I recently purchased a Maxima SE 2003 with 15k miles and immediately noticed a vibration around 60-65 mph with the original Bridgestone Potenzas. I've heard these tires are piece of junk so I asked the dealer to install new tires. They installed (and balanced) a new set of Cooper Lifeliner SLE
225/50/17. Since then the vibration continues. The alignment is ok and got tired of balancing these tires at numerous places. I noticed 2 of the rims are bent but not much. Is a minor bump on the rim enough to cause such vibration or are these cooper simply cheap stuff? I've heard that the Kumho ECSTA KH11 are good for this vehicle and won't kill your budget. Anyone with experience with either the Coopers or the Kumhos?- posted
20 years ago