Prblems with balancing Front wheels
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From: Madison MS
St. Jude Donor '08-'10
Prblems with balancing Front wheels
I have a 2010 Grand Sport and have had trouble getting the front wheels balanced. I have gone to 2 different Tire Stores for balancing and finally bought a new set of Michilens but stll can't get the front wheels perfectly balanced. The wheels appear to run out properly and are not bent. Had a complete allignment and had the dealer check all suspension components. Still have a slight shimmy in steering wheel. It doesn't seem to be consistant. After balancing, it seems to be smooth at times, then the next time I get in the car it will have a slight shimmy.
Has anyone else had a similar problem or does anyone have suggestions.
Has anyone else had a similar problem or does anyone have suggestions.
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I used to believe in road force balancing but after talking to a few shops that specialize in high end wheels along having there own racing teams I have become a skeptic. Some people swear by it, but the people I think really know wtf there talking about say its a gimmick and doesnt really do any better of a job. Ive had wheels balance the standard way vs road force on both cars and truck and have never noticed a difference.
To get back on topic though. Ive purchased tires in the past that were manufactured defectivly and could not be balanced. This is a VERY possible scenario. If i were you I would contract whomever you bought the tires from and take it up with them.
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Another thing to check is your brake rotor runout, or at least eliminate that from the equation...Had a club member w/ZR1 who had a problem, factory defect, replaced under warranty. Not well advertised/known.
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i have had the same problem over and over again and it drove me nuts. i am very particular about this issue and wanted to have no shimmy at any speeds. i finally found a shop that really takes their time and knows what they are doing. they do all the run out stuff and road force balancing but after all that they do a high speed balancing while the tires/wheels are on the car. to get rid of it completely they even use as little as 1/4 of an ounce (if needed) and even rotate the wheel changing the lug position to see if that makes any improvement and it usually does. anytime the wheel comes off the car i have to go back to them to get it just right but fortunately it is not too often and to me it is worth it. good luck.
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St. Jude Donor '13
I used to believe in road force balancing but after talking to a few shops that specialize in high end wheels along having there own racing teams I have become a skeptic. Some people swear by it, but the people I think really know wtf there talking about say its a gimmick and doesnt really do any better of a job. Ive had wheels balance the standard way vs road force on both cars and truck and have never noticed a difference.
To get back on topic though. Ive purchased tires in the past that were manufactured defectivly and could not be balanced. This is a VERY possible scenario. If i were you I would contract whomever you bought the tires from and take it up with them.
To get back on topic though. Ive purchased tires in the past that were manufactured defectivly and could not be balanced. This is a VERY possible scenario. If i were you I would contract whomever you bought the tires from and take it up with them.
You want a road force of less than 10 on the front wheels and less than 15 on the rears, the monkeys at our local Discount Tires thought that a RF of 20 was fine on a Corvette front and I still had a vibration at 70-75 mph. Made them rotate the tire on the rim, RF down to 4 and car is butter smooth.
