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out of balance?

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:41 pm
by themadness
how do i check for an out of balance wheel? i put my wheels on and today was my first cruise down the interstate. i noticed a vibration around 65 that wasnt there before. it seems to be on the front driver side.is there anything i can do to confirm it and what can i do until i can get it to a shop?

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:43 pm
by heavywoody
Take it to a shop unless you have a balancing machine at home.

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 9:51 pm
by themadness
certainly going to take it to a shop. i was just trying to find a way to narrow down, to be sure its not a suspension issue or something.

will moving the wheels around help it any until after the first of the month? (i'm broke)

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 12:02 am
by 96B-Mike
my aftermarket wheels does the same thing..and the wheels were balanced before i put em on?

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 1:16 pm
by Barry
Rotate it to another part of the car and see if anything changes. Make sure your mating surfaces are clean on the wheel and the hub.

Could be bent also, check that too

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Wed Aug 24, 2011 6:24 pm
by Money pit Beretta
Don't forget to clean the inside of your wheels. Grease can drop from the tie rod ends and land on the wheels. If your like me you try to put just enough in and end up putting too much somehow. Also sometimes a wheel weight can fly off.

Re: out of balance?

Posted: Thu Sep 01, 2011 2:55 am
by SuzukiGhostRider
Probably wheel balance. If it only occurs above 60mph and goes away around 80mph, it's wheel balance.

And even if it was bent, unless it was bad, it can still be balanced out properly. It just takes more weights.