The problem with wheel balancing is finding a machine that is properly installed and calibrated, then having a tech properly mount the wheel and then properly installing the brakes. The next problem is that balancing can only do so much for defective tires and bent wheels. Most persistent balance problems are the result of tires or wheels. The tire industry calls it ride disturbance and depending on age and condition, may be a warrantable defect. I recently got Michelin to give me some credit for ride disturbance on my front motor home tires. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Don Hanson Sent: Thursday, June 14, 2007 10:43 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Wheel balancing How does everyone go about getting their tires balanced correctly? Is there a certain type of balancer that one needs to find in a shop? I recall reading that our wheels are 'lug-centric' or some such thing that I've not encountered elsewhere. Usually, I use my own bubble balancer, have done so on my race car and street car wheels, but the vanagon rims, it doesn't seem to work very well..I get them close, about as good as my local Les Schwab does with their computer spin balance machine..Which is to say that I still have irritating shimmy..low intensity..not too bad, but bad enough to try to balance them again, better. Any advice on this subject? Thanks, Don Hanson |
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