Continental DWS tires Balancing

mrzufo123 · 01-21-2011, 03:37 PM

Hi Everyone,

I ordered the Continental DWS from tirerack and had it installed at an authorized dealer. When i go above 60mph, my sterring column starts to shake and vibrate. I had them redo the balancing which they said was slightly off. However, the problem still exists. BTW, i have a 2008 328i.

Anyway, for anyone who has these tires installed, did you have to do anything special to get them to balance? I did a search and people said something about a hubcentric ring?

My next plan of attack is to get it balanced on a roadforce balancer if necessary. Any help would be appreciated.

THanks

ceb · 01-21-2011, 04:05 PM

Are you running OE wheels?

mrzufo123 · 01-21-2011, 04:10 PM

Yes, the standard wheels from factory.

1bad335 · 01-21-2011, 04:22 PM

I just switched out my run flats for the Contis last week. I have a 07 335 with sport package (18's). I have had no problems what so ever. The tires are an improvement for sure in ride. Your problem sounds like a balance issue for sure. Hub centric would only be an issue if you were running aftermarket wheels not set up to run on BMW. I would start again and have the wheels balanced. I'll assume that this problem started with the change of tires because out of round rotors will give you the same conditions you're having.

Jesse@MBRP · 01-21-2011, 04:32 PM

Road Force Balance them...

ceb · 01-21-2011, 06:49 PM

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Originally Posted by mrzufo123

Yes, the standard wheels from factory.

Road force balance them.

Orient330iNYC · 01-21-2011, 07:00 PM

you may also have a bent rim

cssnms · 01-21-2011, 07:15 PM

I just had them installed on new wheels, no problems at 60 or 90 mph. I paid a little extra and had them road forced balanced from the start. It's just a better method IMO.

mrzufo123 · 01-21-2011, 07:18 PM

Thanks Everyone, I'll make sure to set up an appointment for the road force balance. I'll let you know the results

cssnms · 01-21-2011, 07:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrzufo123

Thanks Everyone, I'll make sure to set up an appointment for the road force balance. I'll let you know the results

Make the frick'n shop that you paid your hard earned money to balance them in the first place fix it. Do they not have a Road Force balance machine?

mrzufo123 · 01-22-2011, 09:54 AM

Unfortunately, they don't.

chucktang · 01-22-2011, 12:47 PM

are you guys able to find the DWS's anywhere in stock? All my local shops are out and they're saying nationwide backorder with at least 2-3 months before next production finishes.

mrzufo123 · 01-22-2011, 02:54 PM

So, I took it to my friends shop who is able to balance the tires but can't mount. Seems to be that all the tires were .25 to .50 ouches off in the balance and one of the front tires had a bent wheel which explains the vibration. Swapped the rear wheel with the bent front wheel and and the vibration is gone.

Now time to look for a straight/used OEM 268 wheel.

Thanks everyone for their help

mrzufo123 · 01-22-2011, 02:55 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucktang

are you guys able to find the DWS's anywhere in stock? All my local shops are out and they're saying nationwide backorder with at least 2-3 months before next production finishes.

Check tirerack. Seems to be in stock as of today

1bad335 · 01-22-2011, 11:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucktang

are you guys able to find the DWS's anywhere in stock? All my local shops are out and they're saying nationwide backorder with at least 2-3 months before next production finishes.

Go to another vendor or buy online. I just had the contis installed 2 weeks ago. Ordered them through a friend who runs a Mavis dealer and had them the next day. These tires are in demand but available.

chucktang · 01-23-2011, 09:35 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1bad335

Go to another vendor or buy online. I just had the contis installed 2 weeks ago. Ordered them through a friend who runs a Mavis dealer and had them the next day. These tires are in demand but available.

Ah - seems to just be the particular size I want (235/35/19). The other sizes mostly appear in stock on tirerack and other places. Anyone here able to get 235/35/19's recently?

BimmerDriver4 · 05-16-2011, 10:09 AM

I bought the Contintental DWS tires from Tire Rack too for my 06 530.
I have had the tires balanced 3 times to no avail.
I think they are defective.

Tom K. · 05-16-2011, 10:20 AM

Check your wheels. The DWS tires on my 128i were balanced once at installation and there is still no vibration 10,000 miles later.

Tom

onebadmofo · 05-16-2011, 10:27 AM

One thing to note. These tires are so soft that after a cold night they feel "unbalanced" until they warm up. My steering wheels shakes sometimes in the mornings.

VMRWheels · 05-16-2011, 12:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrzufo123

Thanks Everyone, I'll make sure to set up an appointment for the road force balance. I'll let you know the results

This should definitely help eliminate the issue. If not, you could have bad tire or out of round wheel.

-Charles@VMRWheels

Merose · 05-16-2011, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chucktang

Ah - seems to just be the particular size I want (235/35/19). The other sizes mostly appear in stock on tirerack and other places. Anyone here able to get 235/35/19's recently?

I ordered the same size at the end of April and they said a shipment was coming in by May 15. Sure enough the tires shipped same day from their Delaware warehouse.

bmw-nj · 05-16-2011, 10:01 PM

I wanted the DW but they are backordered according to my stealership so i got the DWS installed today. They gave me a 2011 335i loaner on Friday and I picked up the car today with the DWS installed.

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mrzufo123 New Member 3 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northeast iTrader: (0)	Continental DWS tires Balancing Hi Everyone, I ordered the Continental DWS from tirerack and had it installed at an authorized dealer. When i go above 60mph, my sterring column starts to shake and vibrate. I had them redo the balancing which they said was slightly off. However, the problem still exists. BTW, i have a 2008 328i. Anyway, for anyone who has these tires installed, did you have to do anything special to get them to balance? I did a search and people said something about a hubcentric ring? My next plan of attack is to get it balanced on a roadforce balancer if necessary. Any help would be appreciated. THanks
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mrzufo123 New Member 3 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northeast iTrader: (0)	Thanks Everyone, I'll make sure to set up an appointment for the road force balance. I'll let you know the results
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mrzufo123 New Member 3 Rep 13 Posts Drives: 2009 328i Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Northeast iTrader: (0)	So, I took it to my friends shop who is able to balance the tires but can't mount. Seems to be that all the tires were .25 to .50 ouches off in the balance and one of the front tires had a bent wheel which explains the vibration. Swapped the rear wheel with the bent front wheel and and the vibration is gone. Now time to look for a straight/used OEM 268 wheel. Thanks everyone for their help
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