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How bent is too bent?

Old Dec 27, 2014 | 01:06 AM
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I rotated my tires today and the back ones ran nice and true but the fronts were bent. Up and down was fine but side to side is not so good.


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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 07:03 AM
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That's lateral runout. I would call the oem and see if they have a spec. Did you check the inside and outside lip? It could be you just have a bent lip. Could just try driving it and see. I'd suggest waiting for a clear, no ice day.
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 07:06 AM
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here's an article... Diagnosing And Repairing Wheel Vibration - Popular Mechanics

Might take it down to a tire shop and see if it can be spin balanced.
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 08:27 AM
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I have seen A LOT worse. Have them balanced on a Hunter road force load balancer. It will tell you if it is any good (If you can actually find anyone that knows how to operate it properly).
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Old Dec 27, 2014 | 09:50 AM
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That's a good point I did not look at the inside at all. I'll do that today. I need to check for up and down too with more than just my eye.

I don't think this happened on the trip through the ditch because it's only the fronts but it did a lot of bouncing around.
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