Re: [FWDLK] balance..looks like its the wheels, tires, maybe the new U joint

[LOU VECCHIONI <lou@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Hi all,

 

Just got back from the tire shop.  All four wheels have some side -to -side runout problems. 

Warped/bent.  The tires also wobble. Not a LOT of out of round problems, but some.

Two of the tires are very noticably wobbling on the balancer... looks like 3/8" or so.

We put the best 2 up front. Everything is balanced fine, but it seems like this wobbling

is the culprit.  In the past, have seen tires move side-side a lot on balancers and noticed

no major drivability problems, but in this case I think thats the problem.  With the wheels

switched around, at very low speeds (10mph) I can feel the whole car sorta wobble.

 

Maybe the guy I spoke to about the Cokers being junky was right  Does anyone have experience

with the Silvertown radials?

 

Also, the new rear U-joint has a bit of up and down play (on both axis) ..maybe  1/16" or a

little more...is that acceptable?

 

Anyone know where I can get a good set of '57-59ish station wagon wheels (they are a lil wider).

 

Thanks,

Lou