2006 BMW 330XI 96k miles.
I've been having this vibration issue ever since I got it at 90k. problem is the steering wheel will vibrate at 70-80mph(sometimes 65 mph). This usually indicates a balance issue, in which I have had the wheels balanced 3 times already by my mechanic, issue still exists(it's not his machine because my other cars drive fine).
nearly every time I hit a bump or imperfection on the highway(65-80mph) the steering wheel will begin to vibrate even more. It usually settles down after a mile or if I give it heavy gas, but will come back if I let off on the pedal..
The rims are NOT bent. Originally the passenger side CV joint had some side to side play in it, so I had both sides replaced with new ones(the whole axle). Front struts replaced too along with sway bar end links. Everything else looks good and the front end is tight, no play in anything.
I'm still baffled with this situation. Could it possibly require a completely new front end? Could the steering rack be damaged?
The only thing I have not yet done is an alignment and replaced the tires. The tires are cheap Milestar MS932s that were brought new from DTD 5 months ago. My mechanic did point out that 2 of them had excessive run out(he could see it while it was spinning on the balancer, he mounted them on the rear). The other 2 were ok.
Is there anything else I could look at before I chuck the tires for something high end?
I've been having this vibration issue ever since I got it at 90k. problem is the steering wheel will vibrate at 70-80mph(sometimes 65 mph). This usually indicates a balance issue, in which I have had the wheels balanced 3 times already by my mechanic, issue still exists(it's not his machine because my other cars drive fine).
nearly every time I hit a bump or imperfection on the highway(65-80mph) the steering wheel will begin to vibrate even more. It usually settles down after a mile or if I give it heavy gas, but will come back if I let off on the pedal..
The rims are NOT bent. Originally the passenger side CV joint had some side to side play in it, so I had both sides replaced with new ones(the whole axle). Front struts replaced too along with sway bar end links. Everything else looks good and the front end is tight, no play in anything.
I'm still baffled with this situation. Could it possibly require a completely new front end? Could the steering rack be damaged?
The only thing I have not yet done is an alignment and replaced the tires. The tires are cheap Milestar MS932s that were brought new from DTD 5 months ago. My mechanic did point out that 2 of them had excessive run out(he could see it while it was spinning on the balancer, he mounted them on the rear). The other 2 were ok.
Is there anything else I could look at before I chuck the tires for something high end?