Is it possible and/ or likely that a kerbed alloy...
Is it possible and/ or likely that a kerbed alloy...
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PumpkinSteve

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4,231 posts

176 months

Saturday 1st October 2011
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I'll start again...

Is it possible and/ or likely that a kerbed alloy causing vibration could simply need re-balancing (due to losing some metal from the kerbing) rather than being buckled? I have an alloy that is kerbed (not by me BTW) and is giving slight vibration at 75-80mph, nothing really below that. Is the likelihood that it's buckled? The kerb mark is about three inches long and maybe 1-1.5mm deep into the rim.


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scorcher

4,079 posts

254 months

Saturday 1st October 2011
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Get the wheel up in the air so you can spin it and see how buckled (if at all). Set up something like an axle stand with a pencil taped to it (or something similar)Set it close to the edge of the rim and see how much difference there is in the gap between the end of the pencil and the rim as you spin it. If it doesn't look too bad get it re -balanced for a few quid.