Legal Bill
Jedi Knight
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Ok, I know we have covered this about 10 times, but I wanted to update you on my own quest for a shake free ride. Like many, I was faced with a shake around 60mph. I had spent big money on new wheels and tires and a high speed balance at a local tire shop. Like many others, my wheels came back from the shop with a significant amount of weight attached. And despite all that investment, the car would shake a bit right around 60. Upon researching, I learned that the wire wheels do not lend themselves to high speed balancing unless the machine being used has the correct hub to mount the wheels. the "adapters" do not correctly center the wheels.
I was faced with two alternatives, either ship the wheels off to be done correctly by the well known Hendrix Wire Wheel, or try to find a local alternative. Without taking anything away from Allen, before I incurred the time and expense of shipping, I wanted to see if there was an easier local alternative.
I found one. Fred at Wire Wheel Repair Serivce of New England:
https://www.wheelrepairservice.com/
Now, this is not really a substitute for what Allen Hendrix does. Fred does not high speed balance nor does he shave the tires. He does rebuild and repair wire wheels and he performs a static balance. If you need more than that, then you need Hendrix. But Fred's balancing did the trick for me. Fred did not need to true my wheels (he checked them both and felt they were spot on). Each wheel simply had too much weight on it and it was not in the right places. The static balance is really simple and it is always great to meet a guy who can get so much out of relatively simple equipment.
I test drove the car last night and was amazed how much smoother it ran. Although I don't really feel any more shake, I think I'll do the fronts next.
I was faced with two alternatives, either ship the wheels off to be done correctly by the well known Hendrix Wire Wheel, or try to find a local alternative. Without taking anything away from Allen, before I incurred the time and expense of shipping, I wanted to see if there was an easier local alternative.
I found one. Fred at Wire Wheel Repair Serivce of New England:
https://www.wheelrepairservice.com/
Now, this is not really a substitute for what Allen Hendrix does. Fred does not high speed balance nor does he shave the tires. He does rebuild and repair wire wheels and he performs a static balance. If you need more than that, then you need Hendrix. But Fred's balancing did the trick for me. Fred did not need to true my wheels (he checked them both and felt they were spot on). Each wheel simply had too much weight on it and it was not in the right places. The static balance is really simple and it is always great to meet a guy who can get so much out of relatively simple equipment.
I test drove the car last night and was amazed how much smoother it ran. Although I don't really feel any more shake, I think I'll do the fronts next.