Wheel Balance

[Bob In Ct]

Dave:
Be warned, shake in a Cobra at 70 MPH is not always the result of being out of balance. Since most of these cars do not have a "rag joint" and since most tires are not dimensionally and/or dynamically round the shake will continue even following the balance.

Bob

[dave from mesa]

Originally Posted by Bob In Ct

Dave:
Be warned, shake in a Cobra at 70 MPH is not always the result of being out of balance. Since most of these cars do not have a "rag joint" and since most tires are not dimensionally and/or dynamically round the shake will continue even following the balance.

Bob

Bob
Never had this before. Am thinking a wheel weight got knocked of when the brakes/rotors were done.

[Mulv]

Dave

You may find that the wheels are not indexed, are they knockoffs? You may also find that one of the mechanics test drove the car with new brakes and locked the wheels and flat spotted a tire. Jack up the front, get a chalk pencil and spin the tire and see if it is out of round...

[Gordon Levy]

No they are not knock offs. I did the test drive and I didn't flat spot a tire. I do see the posibilities of a weight coming off.