Wheel Balancing
JK Super Freak
Joined: Sep 2009
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From: annapolis, MD
Low speed wobbles (such as yours) are never balance issues. They are bent wheels, separated tires, out of round tires, bent axles, or what I mentioned, a tire not seated correctly. Balance issues are at highway speed and will not be felt at low speeds. Take it to your tire shop and have them spin each one up on the balancer. Look closely at the outside lip of each wheel in relation to the sidewall of the tire where it meets that wheel lip. If the two are spinning pretty much in tandem, all is well. But if the tire seems to "wobble" separately from the wheel, then it's not seated correctly. Here's how you fix that. deflate the suspect tire. Have them break it down on both sides of the wheel. Then, lubricate the PISS out of both sides of the tire's beads and turn the tire 180 degrees on the wheel. Then have them blow it back up to it's max rated pressure and back down to where you run it. The lubrication part is VERY important. This will assure that the tire is properly popped and seated on the wheel as it should be.
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JK Newbie
Joined: Jun 2009
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From: Annapolis, MD
Well I don't think it's a bent axle since, they have been acting like this since the moment i put the tires on at about 2500 miles, my buddy did say something similar to what you are saying, I think I'm going to print out what you said and have them do that this weekend. Thanks for the input Redneck
JK Newbie
Joined: Apr 2009
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From: Mason, OH
At 7,500 miles I rotated my 35" KM2's front to back and started feeling a vibration between 55 and 70. I assumed that this was just a balancing issue on a tire that moved up front, and took the Jeep back to the dealership. Rebalancing did not help the vibration so the Dealership contacted Goodrich, told them that we had a tire issue, and Goodrich exchanged my tires for two new ones at no cost. After installation it is smoother than ever.
Great support by the Dealership (Who installed the tires) and BF Goodrich.
Great support by the Dealership (Who installed the tires) and BF Goodrich.
JK Junkie
Joined: Jul 2009
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From: The San Andreas Fault
Road Force balance involves applying the force of a roller to the tread that simulates the road forces as the tire spins. This can lead to a more accurate balance because it simulates the tires spinning with the load of the Jeep on them. Not all dynamic balancing systems have the ability to do this.
JK Enthusiast
Joined: Apr 2010
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From: Annapolis, MD
Very good info. I am going to have this done when I get my adjustable trackbars put on, on tuesday. My vibration happens over 65 mph. So hopefully all this get fixed cause boy is it ANNOYING!