Bent Rim or pebbles in tire tread

[BG1988]

at about 70mph it starts vibrating and worsens at 75mph-80mph


i noticed the rear driver side rim is slightly bent at the lip

the tire is not losing air


but there is a lot pebbles in the tire tread(this could also throw the balance off ?) other wise it drives fine below 70mph


they don't call them BridgeStone tires for nothing

as they collect stones and bridges the gap in the tread


It drives true and straight and no abnormal wear

 

[Big Mama]

Usually rocks won’t be the cause but pluck them out and see. Maybe you found a new fix. If the bend is bad enough you’d feel it all the time. My guess is a weight came off. Rebalance all 4 cheap insurance

 

[PG01]

Normally a vibration over speed is the balance, as Steven stated.

Go have them balanced and rotated and take a ride.

 

[BG1988]

Usually rocks won’t be the cause but pluck them out and see. Maybe you found a new fix. If the bend is bad enough you’d feel it all the time. My guess is a weight came off. Rebalance all 4 cheap insurance

they said they would check it out for free if it need to be balanced then it's $7 a tire..


The ride does feel smoother after going threw and removing all the pebbles embed in the tread...

pulled out about 1/4th of a pound of rocks total from all 4 tires

my tires are an Amateur geologist rock collector

NERD!!!