Oh Happy Day - Front End Vibration Finally Gone

Hello all,

I finally got rid of the front end vibration that dogged our 2008 XC90 ever since it was new. We have the 17 inch wheels on our XC90. Whenever I got the car up to highway speeds (75 mph +), a front end shimmy would kick in. I had the stock Pirelli Scorpions rebalanced twice and the issue never went away. Well, I finally replaced the Pirellis with Michelin Latitude Tour HP tires and had a four wheel alignment done. Now the car rides solid as a rock at these speeds. It was interesting to see how little wheel weights the Michelins needed for balancing compared to the Pirellis. I think the alignment also helped because I noticed that the Pirellis were also wearing unevenly. Thumbs up for the Michelin Latitude Tour HPs so far!