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Depending on where in CT you are, Westchester Wheel Repair in Verplank (near Indian Point) does a really nice job on straightening wheels. State of the art equipment too.
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trying to determine bad new tires or wheel
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For starters, I've thrown out (I mean literally scrapped for weight) MANY sets of 1980's 14" Cutlass "styled steel wheels" as well as two full sets of 1980 Z28 steel five-spoke wheels. I had a wobble in three different cars (all running factory "styled steel" wheels) and was finally able to narrow my wobbles down to bent steel wheels (I built my own wheel checker using an old steering knuckle/spindle, brake rotor and dial indicator). I now run aluminum wheels.
That being said, if all you want is an assessment of tires/rims, not an actual repair of steel wheels (at this point you don't know you need a repair), take your tires/rims to any tire shop (one that is willing to work with you), have them remove the tires then have them spin the bare wheels on their balancer. Be present when they are spun. If a wheel/rim is bent, it will be obvious. If all the wheels run true, it's most likely your tires (or driveshaft balance, or u-joint or ...). Last edited by useless tony; 08-06-2024 at 04:29 PM. |
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I agree with Tony but leave the tires on and spin them assembled first. If there is an out of round, or bulged sidewall on a tire, it will be the first place to start. It's possible one of the wheels wasn't balanced properly and be corrected at that time too.
Bent wheels will be evident with tires on too, but a bit less obvious. If a wheel is suspected of being bent, the spin balancer operator can use the depth gauge against the wheel and rotate by hand to watch how much the gauge moves side to side.
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Been balanced 3 times . All looked good on the balance machine
Borrowed friends tires/wheels vibration gone , Now have to find bad wheel or bad new tires |
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OK, getting somewhere now...did you drive this vehicle with the same wheels but different tires before getting new ones ? If so, was the vibration present then ?
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Mitch 1970 Chevelle SS 1966 Chevelle SS 1967 Camaro ss/rs 1938 Business coupe, street rod 2000 FXSTS, original owner, 13k miles |
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Take the tires off and have the wheels spun. Look for side-to-side wobble as well as up/down. If the wheels spin true (or as true as a welded steel wheel can), your tires are the problem.
One other suggestion. You say you've eliminated the wobble by swapping to a different set of wheels/tires ... take one of the known good tire/wheel combo and install it with three of you suspect ones. Move the good tire around the car ... when the wobble is gone, that's your bad wheel. Do this to all four corners as you possibly have more than one problem tire. |
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next step is swap a wheel at a time and then determine wheels or tire
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