I switched over to my winter tires (mounted on different rims from my summers) and
noticed a slight bit of vibration in the steering wheel at highway speeds. I don't believe
I noticed the vibration with my summer tires - furthermore, i inspected them for mis-alignment before
storing them - and didn't find any.
My summer tires are 205/50R15 and the winters are 195/60R14 - I am not sure if the
difference in width warrants an alignment.
Given that winter tires do tend to run a bit rough, how can i be sure that the vibration isn't
an alignment issue. The last time i took the car into the garage over a similar issue - they performed an alignment before discovering that one of the lower control arms was the actually problem - and I had the joy of paying for both!
Thanks in advance for your advice!