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lug centric pro comps just wont balance

Discussion in 'Wheels & Tires' started by marintacoma, Nov 15, 2012.

  1. Nov 15, 2012 at 7:55 PM
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    marintacoma

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    tried having the shop who installed them balance them, ive been back 4 times and everytime i leave with my steering wheel shaking worse.. the shop has been very cooperative but it is just not helping. they keep saying the machines been zero'd and theyve tried dynamic and conical balancing! the guy said its hard because they cant put the weights on the outside or it will look ugly on my pro comp 7031s. what is going on? do i just have to sacrafice my ride because i got lug centric rims? [​IMG]
     
  2. Nov 15, 2012 at 7:58 PM
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    wildjerseyfirefighter

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    See if you can find someone to lugcentruc balance the wheels..

    Supposably there is a difference when you balance between hub and lug centric.
     
  3. Nov 15, 2012 at 8:06 PM
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    This may or may not help, but do you have the right lug nuts?
     
  4. Nov 15, 2012 at 8:14 PM
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    i asked and they said they know that my rims are lug centric, they are using a roadforce balancer. i already have aftermarket lugs
     
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    i believe they make adapters to make them hubcetric. what my shop did was put the stick on weights as close to the front as possible. maybe that will help
     
  6. Nov 15, 2012 at 8:19 PM
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    i am going to try costco, suprisingly i never had issues with them before, plus i bought my tires there, if that doesnt work i will probably bring it to the shop that actually sells pro comps...
     
  7. Nov 15, 2012 at 10:58 PM
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    If all else fails....You may want to consider EQUAL tire balancing compound.
    You have an 04, so you don't have to worry about the TPMS. You should be good..... just make sure the shop is experienced with installing it and knows the proper amount to use.
     
  8. Nov 16, 2012 at 5:26 PM
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    costco actually did a decent job, its 95% perfect except for a tiny bit of shake around 62 but it goes away once i get a little higher
     
  9. Nov 19, 2012 at 7:50 PM
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    Mines balanced perfectly!
     

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