Thread: wtf? Snow affects wheels?

So the other night, I bumped my tire over a curb thinking it was a parking lot entrance (it was actually right next to the entrance but the snow had covered it all up). Anyway the next night I get on the freeway and start shaking about 60 ish. So I'm thinking f**k now I gotta get the alignment done thanks to that curb.

Anyways today before I was about to go out on the highway my girlfriend kicked off a ton of snow/ice build up right behind the front wheels (you know where it always accumulates) and I get up to 60 and no more shaking.. 70.. 80.. no shaking. Seems to have completely gone away! I can't see how snow or ice would have caused the shaking, but I'm pretty sure that's the only thing that's changed since it shook (the icy crap was on it when it shook). Anyways I just posted this because I thought it was odd. Comments welcome.

Same thing happened to me...all i did was bent a rim, had to get a wheel balance, which is free from Les Schwab since i bought the tires there.

Yeah it does...it throws the balance off. You know those little lead weights they attach to the wheels to balance them when you have tires mounted? Well snow and ice acts the same way except its just random placement and will cause vibration.

Yea but I would've thought snow would come off real quick, there's not much of a bond there. Plus the snow was attached to the frame/well like right behind the wheel, not actually on it.

The GF thought maybe the wheels were bumping it, but that too seems like it would wear down real fast.

i've had snow up inside of the wheel well and it always causes problems

Ahh ok I thought you meant there was snow and ice caked on the back side your wheels when you said "behind."

Ya, happens all the time, if you park in the sun or a garage it should take care of it.

Dude, you live in the north country and don't know about snow packed wheels throwing off balance? I gotta say it, super noob~ LOLOL, just messing man.

Brent

Haha, it's just never affected it before no matter how much snow or ice was on it This was pretty hardcore shaking and I never would've thought that the ice would not come off!

A never-seing-snow guy idea:

Heat (brakes & engine) + Snow = water, it turns ice overnight, when you're at 60 it started shaking, when you stop the brake/wheel area heated & melted again, when you drive again, (don't letting the water turns ice) there's no ice acting as a parasit weight.

Could it be that way???