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Old 10-12-2011, 01:38 PM
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Good point on the hub centric issue.

Can you rotate the wheels front to back and see if the vibration changes?

Also recognize that you can balance a square wheel, but that doesn't make it round.

And since larger heavier wheels put more load on the suspension, it isn't just a case of balance vs suspension components (control arms, tension struts, sway bar ends, etc). Worn suspension components that were OK with smaller lighter wheels can show their age with larger heavier wheels that set up a problem. In that case it is the wheel, plus the suspension component, that you need to fix.
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