Ok so about a month ago i ran over a curb going about 20mph and rashed the crap out of my wheel and bent the lip. The wheel and tire pretty much went up and over the curb instead of just scraping alongside it. Afterwards I could feel a slight bumping coming from that wheel driving around. At first I didn't think much of it because it wasn't very noticeable.
Well I got the wheel fixed at a local shop, looks like new. They balanced the tire and wheel. I put it back on the car and i still noticed the slight bumping sensation coming from it. So, thinking that I must have screwed up a tie-rod arm or something to that extent I pretty much re-did my entire front suspension with a tubular k-member, control arms, adjustable tie-rods...the whole 9 yards. I had it aligned and everything came out perfect.
Well, afterwards, driving it around I could STILL feel the bumping sensation from the wheel. The tubular k-member made it more noticeable if anything. My tuner told me I likely had either A) a bent wheel or B) a flat spot in the tire.
Now it seems to me, that if i had a bent wheel that they wouldn't have been able to properly balance the wheel/tire after fixing it. And wouldn't they have noticed that the tire was screwed up when they put it back on the wheel from fixing it? Am I wrong? Im thinking that I most likely just have a flat spot in the tire like my tuner told me. Would they have been able to properly balance the wheel if the tire had a flat spot?
Thoughts? Im hoping its just a flat spot in the tire like my tuner said...
To summarize: I hit a curb, the wheel makes a obvious bumping sensation when i drive. Nothing is wrong with the front suspension. I had the wheel fixed, the bumping is still there. My tuner thinks i have a flat spot in the tire. What do YOU guys think?
Well I got the wheel fixed at a local shop, looks like new. They balanced the tire and wheel. I put it back on the car and i still noticed the slight bumping sensation coming from it. So, thinking that I must have screwed up a tie-rod arm or something to that extent I pretty much re-did my entire front suspension with a tubular k-member, control arms, adjustable tie-rods...the whole 9 yards. I had it aligned and everything came out perfect.
Well, afterwards, driving it around I could STILL feel the bumping sensation from the wheel. The tubular k-member made it more noticeable if anything. My tuner told me I likely had either A) a bent wheel or B) a flat spot in the tire.
Now it seems to me, that if i had a bent wheel that they wouldn't have been able to properly balance the wheel/tire after fixing it. And wouldn't they have noticed that the tire was screwed up when they put it back on the wheel from fixing it? Am I wrong? Im thinking that I most likely just have a flat spot in the tire like my tuner told me. Would they have been able to properly balance the wheel if the tire had a flat spot?
Thoughts? Im hoping its just a flat spot in the tire like my tuner said...
To summarize: I hit a curb, the wheel makes a obvious bumping sensation when i drive. Nothing is wrong with the front suspension. I had the wheel fixed, the bumping is still there. My tuner thinks i have a flat spot in the tire. What do YOU guys think?