19-05-14, 11:48 AM
Tyres would be my first thought. 3K miles is a fair bit.
However I'd be tempted to say perhaps one of your wheel weights has come off, or the wheels were not balanced correctly in the first place. Or they may be the weights that were fitted for your previous tyre. I get around this by taking off the wheel weights when getting my tyres fitted. Also helps stop your rims getting scratched by some neanderthal prising off the old wheel weights with a screwdriver!
The front is more sensitive than the rear, however I would get them both rechecked for balance if I were you. The symptoms sound the as when I once had a wheel not balanced correctly. If you don't usually exceed 70mph then maybe the problem hasn't shown itself before, because it only happens when you go faster.
Wheels bearings is another possibility.
Get them rebalanced, that would be the cheapest option I think.
However I'd be tempted to say perhaps one of your wheel weights has come off, or the wheels were not balanced correctly in the first place. Or they may be the weights that were fitted for your previous tyre. I get around this by taking off the wheel weights when getting my tyres fitted. Also helps stop your rims getting scratched by some neanderthal prising off the old wheel weights with a screwdriver!
The front is more sensitive than the rear, however I would get them both rechecked for balance if I were you. The symptoms sound the as when I once had a wheel not balanced correctly. If you don't usually exceed 70mph then maybe the problem hasn't shown itself before, because it only happens when you go faster.
Wheels bearings is another possibility.
Get them rebalanced, that would be the cheapest option I think.
Feel the Fear and do it anyway!
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