Anyone had Hunter Road Force Balancing solve vibrations?
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Long story short, I have vibrations through the steering wheel and passenger seat at certain speeds (65-75mph mainly).
I've had the wheels re-balanced 3 times, I've had suspension components and driveshafts checked with some being replaced, I've had spacers removed and I've had hubs, bearing and brakes checked, yet the issue remains.
Aside from trying a different set of wheels/tyres (hard for me to source), I am struggling to know what else is left for me to try.
I have been recommended to get the wheels balanced one final time by somewhere that specifically uses a Hunter Road Force Balancer. Despite other, very reputable, places telling me my wheels/tyres are now balanced correctly and they cannot see anything wrong with them, I am still tempted to try and find somewhere with this machine as I only hear good things.
Has anyone previously had issues similar to mine that only a road force balancer diagnosed and helped fix? The only other next step I can think of as mentioned is to try and find a garage that has a spare set of wheels that will fit my car, at least to determine whether it is a wheel/tyre issue, or something else.
I've had the wheels re-balanced 3 times, I've had suspension components and driveshafts checked with some being replaced, I've had spacers removed and I've had hubs, bearing and brakes checked, yet the issue remains.
Aside from trying a different set of wheels/tyres (hard for me to source), I am struggling to know what else is left for me to try.
I have been recommended to get the wheels balanced one final time by somewhere that specifically uses a Hunter Road Force Balancer. Despite other, very reputable, places telling me my wheels/tyres are now balanced correctly and they cannot see anything wrong with them, I am still tempted to try and find somewhere with this machine as I only hear good things.
Has anyone previously had issues similar to mine that only a road force balancer diagnosed and helped fix? The only other next step I can think of as mentioned is to try and find a garage that has a spare set of wheels that will fit my car, at least to determine whether it is a wheel/tyre issue, or something else.
I had my wheels/tyres checked with a Hunter Road Force system.
It is very comprehensive and will certainly find any issues with your wheels/tyres. Whilst they tried to balance mine there was only so much they could do as the wheel was buckled.
Interestingly, I had tyres fitted, wheels balanced twice by different places, even a wheel straightening place had a look and declared them fine before the Hunter Road Force machine detected the buckle.
Annoyingly, as it turned out, the bloke showed me and it was obvious the wheel was buckled just watching it go round on the rig, so I'd certainly not take it as gospel that they are straight just because someone's told you so.
It is very comprehensive and will certainly find any issues with your wheels/tyres. Whilst they tried to balance mine there was only so much they could do as the wheel was buckled.
Interestingly, I had tyres fitted, wheels balanced twice by different places, even a wheel straightening place had a look and declared them fine before the Hunter Road Force machine detected the buckle.
Annoyingly, as it turned out, the bloke showed me and it was obvious the wheel was buckled just watching it go round on the rig, so I'd certainly not take it as gospel that they are straight just because someone's told you so.
Edited by Robertb on Tuesday 5th August 15:55
Frustrating in the exteme, and I speak from experience.
The Hunter Road Force Balance is a good idea but, and it's a big but, you need to find somewhere that's willing to take the time to move the tyre around on the rim to match the "high" spot on the rim with the "low" spot on the tyre.
I also believe there is a setting option on the machine which is something like "Quick balance" which won't allow this to be done, and which negates the point of using a road force balancing system. I don't know what the full "Road Force Balance" setting is called but that's what you need to ensure they're using.
The best option is to find somewhere that will provide you with the printouts of the results (before and after) so that you can have some confidence that the work's been done properly, or better still will let you watch the whole process.
The Hunter Road Force Balance is a good idea but, and it's a big but, you need to find somewhere that's willing to take the time to move the tyre around on the rim to match the "high" spot on the rim with the "low" spot on the tyre.
I also believe there is a setting option on the machine which is something like "Quick balance" which won't allow this to be done, and which negates the point of using a road force balancing system. I don't know what the full "Road Force Balance" setting is called but that's what you need to ensure they're using.
The best option is to find somewhere that will provide you with the printouts of the results (before and after) so that you can have some confidence that the work's been done properly, or better still will let you watch the whole process.
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