ok, so I got some Good Years put on my car like 5 months ago. Yesterday my friend came by and we were going to swap rims, but I guess I wasn't paying attention to the rotation of the tires.

I put this one there, that one here... etc

so I drive off and the tires has some vibration and its loud also... I dont have time during this week/end to do it since I dont have a jack and the screwdrivers to take the wheels off.

will this affect my traction control and mess it up?

 

You should log out and find someone with an extra jack. Who knows what you did or how out of balance your tires are. You do know the 8 comes with a jack even if you didn't get a spare.

 

you used a screwdriver to take off the wheels?!!?

 

Hey, dont sweat it, GET IT DONE ASAP but if you have to wait a week you should be ok. I deal with A LOT of 18s, 19s, 20s etc and sometimes people have them in the wrong rotation for some time without messing the tire up. They ARE rotational for a reason though so do it asap.

IF YOU WAIT TOO LONG though you can cause the tire to feather (high and low spots) so do it asap but im sure you can go 500miles, I wouldnt though.

If your tires are already making noise try to get the car aligned and your wheels balanced, in which case they can put the tires/rims where they need to be without charging you more (when balancing since they need to take them off anyways). By the noise your talking about sounds like you need an alignment.

See ya

 

Unless you want to ruin a set of good tires, I HIGHLY recommend you take your car to a tire place that knows what it's doing and have them balance and position your wheels correctly on your car. Not only will that save your tires but it may also save your life since out-of-balance wheels and tires that aren't rotating in the right direction can cause a serious problem with control in a sudden emergency stop or maneuver.

 

watcher where are you located maybe one of these guys close to you has a jack and can help