealer that performs this particular balancing (not all do), I learned one of the styled wheels (right front) was, itself, out of balance and the culprit. I moved it to the rear and the vibration was gone. There is more to it, but, the essence of my story, is this particular type of balancing discovered the imbalance, whereas, the regular balancing did not.

 

I think you have the same car as mine, i.e. 20 inch Kalimnos wheels (is that Greek?) check for bent rims, real easy with those wheels.

 

Also, check the date on the tires. When tires get old they can act as Out of Balance even when the balancer shows them OK. Worth a shot just to look.

 

Queen and Country,
I plan on checking next week as I have some surgery scheduled tomorrow and Thursday. I have had two cracked Kalimnos that have been repaired in the past (rears), and I suspect that one or both of the fronts may be out of round. After a particularly rainy season, L.A. has its share of crater sized potholes, and my wheels have found many of them. The shimmy is very slight, almost imperceptable, but I notice it, and I don't recall my fingers feeling this in the more than 3 years of ownership. These 20" wheels may look nice, but they're made for absolutely smooth pavement.

 

As is the front lip. As you know the roads are fantastic in the UK. This car in more ways than one is built to enjoy them. So many incredible trips and destinations, Isle of Man, South of France, Scotland, the Alps. All a day trip.

The irony here is that you can own 3 times as many cars with nowhere in particular to go. All that to say the concept of 'grand' touring is only grand in some continents. This is not one of them.

 

plastic lense removal on a 2007 xkr jaguar

 

"Plastic lens removal"? First, what lens removal?
You do know this thread concerns tires out of balance........