Vibration after 40mph after hitting kerb

**boycey19690** · 14-01-2011,08:32 PM

Hi All, I recently hit a patch of black ice and kerbed my driver side wheel quite hard although i was only going about 15mph.My alloy was scuffed quite badly.Since the accident i have had a vibration when i get to about 40mph.I had the alloy repaired today and balanced which i hoped would cure the problem but unfortunately its still there.Any help or advice to what damage i could have done would be very much appreciated.
Thanks

**phil miller** · 14-01-2011,08:42 PM

sorry to hear your problem, if the wheel balanced ok then first off id try putting it on the rear and see if it makes a differece if not id then check the bottom ball joint for play aswell as the TRE and rack, if all appears good id then have a good look at the bottom arm and mounts if all still seems ok iwould check the top mount hope this helps bud

**boycey19690** · 14-01-2011,09:01 PM

Thanks for your help, i have booked my car in to have the tracking checked next week, could this cure the problem? As you may have already guessed i dont know too much about cars.

**phil miller** · 14-01-2011,09:07 PM

it could be the tracking but id be checking the whole front suspension first, i would also try swapping the wheel with the spare to see if the vibration goes, if it does go then its down to the wheel being bent

**boycey19690** · 14-01-2011,09:27 PM

To be honest i have been drivng with my space saver for a day whilst my alloy was repaired and although i couldnt drive over 50 mph i did think that the vibration had gone with the space saver on.If the wheel is bent wouldnt they have picked this up when it was balanced after repair?

**phil miller** · 14-01-2011,10:10 PM

They should but it can be missed, also a wheel can be balanced but still be off, if you get my meaning, if with your space saver on it drove fine then i would say its the wheel at fault mate, you could try putting the repaired one on the rear so you have a good one on the front and see if that makes any difference, sometimes a buckeled wheel on the rear behaves better than if its on the front

**boycey19690** · 14-01-2011,10:45 PM

Ok i will swap it on the weekend and see how it goes.Thanks for all your advice its been i great help.

**phil miller** · 14-01-2011,10:47 PM

Anytime mate

**boycey19690** · 14-01-2011,10:56 PM

Cheers, will let you know how i get on next week

**boycey19690** · 20-01-2011,08:57 PM

Had the tracking checked and suspension and all was ok.Had both front wheels rebalanced but i still had a slight vibration,Swapped the front wheel for the back and this cured it.
Thanks for all your advcie mate.