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Old Oct 9, 2012 | 05:56 PM
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Do i balance my rims with the hub rings on or off? I had them balanced with the.hub rings on and i still have vibration. Im just trying to figure out the problem.
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 08:25 PM
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personally id say without. just a guess but they should be pretty well balanced themselves plus they are so close to the axis of the wheel i cant see it doing much. vibration could be coming from something else
 
Old Oct 9, 2012 | 10:16 PM
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They usually balance them without.

Are you sure they're balanced properly? Check for cracks/bends on the wheels. Those things can cause vibrations.

Are you running any spacers?
 
Old Oct 10, 2012 | 01:25 AM
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You may want to try swapping the wheels front to back and see if the problem changes or goes away.
 
Old Oct 10, 2012 | 01:28 AM
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^ thats what i was going too do tomorrow. I have no bends or cracks, the wheel that was bent was repaired but.balanced wrong, i had it.rebalanced today and i saw.him balance it correctly, the odd thing.is.after he.balanced the 1 wheel the vibration got worse
 
Old Oct 10, 2012 | 03:19 PM
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How are your tie rods/ control arms. Bad tie rods or control arms will cause vibration or shaking - as well as a bad wheel bearing.

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Old Oct 10, 2012 | 04:36 PM
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My control arms are good, i actually just changed the bushings not too long ago, but i didn't pay any attention to the tie rods, and my wheel bearings are good also. I still haven't rotated my wheels yet so im waiting on that before i put the car into the air.
 
Old Oct 11, 2012 | 10:10 AM
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If the tire rotation doesn't help I would definitely consider tie rods.

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