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and all the others were out by between 50 and 80g. By moving the tyre around the rim and by using a combination of stick-on and clip on weights the guy got them perfect and I immediately noticed the effect on the steering.
| AJS4X4 Member Since: 28 May 2008 Location: Surrey Posts: 793  
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BFG are alway differcult to balance and take a lot of weight, maybe you have thrown some weights.
Always best to keep tyres balanced as they will last longer. Would not have thought any great harm has been done. Andy. www.ajstyres.co.uk 01737 241370 Junction 8 M25 Surrey. |
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2nd Oct 2012 6:06pm |
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| ZeDefender Member Since: 15 Sep 2011 Location: Munich Posts: 4731  
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Had a VW Transporter (T3) that had unbalanced wheels for at least a few years before I bought it. When I first drove it, it shook like hell (previous owner never bothered) but after balancing the wheels it was fine. Never any steering/suspension problems. I imagine Defenders are a lot more solidly built...
Incidentally, it's amazing (in Germany at least) how many garages fit tyres without balancing them afterwards 
*Edit* Just remembered one of the tyres disintegrated on the way to the UK a few years later - probably a link there  Tell someone you love them today because life is short.
But shout it at them in German because life is also terrifying and confusing... |
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2nd Oct 2012 6:17pm |
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| rossy Member Since: 29 Nov 2010 Location: Co. Roscommon Posts: 1296  
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Oh thanks fellas
funnily enough here in Ireland common practice in many tyre fitting places is to balance the front wheels only. I've had a few sets of tyres fitted and when I have asked for all four wheels to be balanced I've been asked 'why all of them - only the fronts need doing but its your money '  |
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2nd Oct 2012 8:10pm |
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| bpman Member Since: 21 May 2008 Location: Oslo Posts: 8069 
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you can get wheel balancing powder and beads ... not tried them but popular in CH
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2nd Oct 2012 9:03pm |
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| spudfan Member Since: 10 Sep 2007 Location: Co Donegal Posts: 4646
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Paddocks state on their site that all of their wheel and tyre packages are balanced for you. Weights must have fallen off in transit..... 1982 88" 2.25 diesel 1992 110 200tdi csw -Zikali 2008 110 2.4 tdci csw-Zulu 2011 110 2.4 tdci csw-Masai |
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2nd Oct 2012 9:58pm |
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| ericvv Member Since: 02 Jun 2011 Location: Near the Jet d'Eau Posts: 5816 
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Steve, "wheel balancing powder and beads". What do you mean, not sure I understand how that would work for balancing wheels? Maybe you mean the plastic non abbrasive beads they use in the machine for automatically thoroughly mechanically clean the rims in a machine when they fit new tires? But what is that powder then? The beads and water combined do work I can assure you, I had it done a year ago on my wife's car when getting her new summer tires. Here in Switzerland, and as a matter of fact earlier in my home country too, all good tire centers will always balance all 4 tires standard procedure when fitting new tires. Included in the price anyway. Probably not at Kwaksh¦t, but I never was tempted to set foot in there  You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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3rd Oct 2012 2:56am |
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