Wheels changed, now getting vibration - advice needed
Racer
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We shouldn't, you just need to make sure they road force balance them. If any are more than 18 pounds of road force insist they break the tire back down, rotate it some and try it again until you get a good number. I wouldn't take their word for it either, I would stand there and watch. (it's what I do) The lower that road force number the better the closer to zero pounds the smoother it will be.
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I took from the video that road force balancing generally applies to low profile tires because of their makeup. Would it be safe to say it's not needed/necessary with higher profile tires that are standard on most vehicles?
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Pretty sure they're not. a GM supplier has an automated line that mounts the tires and balances them pretty much without human intervention. The time it would take to dismount and shift the tires on the rim doesn't match the sort of process.
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